Here’s my latest build from Dora Wings, the P-47C in 1:48. It’s OOB except for Eduard belts and harness and stainless micro tubing gun barrels. I finished it with the last of my Model Master OD and used the markings of Hub Zemke’s [...]
This is a commissioned piece from a friend who is a retired Navy SARC. It's been a while since I used ZBrush and I was never very good with it when I messed around with it a few years ago. After we started talking about this project I was [...]
Dragon's first newly fooled Panzer IV Ausf. E that appeared in 2005 marked for me the beginning of the armor modelling era. It is a highly detailed model kit with separate track links and slide molded surface texture. Although the model [...]
There has probably been more misinformation published on 64-0829 than almost any other Phantom. I have tried to build this jet as it may have looked on the 30th March 1967 when the then Col. Robin Olds led a low level strike against the [...]
The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June.
This year was my fourth time judging and my first time judging cars - these are the Kurbside Cars, Open.
These first three pics are of the same model but [...]
The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June.
These are the 1/48 Rotary Wing, Open.
These are the 1/48 Junior Aircraft, Open.
And a nice trio of V-bombers.
This video describes several methods for closing the gear doors of the Tamiya P-38 Lightning for in-flight display.
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Tamiya P-38 Web Page:
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Tamiya P-38 Photo Recon Web Page:
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Seeing Marcello Rosa's excellent HMS Vanguard the other day prompted me to post these pics of my one.
I finished this about 6 years ago I think, before the advent of all the superb 3d printed parts now available.
I reworked the main [...]