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43 - 1/48 Italeri Bell AB-212 / UH-1N

I enjoyed this kit so so much, what a beautiful helicopter. As always it needed a few upgrades but those are what makes it individual and interesting. I decided to do the Italian ISAF version that was used in Afghanistan. I started out in [...]

Review: Magic Factory 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk

Italeri/ESCI 1/48 Finger IIIA

Having completed an IDF Nesher model from a limited edition Wingman kit I was left with a large decal sheet depicting South American Finger and Dagger variants. I was curious whether the very basic ESCI comparable kit would look if [...]

42 - 1/48 HobbyBoss US M4A3 (76)W Tank

This was my first tank build and I really enjoyed it - a nice scale to start with and a very nice kit with a lot of fun building and detail. I added some stowage to make it look in service and created my own tarp using tissues and watered [...]

Dragon 1/48 Ju 88G-1 Mistel

There is never a shortage in Luftwaffe topics with eye catching adaptations and color schemes. Here is a Ju 88G-1 Mistel variant from Dragon. The aircraft depicted here was captured by the Americans without the piloting aircraft attached. [...]

Sabre/Fury GB: Academy 1/48 F86 Sabre, HAF 341 squadron

Finally I was able to finish my entry of the Sabre/Fury groupbuild, the Academy F86 Sabre in 1/48 scale. Last year I received this amazing gift from Spiros @fiveten when he and his wonderful family visited the Netherlands. It was a great [...]

Revell/Monogram 1/48 P-61 Black Widow

A challenging oldie model that combines considerable amount of detail and the crude Monogram mold. Eduard exterior set helped to shift the balance from the crude plastic to the fine details.

Tamiya 1/48 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk. I

I won this kit with the extra photo-etch detail set in a club raffle a few years ago and finally got around to building it. Although it's well engineered, I found it a challenging project due partly to the complex paint job and partly to [...]

P-47C

Here’s my latest build from Dora Wings, the P-47C in 1:48. It’s OOB except for Eduard belts and harness and stainless micro tubing gun barrels. I finished it with the last of my Model Master OD and used the markings of Hub Zemke’s [...]

The P-51D Mustang Bert Stiles Died In

Bert Stiles is the most famous author to graduate from South Denver High School, having written “Serenade to the Big Bird,” one of the true classics of Second World War literature. I’m the only other writer who graduated from that [...]