1/32 scale modeling
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It is hard to believe that such a conventional-looking aircraft as the Miles Magister came out of an aircraft factory that was virtually famous for unconventionally designed aircraft and novel concepts! Even if Miles Aircraft was not [...]
I did this one for IPMS USA review and thought I would drop it off here for a gander. Hope you guys like.
IF interested you can read the full review on IPMS USA:
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Thanks
Steve,
A nice kit by ICM. I chose to build the Malta Gladiator "Charity." The fit of parts is good, but the attachment of fuselage halves requires test fitting. The cockpit does not give a realistic impression. Probably, because of the [...]
One of Revell's Luftwaffe giants. Unlike Revell's previous Ju-88A-1, the A-4 with the longer wing span and overall more familiar features makes a better impression. However, the building process is marred by the crude parts resulting with [...]
Whew! This is a hell of a project, one that can drive you nuts, especially if the kit is sub par.
The way I am tackling it is by doing each section completely for one aircraft and I figure out any issues during assembly of that step. Once [...]
WNW 1:32 .
Tamiya paints and printing ink
Aviattic 5 colour lozenge with oil paint weathering
Gaspatch and Properplane turnbuckles and wooden finger joint decals
Model Kasten rigging
Prop:oils over acrylics
Hellcat, everybody loves it, everybody has one so... I got me one. I saw many examples of this extraordinary fighter plane and many with the fuselage open to see the interior and I was encouraged to do it this way.
I decided to work on the [...]
This is a speculative scheme from trying to interpret old B&W photos but with additional oral information from surviving pilots.
WNW 1:32 .
Tamiya paints and printing ink
Aviattic 4 colour lozenge with clear brown glaze
Gaspatch and [...]
The beeg box from Squadron landed on the front porch here at Le Chateau du Chat an hour ago.
Preliminary observation: I was right that it is based on the Great Wall Hobby kit. That's good news. Other than everything is big, nothing looks [...]
Hello everyone. I'm back after a while for this new model. Again it is a Corsair but with markings and paint used by the British in the Pacific theater.
The original kit is from Trumpeter which comes with good details and gave almost no [...]