Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev (Евгений Георгиевич Пепеляев) was born on 18 March 1918 in Bodaybo, Irkutsk, in Eastern Siberia, the son of a railroad worker. His elder brother Konstantin enlisted in the Soviet air [...]
My next build was one for the 100 Years of Aeronautica Militare (the Italian Air Force) and I decided to do one of the Frecce Tricolore ponies. It is an old mould I really wish somoene would bring the MB339 out in an updated moulding, but [...]
This the second scratch built T-LAV that I built from wood. T-LAV STANDS FOR TRACKED LIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLE. This model is roughly 10.5 inches in length. it’s got the 1 m turret, which is the standard for this armoured vehicle. This [...]
Here is my first work after many years break of model building. A first attempt at doing something I haven't done before. This construction has taken a year, during which I have been working on and off with the construction. You can see my [...]
Somewhere in Russia late sommer 1941 next to a small road from Somewheregrad to Anywherekov
It's all in 1/35, the figures are Tamiya, Italerie, Esci, Revell and Dragon, the Gulaschkanone is Tamiya and so is the [...]
Hasegawa's big Hayate is a good candidate for model detailing. It is an excellent kit with finely recessed and raised surface details. The fit of parts is very good, and the parts count is relatively low. It is only the engine cowling [...]
Further to my post on the Scammell tractor, I've now completed the trailer and load. The Crusader tank is the Italeri kit built pretty much out of the box. The kits were painted with enamels and weathered with pastels and a Flory wash. I [...]
I built Eduard’s Zero strictly OOB, nothing added except for brake lines, because this ProfiPak edition doesn’t need a thing more. It’s all here in the box to build a near perfect looking A6M2 Type 21 with no rough spots or [...]
The wooden flying wing that was on the final stages of development towards the end of WWII. The single seat flying wings reached the stage of prototype trials, but the night fighter two seat version did not complete the design [...]