National Military Museum visit at Soesterberg, Netherlands
On December 9th I payed a visit to the National Military Museum at Soesterberg in the Netherlands, this museum is located on the former airbase which was founded in 1913, due to money cuts the airfield was closed in 2008. Besides being [...]
Private Construction/Truck Yard
Been working on this diorama for a while now and still not finished. I need to find some suitable figures that will go together with the theme of this build. So if anyone of you have some suggestions, please don't hesitate to send some [...]
Kinetic 1/48 EA-6B Prowler
Kinetic's Prowler is a big and heavy model. The optional folded wings add much to the character of the model, not to mention the saved display space. However, it is a bulky model. Parts are large and lack detail finesse. This is most [...]
Fokker D VI, Eduards, 1:48, Jasta 80b, Oblt. Hans Spiedel
Again a rebuild from an old wreck by Eduard. Here it could have turned out much better, but I no longer had the strength or desire for a better result. But it has to be enough for a happy birthday, because this type in 1:48 scale is [...]
'47 Kurtis-Kraft Midget Racer
Frank Miller and Fred Offenhauser
In the early 1900s Framk Miller built some of the fastest, most beautiful and innovative open wheel race cars of all time.
In 1913, Miller hired a 25 year old machinist named Fred Offenhauser who learned [...]
Junkers Ju-87 R-2 "Sturzkampfflugzeug"
My very first Stuka: an R-2 from 3rd Staffel, 1st Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, as it may have appeared in April-May 1940, based in France. Pretty much Italeri out of the box, with a few Eduard embellishments in the cockpit. I spent far [...]
Matchbox 1/72 Mosquito Mk 30 (PK-116)
This is the Matchbox Mosquito built up as a nightfighter. It is built out of the box with the only addition being the vac-form canopy from Falcon. The kit took several applications of putty and primer to get the finish I wanted. I [...]
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Francis Gabresky Hasegawa 1/32
Hi folks,
built for a friend who admires a lot Gabresky.
Just tried to reproduce as much as photos permit the intricate camo...excuse me for any mistakes.
Hope you like it.
All the best,
Marcus
Howard DGA-6 build Completed
After deciding on a building strategy, a test fit of the fuselage halves and wing gave me some idea of how to install the frame members that can be seen through the windshield. Those parts were also were cleared of flash and the raised [...]
