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Dora Wings 1/48 Bf 109 V4 Prototype
This is my best guess at what this plane looked like. Opinions vary on this plane. Is it V3 or V4? Is the color silver paint, natural metal, natural metal with a tinted clear coat, light grey, or RLM 02? So, I just chose what I liked. [...]
ICM 1/48 B-26B Invader
History:
The Douglas A-26 Invader designated B-26 after 1948, was designed by Ed Heinemann, Robert Donovan, and Ted R. Smith as a replacement for the Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber. After service in World War II, it saw combat in the [...]
AMP Sikorsky HO3S-1 1/48
Lovely kit by AMP of this rather odd-looking but useful early helicopter. Being a fan of the non-mainstream I couldn't help myself.
The kit is very complete in its offering; Besides the plastic you get a p.e. fret and masks. I did some [...]
Just arrived on my porch: Kitty Hawk 1/48 FJ-2 Fury
Big announcement: Kitty Hawk is no longer S-h-itty Hawk here at Le Chateau du Chat.
I took the plunge last week and picked up a new FJ-2 kit ($50 included delivery from Shenzen China), since the computer views I had seen looked better than [...]
1st Attempt at the F-22 Raptor
Hi all,
This is my first try at replicating the truely unique grey-with-underlying-metal look of the awesome US Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter.
Build video attached as ever:
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Hasegawa 1/48 Bf-109 E – and a cautionary tale about decals...
Hello, fellas!
With this I clean the slate of my “back catalog” of recent builds, which are at an all time low rate of production due to various life chores...
This kit has a special place in my heart, being the first I built when I [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Mustang
Hello, fellas!
This is the well known Tamiya Mustang finished in the “clown suit” markings - no disrespect meant to the men who flew and mantained it, it is just that the flamboyant pattern applied to the cowling reminded me of a [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F-16 Aggressor Arctic Splinter
This is my Tamiya 1/48 Viper in the Arctic Splinter scheme. I used pre-cut masks from www.dnmodels.com for the paint job and custom decals from www.twobobs.net. The decals come with walkway lines in black, white and grey to make it easy to [...]
