Every once in a while you see a kit and buy it on a whim, because it is just kind of different and fun. That was the case with this model of the V-2, Germany's ballistic missile. The kit itself is remarkably simple with a very low parts [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 scale kit
The assembly was straight forward except for the addition of the antenna wire and the pitot tube, which was made of metal material.
Although camouflage paint is commonly used for NICK, we chose to use a [...]
This a Navy utility truck assigned to VF31 that has modified as an aircrew transport vehicle. I'm not sure of the make, model or year of the truck but I do remember the home-made trailer top. Decals are from two guys Rockin Rhinos and [...]
Tupolev Tu-95 Bear G, Dragon 1:200 kit#2006 completed with a mostly out of the box build. First issued in 1990 in this small scale the kit looked nice for a 1990s era kit with recessed panel lines and simplified but adequate detail for the [...]
The short lived Portuguese company issued a 1/48th Texan, considered the best in the scale.
The Texan served in the IDF for just over a decade. Although it participated in combat missions, particularly during the Independence war the [...]
General LaSalle was a legendary figure, considered the finest light cavalry commander of his day.
Known for his daring and audacity, as were so many of Napoleon's commanders, he is quoted as saying that "any hussar who is not dead by [...]
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 [...]