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1/48 scale modeling

Armoured Cat...1/48 GAZ-233014 STS „Tigr“, Russian Army

Here´s my dad´s second part of the Suyata T-90 - GAZ combo kit. Like the T-90 it is very detailed and has lots of parts, it even comes with a full interior. But you have to cut open the doors to see it. And it isn´t as modeller friendly [...]

1/48 Classic Airframes Cr.42

A challenging kit by Classic Airframes with some scratch building to complement the basic mold.

Fonderie Miniatures 1/48 Vautour IIB

A "gift" from a friend.

Horn of Africa...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.1, Imperial Ethiopian Airforce

As announced, here´s my dad´s third of three Firefly FR.1. Like the Thai one, Special Hobby kit, Eduard seatbelts, added a scratch rearview mirror. Used a plastic rod for the whip antenna and EZ Line for the antenna wires. Painted with a [...]

'Stuka'

Other than the Eduard belts and scrounged decals this is an entirely from the box build - easily as nice & fuss-free as the 1:72 Tempest I finished a few weeks back. Paint isn't straight from the Tamiya jar(s), I mixed all of them [...]

Glowing Eyes...1/48 T-90A, Russian Army

First model of some new little armour ones coming. Suyata kit built oob, painted with a mix of Tamiya Nato Green, Field Green and RAF Dark Green. Build thread here (link)

Dragon 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U3 Reconnaissance

The Schwalbe also had a fair share of complex camouflage patterns. In this example, dark greens were painted over the light blue color. Then, the greens were removed by airbrushing a dilution fluid to highlight the underneath layer.

Eduard F-104C StarFighter "The Zipper" 1/48

Just completed this Eduard F-104C StarFighter “The Zipper” for a Vietnam group build on Instagram. This kit was a huge change of pace for me as I usually build WW2 prop aircraft. Definitely got me interested in doing another jet [...]

Manhattan Rebellion...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I, Royal Thai Navy

So, after two months pause due to the foto studio being out of order, I can finally post what my dad has finished in-between. Special Hobby Korean War kit with decals and correctly molded wing tanks (with all other kit editions the tanks [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 P-40N Warhawk

Although painted in khaki, Geronimo was a an aircraft serving in the 45th Squadron of the 15th Group in the Nanumes Island.