1/48 scale IL-2 Sturmovik by Zvezda - 100% New Tool!
Very nice kit from Zvezda, great base for future twin seater edition (bomb bay, etc.).
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I started collecting photographs of aircraft in the 1980s when I was in the military. at the time I had access to hundreds of old Negatives snd also a fully equipped darkroom. Since then I just get them when I happen to come across [...]
Kit: Studio27 1/20 (FK20180)
Paint:
Eastwood 2K Primer (ZP-3014)
Zero Paint Pure Brilliant White (ZP-1026)
Zero Paint Red (ZP-1074)
Zero Paint Diamond 2K Clear (ZP-3006)
Decals:
kit markings
Tamiya and Scale Motorsport [...]
These two models are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum. The X-wing is a late 80’s early 90’s era model, with not the greatest fitting parts. The Y-wing is a Bandai, basically the Ferrari of model companies.
The X-Wing was fun [...]
I've tried to improved the simple surface detail by adding some missing panel lines and rivets. I’ve replaced the plastic wheels with the resin set from Eduard and I’ve used AK real colour lacquer RAF Dark Green and RAF Dark Earth as [...]
I spotted this plane in the Classic Colours series of books "Aufklarer" volume two and was immediately attracted to it. Additions to the kit were:
blanking off the gun troughs
adding detail to the wheel wells
installing an [...]
1/48 Tamiya VB Trop USAAF finished . First finished Spitfire in a long time . Painted with AK Real Colors and Eagle Strike decals 🙂
125241247_797963784389753_5389061220789811313_n by b007scott, on [...]
I bought this car new for 4 grand in the fall of 1963. I never found a model of it when I got into model building in 1984...it would have made a beautiful model.
In early 1963, General Motors' management banned divisions from involvement in auto racing. This followed the 1957 voluntary ban on automobile racing that was instituted by the Automobile Manufacturers Association. By the early 1960s, [...]