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1/48 scale modeling

Yes, Another Tamiya P51-D

I know, everybody has done one of these. I even have two others on my own shelves. But this one came about because I was cruising around looking at hobby stuff on eBay and I came across the Tennessee National Guard decals by Caracal [...]

Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5: giving a long time shelf queen new robes

Few months ago I purchased a decal sheet from a new company named Exito Decals, simply because it had a trio of nice, never before presented in decal form (as far as I know) FW.190s. One of them, Yellow 5, was a one of a kind eastern front [...]

1st aircraft model I have built for 40 years

1/48 scale Airfix Supermarine spitfire mkvb, this is a double set with a Messerschmitt 109 Bf 109E titled dogfight doubles, the Spitfire is going to be painted in North Africa (Malta) camouflage I recently bought an airbrush which I am [...]

MERSU Bf-109G-2

Limited edition/Dual combo EDUARD, 1/48 (#11114) Pilot kapteeni Jaakko Poulakkainen Finland 1944.

Tomcat continues

One thing I must say about Tamiya, really they know how to engineer a kit. The cockpit is a marvel of simplicity. Just enough detail where aftermarket is not really needed. I did tone down the decals for the screen displays, as really [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Hei “Tojo”

Aircraft flown by Capt. Wakamatsu 85th Sentai Canton, China, summer 1944. Jaguar resin cockpit was the only aftermarket used. Additional detail to the engine in the form of wiring was done as well as brake lines. Reference for the color [...]

Eduard 1/48 Tempest V Srs ii – Donald “Foob” Fairbanks, top-scoring Tempest pilot

When Sydney Camm first designed what became the Typhoon in the late 1930s, not that much was known about high speed flight and heavy weaponry, with the result that the Typhoon’s wing turned out to be too thick. The result was that Camm [...]

Heavily Weathered KI-43-I Hayabusa

This 1/48 kit has been around for quite some time,and,after getting an old one,I knew it was time to build it and test some techniques...

Kfir C.7 AMK 1/48

Almost finished just AA rockets missing. One of the best models i ever have in hands. Salut to AMK. I need more of their Models ( waiting for F-14 ? )

World War II Dive Bombers

For several years I had a goal of building 1/48 scale models of all the Navy dive-bombers that saw action in WWII. I'd been fascinated with dive-bombing ever since I read Walter Lord's book "Incredible Victory", and saw the [...]