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Star Destroyer from Bandai

by Istvan Havril on April 11, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 4 ≡

I was also done with the Star Destroyer. Bandai, 1: 14500 scale. It had to be sealed here and there, unlike Death Star II. The real challenge is painting, these ships are usually brilliant whites in the movies (except for the Jedi [...]

The Starfix Challenge Pt. 2 – Silk purse from a sows ear? You be the Judge

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on April 11, 2022 · in Aviation

Following on from the first part a few weeks ago, this is the conclusion of this strange, strange kit. (link)

Hasegawa 1/24 NISSAN PULSAR (RNN14) GTI-R

by dagored on April 11, 2022 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

I assembled Hasegawa's new kit, the Nissan Pulsar GTI-R. Only the latest kits are very well made and can reproduce the rally weapon of 30 years ago. This time, we took advantage of the quality of the original kit and finished it in the [...]

Jo-Han 1/25 1969 Plymouth Road Runner A-12 440+6

by Thomas Pepe on April 11, 2022 · in Automotive · 7 ≡

The only 100% accurate 1969 Plymouth "B" body is from Jo-Han. I was given the body and hood from a good friend. It was a Circle track stock car with big tires. I had to repair the wheel openings back to original. I used the [...]

UK Gloster Gauntlet Mks 1 & 2

by Christopher Amano-Langtree on April 11, 2022 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The Gauntlet hasn't been covered that well in any scale and all the available models have some inaccuracies to one degree or another. It's a pity as it is a charming little fighter. In 1/72 we have the HR Models, Pegasus, Aeroclub and AZ [...]

DIY Paint Stand

by Cooper White on April 10, 2022 · in How-to · 6 ≡

After hours of looking at paint stands on multiple different websites I was about to buy one off of Hobby Zone when I walked into my old modeling room and saw an old Valho wall paint rack on the floor. This gave me the idea to use the [...]

1/72 CAF CT-133 Silver Star - 'Mako Shark' – Hasegawa Kit A18

by George Schembri on April 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Here's another older kit, Hasegawa's Kit A18 T-33A 'Shooting Star' released in 1982 with original molding from 1969. Dressed as CAF CT-133 Silver Star 'Mako Shark' scheme, the original 'Mako 1' Shark Mouth scheme was applied to CAF [...]

1/48 Tamiya Dewoitine 520 Free French,Syria,1942

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on April 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

An ex-Vichy repainted in the French color "Chamois",serving under the rightful owners...hope you like it...

Super Étendard Modernisé, Kinetic 1/48

by Marcello Rosa on April 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Here is one of the first aircraft models I built after rediscovering the hobby, a few years ago. Built out of the box. The plane represented here flew from the Charles de Gaulle in the missions against Libya, in 2011. I tried to reproduce [...]

1:25 1975 Ford Gran Torino

by Tom Bebout on April 8, 2022 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

We interrupt the Bebout Curtiss P-40 production line to present my second model car since coming back to the hobby ten years ago. This Torino was a challenge presented to me my a fellow modeling friend. He builds lots of automotive kits as [...]