Oorah!
Today I'd like to share my 1/48th scale Eduard Yak 3 with the group. The kit is one of that company's older efforts, first appearing in 1998, but it's a well-done if occasionally inaccurate effort that does a credible job of representing [...]
Friedrichshafen FF33L – 1/32 scale
This is my first venture into a resin model of a WW1 subject, and a floatplane into the bargain. The kit is from the Polish manufacturer Lukgraph, and is a refreshingly unusual subject, whatever the medium or scale.
The kit was built for [...]
1/35th Challenger 2
My first ever tank build, dating from around 2013, shortly after i had gotten back into the hobby. I cant even remember who the kit was by, likely to be the Tamiya kit, but not 100% sure.
Full build write up can be found here: (link) but [...]
F4F-3 Wildcat F-5, Coral Sea, USS Lexington. Academy 1/72
This is the aircraft of Lt. Noel Gayler, one of the pilots of VF-3 that transferred to VF-2 on the Lexington. Gayler had claimed two kills and two partial/shared kills before the battle of the Coral Sea, and had dropped 30lb bombs on a [...]
SBD Dauntless,VB-2, 10 Mar 1942, MPC/Airfix 1/72
This was crewed by Lt[jg] M.T. Whitter and RM2c F.G. Stanley in the area of New Guinea.
This is the MPC boxing of the Airfix molds, it seems by this time the molds were a little worse for ware. The decals are from Starfighter USN Hit and [...]
TBD-1 Devastator VT-6, 1Feb 1941, Airfix 1/72
This was flown by LtCdr. Massey and RMC1c Grent, over the Kwajalein lagoon in Marshall Islands. Massey was later lost at Midway.
The kit is an old boxing of the Airfix kit. Except for the crude clear parts, the kit was pretty clean. The [...]
JS-3 1/35
Hallo again,
This is my Tamiya 1/35 JS-3 'Stalin' tank.
Basic paint is Tamiya Olive, shading with different shades of lifecolor green. Washes with oil-based paints. Tracks are from Masterclub. Hope you like it
Hobbyboss 1/48th P47d 'Thunderjug' - Mission complete - The build – From start to finish!
The Hobbyboss P47d Thunderbolt Build - Start to finish!
(link) - Kit review
(link) - Build Pt. 1
(link) - Build Pt. 2
(link) - Build Pt. 3
(link) - Build Finale
It would be nice to see a few of you there!
