Heller 1/48 Mirage IIIB IDF
Heller's Mirage III variants is a basic kit with many seam trenches. Yet, the completed model looks like the real aircraft.
An early Fury
In my previous article on the Hawker Fury biplane and the available models I mentioned the early first contract Furies of No. 43 Squadron. These were different to the usual Fury with 4 individual cabane struts and I was quite intrigued by [...]
One Last 2024 project; Tamiya 1:48 M4 Sherman
In November I decided to boost my 20204 completions and squeeze in one last project. Knowing that it would be a quick easy build, I dove into a Tamiya 1:48 M4 Sherman and threw on some Value Gear stowage details. To add more variety to [...]
1/72 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
Here's my build of a Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star in 1/72 scale with markings as during the Korean War.
The kit used was the vintage Airfix kit from 1974. Panel lines were re-scribed and rivets added. The cockpit and seat were re-done with [...]
Tamiya P-38 Lightning
Many of you might know that I used to be a volunteer at the National Museum of WWII Aviation. My favorite plane to work on was the P-38 “White 33” which was Tamiya’s reference when designing their kit. As I already made a White 33 in [...]
My 2024 Builds
Not to many this year, but I did build a new favorite, I'll just say if you need a cure for the modelling blues Tamiya's 1/48 Corsair will make you smile again! So here we go:
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair with Ventura RNZAF decals
1/72 [...]
C-47A - "That's All Brother" – 1/72 Airfix
I picked up a 1967 boxing of this 1960 Airfix 1/72 C-47 Douglas Dakota kit last month, and decided to make it my first build for 2025. I chose as my subject "That's All Brother", which led the main airborne invasion of [...]
Wheels up Pearl Harbor Zero
This is the very well known and built Tamiya 1/48 A6M. I started it on December 6 to commentate the Pearl Harbor attack but due to holidays just finished it today. I had wanted to build an early livery Zero for a while.
This is an easy [...]
An unusual New Year's video: my 31 modelling projects of the year 2024 in book form!
I would like to send you a New Year's greeting of a rather unusual kind: If you take around four minutes of your time, I'll introduce you to my ‘Modelling Yearbook 2024’ in a short video clip! The ‘Yearbook 2024’ is a collection of [...]
Fighter Pilot Franz Xaver Baron von Werra
*July 13, 1914 in Leuk Kt.Wallis Switzerland Killed on †October 25, 1941 North of Vlissingen.
Franz von Werra was Born as the seventh of eight Children of a Swiss noble Family in the Kanton of Valais Switzerland. His Father was the [...]
