Fourth completion of the year.
Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6, Heinrich Bartel.
Improvements (this kit doesn't need any) include:
Added rivets to entire airframe (a 1st for me).
Masked and painted all markings except victory markings [...]
This is one of those things that just happen, and as events would have it, this kit and a number of other small bi-plane fighters from Monogram, fell into my lap. I managed to get this little beauty, a F-11C, a F4B-4 and a P-36-all in [...]
Looks like this is the weekend to show vintage models.
(1.) "Scuz Fink with Dingbat." Revell's 2004 reissue of their 1965 kit.
(2.) "Huey's Hut Rod." Testors' 1993 reissue of Hawk's 1963-64 kit. Huey's head was [...]
Ciao,this is my Arado Ar 196 of 1st Bordflieger Gr. 196 of the battleship Tirpiz. The kit is from Italeri and scale 1/48. was very nice built this kit and I haven't any troubles for the fitting.
Happy Easter to everybody and have fun
Here are some Monogram/Revell kits that I've build over the last two years. All 1/48. I have a soft spot for these kits because they are some of the very first kits I built as a kid and can be found for prices that are easy on my wallet!
Here are seven photos of Vintage kits I've built. I have a few more, but only have photos for seven of them.
1 Atlantis (Revell) Box Scale F-89 Scorpion
2 1/72 Matchbox A-7D
3 1/200 AMT Moonraker (reboxed Lindberg kit from 2019)
4 1/72 [...]
"Vintage" additions...well at least pre 1990's
Along with yours' truly
1/48 Otaki FW-190
1/48 Monogram P-61 Black Widow
1/32 Williams Brothers F9C Sparrowhawk
Here are some of my vintage kits, all Airfix and all very old mouldings, according to the time line on Scalemates they are dated as follows;
Handley page Hampden 1968
Boeing Clipper 1967
HMS Victorious [...]