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1/48 J2M3 Raiden from the Hasegawa kit
Hi all.
This was number six for the year and the final one for 2019. The 1/48 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden. I started this one almost two years ago however a disaster at the painting stage shelved it for almost 18 months. I picked it up about [...]
MiG Group Build recap
First, I would like to thank all the participants to this group build, wheter you finished your builds or not. I must admit, I expected slightly larger participation but I am nevertheless proud of the resulting builds and I hope our group [...]
My 2019 builds
Happy new year to all (with a little delay)
Here are my builds completed in 2019. I can say that I am more productive than the previous year. I hope this happens in 2020 too.
Happy modelling..
1- 1/32 Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87D5
2- 1/48 [...]
British Style...Tamiya 1/48 North American P-51B Mustang 334th FS USAAF
Built in 2018.
Tamiya Mustang Mk.III kit, main markings are from Kits World Decals, the rest from Aeromaster and the kit.
Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium for the NMF, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics for the rest, brass wire for the whip [...]
1/48 Scale F7F-Tigercat
Sometime in the early 1990's I met up with "Pylon Dave Jone's" who lived in Oklahoma/U.S.A. Dave sent me over 500 color 3-1/2" x 5" prints. I scanned in all of the photos, including several black and white prints then [...]
Dutch Push´n´Pull...RS Models 1/48 Fokker D-XXIII
Built in 2018.
A typical shortrun kit with all its disadvantages, also the plastic didn´t respond good to the plastic glue, for example the left tail boom broke off two times, after the model was painted.
Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, [...]
1/48 scale Monogram's AH-64 "APACHE ATTACH CHOPPER"
Sometime in mid 1990 a guy call's me on the phone and say's: "I'll pay you five grand to build me a 1/48 scale Apache Helicopter." I was a bit "flabbergasted-gasted" but I said I will do it. He sent me a package in the [...]
F-5A Freedom Fighter - Testors - 1/48
F-5A Freedom Fighter
Turkish Airforce 14904
5th Main Jet Base
Date of Arrival: 01 December 1987
ex.RNoAF
Kit: Testors (1966 Hawk Mold)
Scale: 1/48
Decals: Miscellaneous
Paints: Tamiya, Mr. Hobby, Vallejo
Airbrush: Sparmax [...]
Miles Magister M.14A - Special Hobby - 1/48
Miles M.14A Magister I
Turkish Airforce White 6
Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikası 3606
Hava Okulu, 1st Training Batallion, 1st & 2nd Companies
Date of Arrival: 1942
Kit: Special Hobby
Scale: 1/48
Decals: Tigerhead Decals
Paints: Mission [...]
Suez Crisis...Airfix 1/48 Gloster Meteor F.8 Israeli Airforce
Built in 2017.
The Meteors were Israel´s first jet aircraft and they served in the No.117 Squadron which was also called the "First Jet Squadron".
Airfix kit, Isradecals, Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium, antennas on spine are [...]
