1/32 scale modeling
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Zoukei-Mura J7W1 Shinden 1/32
Here is ZM's Shinden.
It's a complex kit. Much of it builds without issues, while other areas require more focus. It builds like a cross between a Tamiya and Trumpeter kit. The complex shapes of the rear fuselage panels in particular are [...]
Review: H-K 1/32 Meteor F.Mk.4 test shot
The Meteor F.4 was the result of three separate lines of research that began shortly after 616 Squadron had taken delivery of their Meteor F.1s in 1944.
The Aerodynamic Section at R.A.E. Farnborough was studying ways to improve [...]
Further progress on the big B-17G - painted!
I ended up sitting this thing on a bar stool outside and walking around it to get all the paint on. Four different shades of Alclad, and it took half a bottle of Duraluminum and a third of a bottle of White Aluminum for their areas. [...]
Achtung, Spitfire!
Sometime in mid-December of last year, while attending a meeting of the Brooklyn Plastic Modelers Society (my chapter of the IPMS), I came across this kit being sold 2nd hand for $25.00 with an Eduard photo-etch set and a Masters [...]
WIP: 1/32 H-K Models Meteor F. Mk. 4 (test shot)
The H-K Models test shot of their new 1/32 Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 4 arrived Monday. Here is the result of about 3-4 hours of work today.
The surface detail is very petite and realistic, even moreso than the B-17. The kit is simple and fit [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 P-38 Lightnings
Mark's really nice Trumpeter P-38 reminded me I hadn't shown any of my Trumpeter P-38s. They are:
P-38L OOB other than seat belts and Eagle Edition decals, to do Tommy McGuire's last "Pudgy."
P-38H done as McGuire's first [...]
P-38L Lightning Trumpeter 1/32
Hi Guys,
Here are a few photos of a recent BMF project, with Kitsworld aftermarket decals. I also used the Eduard Big Ed etch set, which added a higher degree of complexity to the build.
Thanks for looking.
Wedell-Williams Air Racer
Jimmy Haizlip's 1932 version of the Jimmy Wedell design.
1/32 Williams Bros. kit which is currently available. I chose the easiest of the three versions available in the original kit, don't know if they are all available in the current [...]
Another Bosworth Beauty: 1/32 Ryan B.1 Brougham – "The MGM plane"
Another one from Bill. From his e-mail:
In 1927 MGM contracted with Ryan to take a B1 Brougham and to convert it to
carry Leo the MGM lion on a promotional tour of the East Coast. The plane
was modified with the installation of a cage [...]
Last one: Bill Bosworth's 1/32 scratchbuilt Bell YFM-1 Airacuda
"I'm not worthy!"
Erik Shilling, who actually flew this contraption in 1940, told me it had to be towed to the takeoff point on the runway to avoid overheating, and because it was all-electric, if you lost the generator (as he [...]
