Bell AH 1G Huey Cobra, 122, US Army, Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam 1967.
1/72 Monogram, built in 2019 - 2020 for the Teeth & Fangs GB, more pic's and details there.
Cabin Panzer 2023 rollout
Previously I posted an article about building on vacation, this year's project is ready for inspection. It's Tamiya's newest, a Panzer IV(70) A. That means a 70 something or other long 75mm gun on a panzer IV chassis made by the Alkett [...]
Italeri 1/12 Bugatti Type 35
I have always loved the look of this car, and was very pleased to see that a reasonably priced 1/12 kit was released this year (2023). I’m not good enough to tackle the MFH kit!
To be honest, this does not look like a new release kit, [...]
YGBSM: Meng F-4G Wild Weasel
MENG F-4G 69-7582 7440th Composite Wing 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
There is not much more that I can add about the Phantom that everyone else who is far more obsessive about this plane hasn't already said. My advice? Listen to the [...]
'32 Ford Hotrod
In my previous "How to" post some of you have asked me to show you the complete model, so now you can see my first model car where I tried the things I learned from similar "How to" posts and Youtube videos.
One of [...]
Review: Eduard's 1/48th Grumman FM-2 Wildcat
When Eduards brought us a new tool F4F-3 Wildcat late last year, we all assumed that as they have with the Zero, Spitfires and the other series of variants they would eventually give us an FM-2. And here we are much sooner than expected [...]
Higher and higher
Interwar aviation wasn't just biplanes and silver wings. A lot of valuable research took place under the guise of competition. Aviation was new; it was a prestige activity and the boost to national morale and pride of an aviation success [...]
Photos over the UK taken by the USAAF during WW2
Historic England have just released a large collection of photos taken by the USAAF over the UK during WW2. I think many of you might be interested in having a look, both from a historical and a modelling viewpoint. Here’s the link [...]
XP-56 Black Bullet Czech Model 1/48 Scale
I started this project 8-1/2 months ago along with an XP-55 Ascender kit. These two planes were part of a trio of planes developed from a proposal R-40C for a new type and style of fighter for the US Army Air Corps. The last of the the [...]
