The origins of the F/A-18 can be traced back in summer 1973, where the Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger ordered the Navy to evaluate the YF-16 and YF-17 competitors in the Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program, in order to [...]
To me the M4A3E8 “Easy Eight” Sherman is the most iconic Allied tank of WWII. It was the last M4 variant deployed during WWII, with upgraded wide track HVSS, a 76mm M1A2 cannon, improved armor and firepower and wet stowed ammunition. [...]
Kit#: 33A-98
Price: $0.98 originally; $7.50 as a collectable in 1978
Notes: This is an original 1956 boxing of this kit but the molds date back to 1952.
One never knows where a new project will lead you. The Lockheed XF-90, although [...]
Here’s my XB-19 in 1:44 from Anigrand, an all-resin kit. This scale is not my thing, but it’s a B-19, something I’ve wanted since childhood, and so was happy to have one in any scale. Even so, it is a decent sized model. I don’t [...]
Next in my trio of 1/72 1941-42 IJN aircraft was an Aichi Type 99 "Val" dive bomber. The kit was the 2011 Dragon/Cyberhobby, which contains markings for seven Pearl Harbor aircraft (two from Akagi).
While the kit itself is [...]
A friend of mine designed and printed these beauties. I was so impressed with the pictures that I just had to pick them up to see how well they would paint.
I was not disappointed at all!
If you are interested, I have a video showing how [...]
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I recently picked up a Nichimoto Co. 1/16 Shelby Cobra kit minus the instruction sheet. Can anyone help me find a copy (or provide me with a PDF scan)? I've searched on-line but because the company is no [...]
The high capacity wide-body airliner. In service since 1989 is depicted in a 1/100 scale company model usually given to valued customers.
A friend had the model in display. The model was shattered after a free fall, and he approached me to [...]
I picked up a 1972 boxing of the classic Revell kit several years ago, and finally got around to building it.
The "box scale" kit, which at 1/69 is close enough to 1/72 to pass muster, contains a German V-2 Missile with detailed [...]
Several years ago I started a collection of significant 1/72 WW II military equipment which not necessarily involved actual ordnance. Of course the new Airfix Higgins boat was the first finished, with the next being the iconic German 88mm [...]