1/35 Amusing Hobby Russian Object 279
Added Rubio barrel and Voyager PE details. First time weathering to this degree with oils and washes. Added white metal individual link tracks (that’s four sets of tracks on this tank). Had serious [...]
1/32 Glencoe McDonnel XV-1 Experimental Compound Helicopter - Great vintage kit of legendary convertiplane.
Upgraded and detailed interior.
Floquil Old Silver.
Windows a bit fiddly.
1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.V
One of my favorite aircraft. Love this livery which for me was a new challenge.
Upgraded landing gear, nose and propeller.
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 [...]