1953 Ford Pick-up
This is a completely new thing for me and was heaps of fun. My good friend (and band mate) Shaun, restored his 1953 Ford Pick-up, in a restoration that took several years. He found an old rusted F250 in the U.S. and got it sent over here. [...]
T-33; Portuguese Air Force
In 1953, the first 15 T-33A planes arrived in Portugal, coming from the United States. They were placed at Base Aérea N° 2 (BA2), Ota, and integrated into Squadron 20 – equipped with F-84G Thunderjets – constituting the 'No [...]
Jo-Han 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt
Jo-Han 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt
Kit no. A-102 (Released: 1973 New tool)
This was my second time building this kit and I enjoyed the build when I first built it back in 1973 and enjoyed it more on this build. It is a clean kit with very [...]
Scale Model Show in Székesfehérvár Hungary 2023
At this year's scale model exhibition in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 32 individual exhibitors and 2 modelling clubs presented their aircraft, civilian and military vehicle scale models and dioramas. More than 700 scale models in total.
In [...]
'Kate'
I've built a lot of WWII Japanese aircraft but nothing new for a l-o-n-g time. So when a good friend here in NZ (an American ex-pat) announced he was selling off some of his Hasegawa IJN/AF kits, I was first in the queue.
Other than the [...]
Hotspur and Audax No4 Glider Training School 1942.
On seeing Planet Models GAL-48 Hotspur Mk.II at Hannats ((link)) I decided a project was in order. My old man did a spell of this before being let loose on a Spitfire Squadron. He towed Hotspurs with Audaxes and Hectors mostly out of [...]
New Ware Thor-Able
Thor-Able was a two-stage, expendable launch vehicle used in the late 50’s and early 60’s for NASA/USAF satellite launches and re-entry vehicle tests. The main stage made use of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile (one of [...]
The cheapest rust effect technique
After the previous weathering technique, I would like to show you a technique that many of you may know, but for those of you who don't, you can try it now.
All you need is the desired rust colour, water, salt and an airbrush or spray [...]
Airfix Blenheim 1/48
Airfix Blenheim Mk.1 1/48
RAF in Greece, 1941
Biggest plane i have built so far. I love the Blenheim in both 1/72 and 1/48, although the 72nd version has some fitting issues.
I used the AK interactive Middle stone for the paint job, Ammo [...]
