1/32 scale modeling
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Grumman F4F-4, "Wildcat"
This model, represents the aircraft flown by Lcdr James S. "Jimmy" Thatch, on the morning strike against the Japanese fleet. In the encounter, he is credited with shooting down two Mitsubishi A6M2, Model 21, Type 0, Carrier [...]
Midway Group Build – VMSB-241 SBD-2
Too busy working with the editors on the upcoming "Pacific Thunder" (out in August, you can pre-order on Amazon now) to build anything new for the group build but here's my Trumpeter SBD-2 from VMSB-241 built a few years back, [...]
SBD-3 Dauntless, Battle of Midway (repost)
I posted this project here three-and-a-half years ago, and sometime back Martin indicated it would be OK to add previous project photos when the Midway Group Build went live.
The kit is Trumpeter's 1/32 offering, with additional scratch [...]
1/32nd MiG-29G 'Polish Air Froce'
I picked up this long out of production single-seat Revell 1/32nd MiG-29A cheap recently, and fancied doing a Polish version so also ordered a set of Decals from Techmod.
I built this more or less out of the box, but did close the upper [...]
Bf 109E-3 of Swiss AF (Eduard 1/32)
I've always wanted to try something on this 1/32 scale, where all things are big. And also I wanted to have some of those Swiss "Alpen Flowers" on my shelf, so I thought merging these two things is a plan. I've started with [...]
P-47s flown by Mike Gladych in the 56th Fighter Group
Writing in the "Flight Journal," P-47 special issue, famed Grumman test pilot Corky Meyer - the last actual "airplane person" to head a major airplane company - named the P‑47 Thunderbolt the "best fighter of [...]
Piper Pawnee Brave 375 1/32 Scale Scratch built
Finally Finished, with all my travels I finally had the chance of finishing this project, I made a few changes on the model since my last posting, Re built the canopy tub, new canopy, added the spray bars and spray nozzles, new paint job, [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 EA-18G Growler VAQ-141 Shadowhawks
Fellas,
just finished the Trumpeter 32 scale kit. I had to use the Steel Beach resin update that has all the fuselage humps and bumps of the Growler, as Trumpeter only gives you the wing tip ALQ-218 pods and the under wing ALQ-99 pods and [...]
Lightning in June
We have all been there. A model just fights and fights every inch of the way and sometimes just seems to say, "you aren't really much good at this hobby, why not try golf, or knitting? Something less... skillful".
This was that [...]
