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The Mouse that roared, Germany's Panzer VIII 'Maus'

by Colin Latta on November 29, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

This is Dragon's older 1/35th Panzer VIII "Maus" - Germany's 'super' tank from the end of the war. Only a couple were completed, and it was found that they were too big to transport by rail, and no bridge in Europe could support [...]

FIAT G 50 " FRECCIA" 1/48 SCALE 2nd PROTOTYPE

by Valter vaudagna on November 29, 2019 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Hasegawa /Secter 1/48 SCALE kit ,corrected and Modified in the form to obtain a specimen with a closed Glass hood,in this case the 2nd prototype specimen with camouflage paint exposed at the Milan aeronautical show

Kity Hawk 1/48 FJ-2 Fury

by Tom Cleaver on November 29, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

History: By the end of November, 1950, the Navy knew that its main fleet fighter, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther, was seriously outclassed by the opposition. LCDR William T. Ament of VF-112 had shot down the first MiG-15 confirmed by the Soviet [...]

Pfalz D III A 1/32 Wingnut Wings

by Paolo Ruffato on November 28, 2019 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Well, not my best job, but I enjoy to build this model. My first 1/32, normally I work on 1/72. A little bit of history from wiki: the Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during [...]

Scratch build Patriot Launcher Module

by Charles King on November 28, 2019 · in Armor · 8 ≡

The photos are not in chronological order. That meant I had to upload one photo at a time to keep it in the right order. I just could not be bothered. (Is there a way to do so after upload?). This is a build I did way in 2007, if my [...]

NAKAJIMA Ki-27A Nate Japanese WW2 military aircraft 1/72 scale model.

by Bhandez Models on November 28, 2019 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

NAKAJIMA Ki-27A Nate Japanese WW2 military aircraft 1/72 scale model. Technical data: built out of RS Models kit + some photo etched parts. Building hours: 110 History: The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機 Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, or [...]

1/25th Revell "Kurtis Midget Racer"

by Rodney J. Williams on November 28, 2019 · in Automotive · 2 ≡

Double WOW! I found this model on the web and bought it flat out. Why would I do that? Let's back up to 1947 as this is the answer. My cousin "Jim" came home from the Navy in late 1945 and lived with his parents in Alliance, [...]

Koenig Spider

by Rodney J. Williams on November 28, 2019 · in Automotive · 1 ≡

Another fine looking sport's car to build and add to my growing car collection beside's all those Cadillac's. I may have just polished out the white car body as I do not recall all the things I did to it. Enjoy RJW

Old’s Aerotech Car

by Rodney J. Williams on November 28, 2019 · in Automotive · 3 ≡

This was my 2nd car model after I made my pink Caddy. I don't have any "in-progress" building images and I do not recall who's silver looking paint I used as I built it in the early 1990. As mentioned in other car stories, the [...]

For those interested – Kitlinx.com Black Friday sale

by Tom Cleaver on November 28, 2019 · in News

Kitlinx.com has a Black Friday sale from now till midnight Friday (mountain time), and they have some good prices (examples - Pacific Coast Models 1/32 kits for around $45-$50, Eduard 1/48 Profipack kits for $29.99). www.kitlinx.com