1/24 Fujimi Toyota FJ Cruiser
An exact curbside replica of my full scale Toyota FJ Cruiser. I had custom decals made for the correct vanity plate and Paris-Dakar window graphics. Added exact upgrade with BFG All Terrain tires.
1/50 ARRI D51 Japanese Steam Locomotive
Fun build of nicely engineered kit. To insure a tight and clean fit of the upper boiler.
Turned aluminum wheels. I fabricated two sliding pillars to connect and align the boilers securely.
1/16 Minicraft Jaguar SS100 1938
For some alleged personal sins I build (or try to build) vintage kits? I just put some effort into improving them a bit without the time required to re engineer the old tech. Of course the wire wheels are [...]
1/144 Czech Master Resin Martin JMR3 Mars - Complete resin kit. Very fragile translucent propellers and landing gear.
Used brass pins for durability and strength on every join especially ‘beaching-landing gear’. Beautiful resin [...]
1/4 Franzis Operating Porsche Engine
A much better engineered kit compared to the many vintage operating engine models I’ve built. Aka this one actually works and has LED spark plugs and a reasonable sound card. But that should be [...]
1/35 Hobby Boss Dana 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
Built with complete ‘Big Ed’ Photo Etch. PE panel alignment challenging. Final paint was a grainy
disaster… as last resort, I gently rubbed round Q Tip starting in center of [...]
1/400 Heller Scharnhorst Battleship
Great old kit. No build issues. Real wood ‘veneer deck’, brass barrels and all railing PE fabricated from brass stock. My first battleship. Did have some AB grain turbulence issues when painting [...]
1/3 Minicraft Honda 750 4 Display Engine
Great kit with super parts detailing. Added sliding display section. Looks like Floquil Old
Silver but the actual paint, which made this work, I forgot as that was the last of it?
Great kit with [...]
1/48 ERTL Star Wars Corporate Alliance Droid
I had fun just creating my own motif. Taking risks and barely testing.
Not planning carefully or having a final vision target was very liberating.
1/32 Monogram Apollo Command Service Module
New Ware decals and PE. Resin cockpit, seats, and astronauts. Cut off # 8 bulb glass for clear space helmets. Many detail elements sourced from spares box. Use of multiple types and textures of [...]