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One of the first passenger jets, one of the last projects in 2020: Sud Aviation Caravelle, the flying beauty of the 60s!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 2, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

As the poet Heinrich Heine put it so associatively and beautifully, "There is magic in every beginning", and this can also be applied to this aircraft in a broad sense. The Sud Aviation Caravelle marks many a beginning for civil [...]

My 2020 Builds -All Winged Things

by Jason Vukovich on January 2, 2021 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Despite it all it was a productive year although I've neglected sharing here for a while. And I built all things that fly even though I hadn't planned it that way. Here they are: Dream Model's 1/72 AH-1Z Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E Aleutian [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-38F Bat Outta Hell

by Dan Lee on January 2, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

INTRODUCTION The P-38 Lightning was originally planned to be a high altitude twin engined bomber interceptor. It was designed by Clarence Kelly Johnson's team with its now famous and unique twin boom configuration around the [...]

My 2020 Builds...

by Richard Bungay on January 2, 2021 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

Finished 15 this year - pleased with that. Happy Holidays, Richard All my models: (link)

1/144 HMCS Snowberry, the Battle of the Atlantic

by Richard Bungay on January 2, 2021 · in Ships · 15 ≡

Buzzer beater for 2020 - finished on New Years Eve. Great kit (Revell 051322) with very nice details out of the box. I added Shapeways figures. Album: (link) All my models: (link) Photo Editing: Adobe Lightroom Helicon Focus (focus [...]

2020... A productive one for me...

by Stan Traas on January 2, 2021 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

First is Tamiya's "Betty", the last for the year, completed (as if ever a model is really done) on 12/30. 🙂 The rest of the models all posted here before. Hope no one minds my throwing in a couple of woodworking projects. [...]

Another 2020 retrospective

by Wes Pennest on January 2, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 5 ≡

Full writeups of these will come in due time. Why do I have a feeling I'm going to have the same amount of free time in 2021? 🙂 🙂 🙁 🙂 🙂 :C ^^$%$#! 😐 :/ 😀 🙂 🙂

My 2020 builds…

by Jaime Carreon on January 1, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 8 ≡

2020 was an odd one for me. After 33 years, my airline job succumbed to the virus and I decided to retire rather than wait it out or take a furlough / layoff and risk losing my benefits. I second guessed that decision for quite a while, [...]

My 2020 Builds

by Ray Seppala on January 1, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 7 ≡

Quite a mixed bag for the year. Mainly aircraft, some What Ifs and conversions and a single wheeled vehicle. All are 1/72 except for two of the airliners and the C-17A

M551 Sheridan, from Tamiya, 1/35

by Juan Ravizzoli on January 1, 2021 · in Armor · 2 ≡

M551 Sheridan from Tamiya, 1/35. Is building directly from the box, with some scratch. The painting is from Vallejo's acrylics. For wethering I used washes of AK and pigments from Casttle Art and AK.