1:144 scale modeling
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New Ware Thor-Able
Thor-Able was a two-stage, expendable launch vehicle used in the late 50’s and early 60’s for NASA/USAF satellite launches and re-entry vehicle tests. The main stage made use of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile (one of [...]
The last of the giants: Airbus A-380
The small miniature scale of 1:144 and the experience of impressive size, which can only be handled with caution above the "airspace" of the workbench or squeezed into the limited room of an airbrush extraction cabin, do not [...]
Revell Tupolev Tu-95RT ((Razvedchik-Tseleookazatel, reconnaissance & target illuminator aircraft), 1/144 scale
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 [...]
1/144 DC-6B.
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 [...]
RealSpace Delta II
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, [...]
Revell Ariane 4
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 [...]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain, "Dakota Squadron" 1981.-1/144 (Roden)
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.
1/144 Academy Bone
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 [...]
