1:144 scale modeling
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This is the Revell 1/144 scale Tu-95 Bear, kit #4727, first issued in 1992 and now out of production but generally available for rather elevated prices on Ebay. I acquired mine years ago when it and shipping was more economical. This kit [...]
Here’s another one I never shared from the pre social media days. It’s the Minicraft DC-6 from 1997 or 98. I built this one in ‘98 and it was pretty new at the time. I discarded the Pan Am kit decals in favor of these United [...]
The McDonnell-Douglas Delta II was a multi-stage, medium lift, expendable launch vehicle used from 1989 until 2018. It was used to send payloads to low Earth, geosynchronous, and heliocentric orbits, including the Kepler space telescope, [...]
The Ariane 4 was a three-stage, medium-lift expendable launch vehicle used by the European Space Agency. Designed by the French space agency CNES, it had a successful career spanning 15 years, from 1988 to 2003, during which it became a [...]
1/144 (Roden) Douglas C-47 Skytrain, "Dakota Squadron" 1981.
I added details in the self-building wheelspaces, motors, antenas and more.
Painted with HATAKA orange laquer.
I even took fresh one to the competition on Saturday.
The next installment in my 1/144th bomber fleet. Academy has upped their game quite a bit in recent years; this was a fine kit with excellent fit and detail. It assembled seamlessly.
I tried to finish it in Mission Models Gunship Grey but [...]
For some time now I've schemed to build a collection of post WW II US bombers but never could find enough space for display. Thwarted for years, I finally discovered Academy's 1/144 scale kits and the problem was solved.
These are [...]
EXA Vehicle- Armored Assault Mecha
(Bandai Spirits 5063940)
A small project that should bring in some variety once again 😉.
At the same time my first mecha- kit.
Gundams or Mechas have been on my to-do list for some time, but the effort [...]