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Trimaster 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8/R8 Rammjäger
Focke wulf 190A aircraft modified to tackle the Flying Fortresses bomber streams in the daylight were named "Sturmbock" (Rammjäger) suggesting ramming capabilities during attack.
One of the counter Fortresses measures was a back [...]
1/48 Hawk/Testors P-47D
A P-47D using the Hawk/Testors kit as a starting point. I was a major AMS junkie in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Hence, I amassed a lot of discarded kit parts to use on other kits.
This one used an engine front, cowling, wheels, landing [...]
RAF Mustang MK III 112 Squadron, Italy,1944 Tamiya 1/48
Got this kit from a friend who peeled off the previous paint without finishing the build,so,it was sanded,got its parts joined and then repainted...hope you like it.
Accurate Miniatures 1/48 IL-2 Stormovik
Although not their finest model ever produced. Accurate Miniature's Stormovik depicts well the outlines of perhaps, the most mass produced aircraft ever. Ergo, I chose to build it in a nearly completed factory condition. Hence, it is [...]
Hartmann...but NOT Hartmann...
Since I was a kid and read about Eric Hartmann, I have wanted to do a build of one of his “Black Tulip” Bf 109’s. That said, the more I thought about it, it seemed that EVERYONE has built one of his various airplanes and that the [...]
Monogram F-104G Starfighter
Hey Party People! Next up in my Good From Afar but Far From Good collection is this Monogram F-104G Starfighter. I scribed all the panel lines and scratch-built the retraction linkages on the main landing gear struts with lead wire and [...]
B-25 1/48 painted to highlight the stressed surface
It was first built in March 2023 and returned to the workbench for enhancements in April 2024.
I've coined the nickname "Inca" for my unique technique of using only painting skills to create the stressed look of airplane skin. [...]
Grab bag of 1/48 P-51D’s
Older builds of P-51D’s I did.
First up, the Hobbycraft copy of the Fujimi kit. Decals from the Tamiya F-51D . Don’t remember what extras were used to spruce it up.
Next, a couple of Testors Authentiplate P-51D’s. Markings for [...]
Editor's showcase: 1/48 Tamiya P-51C "Lou III"
This might be one of the last good chances to impress anyone with a completed Tamiya 1/48 P-51B Mustang kit, so here it is! I finished this model some three years ago, and it still stands as one of my personal favorites.
Building it was as [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 RF-4E Phantom II 'faded camouflage'
For many years, Ebay used to be my main source of of models. There are many good models around. Hence, overstocked items with low shipping costs were my favorites.
At some stage, Hasegawa's Japanese Phantoms were offered for sale at a very [...]
