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Guerre d'Indochine...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe, Armée de l’Air

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on April 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

And my dad finished already the next Frenchie. Eduard Weekend Edition, Eduard seatbelts, Berna Decals, painted with Ak Real Color Dark Green, Ocean Grey and Medium Sea Grey. Accidentally used the round exhausts instead of the fishtail [...]

Ready for restoration: PT-76B (1/72)

by Simon Nagorsnik on April 2, 2022 · in Armor · 7 ≡

This dio represents a graveyard where old soviet equipment is stored and now some of it is being restored to be handed over to a museum.- a second life for old stuff:) First I wanted to display the PT in the "normal" [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk I (new tool)

by George V Guimaraes on April 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hello! This is my most recent project. Nothing else to add, or praise, regarding this wonderful kit. It is a pleasure to build and everything works just fine, even the decals. Except for the roundels, that I've painted using masks, all [...]

In Search of Decals

by Joe Boylan on April 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Hi gang! As many of you know me, I acquire a lot of my kits second hand. I picked up this old 1/24 scale Huey. It was literally in a bag at a garage sale. As luck would have it, all parts accounted for! I've downloaded the [...]

My one foray in braille scale

by Mark P Hartig on April 2, 2022 · in Armor · 13 ≡

Simon N's excellent work has inspired me to share the results of my only try in small scale. It's Trumpeter's 1/72 scale JS III, very loosely based on photos of abandoned Soviet armor on Shitokan (sp?) Island off the east coast of [...]

Martin B-57B Canberra

by Martin Trachsel on April 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The kit, 1/48 by Classic Airframes, out of the box. Painted with Humbrol and Modelmaster. Thanks for looking

JEEP 1/35 TAKOM

by DIONYSIOS MOYKRIOTIS on April 2, 2022 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Nice built. Beautiful model with excellent fit and very good details. But too many small pieces for my age... Hehe Painted with gunze colours Varnish Galleria Windsor Hope you like it. Thank you very much!

Monogram 1/16 Kenworth Conventional Aerodyne W 900

by Mark P Hartig on April 1, 2022 · in Automotive · 24 ≡

For years I'd wanted to do one of these and in early 2017 I found one in the LHS so home with me it came. If I'd kown what was coming at me it may have stayed at the LHS. For something of this size detail was very sparse, and some [...]

1/72 Hawker Sea Fury FB 11 – Frog F221F

by George Schembri on April 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Scalemates shows this F221F bagged kit was released in 1969, with the original Frog mold from 1963 - before I was born - now that's OLD! I remember reading the the Sea fury was originally ordered as a simplified Hawker Tempest Mk II, they [...]

HeritageCon 2022: The Return of a scale model show and contest!

by Chris Wallace on April 1, 2022 · in Show Reports · 7 ≡

After an unfortunate hiatus due to factors beyond anyone's control, March 27, 2022 saw the triumphant return of HeritageCon at the unique and wonderful Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on a cool windy day in Hamilton Ontario. For those [...]