AD-6 Skyraider 1/48 Monogram
I love sometime build old kit from box, with decal from box, without rescrabing panel lines. Only for fun. Because i mean, this old kits beutifuls. This is another of it
Monogram HU-16B Albatross – my Father’s plane
First post on this incredible site. I’m an RC guy who has recently rediscovered my youth in plastic airplanes. I have a LOT to learn from the talent on this site, so thank you to all of the contributors.
For years I’ve wanted to [...]
Tooth correction with a difference: a biting Bf 109D!
The Bf 109 is with about 33,000 examples one of the most built aircraft in aviation history, so it is not surprising that the design has been produced in numerous variants. The best known are the series which, starting with the E-version, [...]
70’s vintage Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-43 Hayabusa
Finished 15 years after her purchase is this 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-43-II Hayabusa. The old Hase kit is really showing it's age, but now that I did all this work to this one, i'm sure a new tool release is not far off. It came with an Eduard [...]
Baby Blitz...1/48 Junkers Ju188A-2 Rächer, II./KG6
And another one finished.
Started with Dragon´s "E" kit but then stole the engine from one of their Ju88 kits and built an "A". Eduard seatbelts added, EZ Line for the antenna wires and brake lines, AIMS decals for the [...]
Life-Like Hobby Kits 1/40 105mm Howitzer
Hi folks,
Well, here's a real blast from the past.
This kit was initially released by Adams Models in 1958, re-boxed by UPC in 1963 and then re-boxed by Life-Like in 1974. I've lost a few parts over the years so I had to scratch build the [...]
1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4
Picked this up at the local toyshop. One half of the Airfix Dogfight Doubles (the other being the Spitfire Mk I that I am currently working on). Pretty fun kit. Only a couple of small crises during the build - temporarily lost a tail-plane [...]
Exploring the Dora
So back when I first started going to model shows with my Modeling Mentor, I was stocking up on cheap kits (long term retirement planning of the less practical kind) - 5 bucks or so, often multiple kits jammed in to the box. Eventually I [...]
The "Topaz" an 85 ft. 1960's Yacht
My Covid 19 project (everyone has one) was to convert an old Lindberg Coastal Patrol Boat (USCG) into something a little different. I had already done the original version (50's), and a PG Patrol Motor Gunboat (70's) , and had a spare [...]
Hasegawa Spitfire MK XI PA-944
Another stash reduction build during the pandemic stay at home guidelines. This is my attempt at converting a MK IX Spitfire into a MK XI representing PA-944 used by the USAAF. After seeing the documentary concerning this aircraft, and its [...]
