I really swithered about sticking this up as I think it's far from my best work.
It took four repaints to get it to this stage and it shows in the loss of surface detail.
Towards the end this was an effort in perseverance and sheer [...]
"Shangri La", the iconic P-51B piloted by Capt. D. Gentile, 336th FS, 4th FG with the early white spinner. And how disappointing was the end of this aircraft...
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486 Bomb Group 384 Squadron out of Sudberry. This aircraft survived the war to be broken up in Kingman AZ. I am waiting for the California countryside to turn green which should be in March. At that point I will post many more [...]
My interpretation of the "Desert Snake" Stuka flown by Leu Lt. Hubert Polz from Tmimi, Libya in 1941. The black and white photos confirm that the red color stands out from the camouflaged background.
I don't normally post pics of building progress, but this particular kit has been a complete nightmare.
This kit is from 1972 and is by the defunct company Entex, from horrible instructions to terrible fit and everything in between it has [...]
Hellenic Air Force (HAF), started receiving the F-5A in 1965. In the same year, the 341st Day Interception Squadron (MAH) was declared operational, followed by the 343 MAH. 55 aircraft were initially received, followed by 17 RF-5As in [...]
Went to the Cleveland IPMS show today. What an excellent turnout. The show has grown over the last few years and now fills both the Grade School Gym (vendors) and the High School Gym (show). Lots of quality models…it’ll probably take a [...]
1/35 scale kit by Takom
Takom's M48 was a very well-made kit.
This time, the kit was assembled straight and finished.
The paint is green for the Zero fighter, reproducing a bluish olive drab color.
For weathering, we mainly used a set of [...]
Here’s the companion to my Monogram Bearcat. This is the third Easy Build kit I’ve done from Hobby Boss and while they are a bit simplified in detail compared to most modern kits, in many ways they are far superior to the old kits I [...]