1/48 scale modeling
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1:48 Scale Eduard, F6F-5, “Hellcat”
Not going to get in too much of a chat with this one, as I already have written about their F6F-3. Same build experience with this one. Great overall detail most of the time, and could be improved upon in others. It's an excellent [...]
Monogram 1/48 A6M5 Zero
The Monogram A6M5 Zero is a very simple model. It has no real cockpit detail, a one piece canopy, and you can see through it looking from below through the wheel wells, when the landing gear is down. But when I was 14 years old, I won my [...]
1:48 Scale Tamiya, F4U-1, "Corsair"
Tamiya's F4U in 1:48 scale is a beautiful model, that pretty much builds itself. Fit and finish of the parts is awesome, and the only issue I have found with building these kits, is with building the wing deployed. You MUST be careful of [...]
1:48 scale, Eduard F6F-3, “Hellcat”
Decent kit of Grumman's fighter, and a pleasure to build. I thought it had excellent exterior detail. The prop was a little disappointing, as was the cockpit. I thought they could been better, but at least Eduard captured the look of [...]
1/48 Trumpeter Mig-23
So I have to say that I think I finished the 1/48 Trumpeter Mig-23. I'm pretty happy with it. I touched up a few things, added a little Mig European soil weathering pigment and attached the missiles. This was a fun kit to build (although a [...]
1/48 Scale Monogram P-51D Mustang
Well, after over 40 years of building aircraft models, I finally got around to doing one with a natural metal finish. I have always had reservations about doing NM, as I am a brush painter, and I have always heard that you will have to use [...]
1:48 scale Hobby Boss FM-2, "Wildcat"
The Hobby Boss "Wildcats" in 1:48 scale are all pretty good models. They line up. They look right, and have a pretty fair amount of detail, even if some of it is a little overdone. Still, I found them to be fun builds. At [...]
1:48 scale, Eduard Yak-1b (Accurate Miniatures Re-pop)
I started building this model on a business trip I took last year up in Syracuse NY. It was small and fit in the luggage well.
I had built one of these kits when it was originally released by Accurate Miniatures a few years back, so I [...]
Work In Progress-Nichimo 1:48 scale, Ki-45, “Toryu”
Here's another kit that's moving along towards completion. Again, a few update photos. Kit itself is going together well. All the fun has been getting all these interior detail sets to fit. Ugh. However they look okay after the [...]
Airfix 1:48 Scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
Hey Folks
Here are a few WIP pictures, updating what's been done on this kit. She's a real beauty!
I have some touching up to do before I apply the first gloss coat. Then it's decals, second gloss coat, and then the flat coat and [...]
