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THE FRYING PAN CHALLENGE! Part 4. The fun has begun.
Playing around with the airbrush over large surfaces is the best part of aircraft modeling in my opinion.
Before I painted the black underside, I laid a foundation of reddish brown.
That was followed by a thin layer of dark grey and then [...]
Mitsubishi A6M2b, Model 21, Type 0, Reisen or “Zero”
Finally finished this Hasegawa 1:48 scale A6M2b, Type 21, Model 0.
I found the overall build to be decent. Great in some spots and a somewhat, pain in the arse in others.
While detail in the cockpit, engine and wheel bay are very [...]
Albatros D.III OEF
Ola
As promised, the last one to leave the hangar for this year, an Eduard Albatros D.III in 1:48
My first stringbag to date, had some struggles but not too bad as such. The pics are...bad 🙂 But I CBA to do them better at this point, so [...]
1/48 AMK MiG-31
Finally finished it
THE FRYING PAN CHALLENGE! Part 3. Fuselage and wings.
A german high quality virus halted the build for almost a week and ruined three days of skiing vacation, but today I got going again.
The clear parts didn't really fit as one would wish, so some putty and sanding was required.
With [...]
Revel 1/48 P-40B
This is my first post and I'm happy to be apart of the society. This is my P-40B from Revel. The tow cart is from a B-24 as well as the crew. Please note the base ball cap on the driver of the tow cart. Base ball was a popular sport in the [...]
1/48 Nakajima Ki-27 by Hasegawa
This is an early Hasegawa boxing of the Mania Models Ki-27 from about 1977...I think. I put some Eduard details in the cockpit including a seat, belts, and instrument panel but since its so small I really didn't do much more there. The [...]
F-7F 3 Tigercat 1/48 Italeri
My last kit F-7F 3 from U.S.M.C., MAG-33, Phoang, Korea, 1953
Tamiya P-51B – Don Gentile’s “Shangri-La”
Don Gentile - The Most Controversial Ace
When I sat down 30 years ago to write “the definitive fighter pilot screenplay” and chose as my subject the 4th Fighter Group in the Spring of 1944 during “The Great Ace Race,” with Don [...]
