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A tale of two Tomcats

Those of you, that are following my work probably know, that F-14 is one of my favourite aircraft. Getting my hands on the GWH’s new kit a few years ago, I just had to build it, though my followers on Facebook and Instagram poll chose [...]

2023 Builds

It's been awhile since I've posted anything but I thought I'd share this years builds: 1/72 Hasegawa F-16D Have Glass 148th FW Minnesota ANG 1/72 Hasegawa F-15EX Eglin AFB 1/72 Hobbyboss TA-7C 1/48 Tamiya F-16 ADF (the Block 30 kit with a [...]

P-51 B Kovozavody Prostejov Operation Frantic-2

Well, it's the end of the year. This is the fourth Mustang I've built in 12 months. The latter is so special that I come back to the KP brand again, having much more experience. So this time I will start unusually with a description of the [...]

Heller Messerschmitt Bf-109F 1/72 scale

I consider this build to be somewhat of a test for myself. I wanted to see if I could build a German aircraft using mostly craft acrylic paints and still have it look convincing, as if I only used RLM specific colors. I mixed various [...]

F-20 Tigershark + Sparrow Hasegawa 1/72

Hi to all The model is the very old one, the only F20 in 1/72, so i will not bother explaining the plastic, because everyone know it. Model is finished on the end of previous year. What I wanted to do is a test version with V-V Sparrow [...]

2023 in review

I might get one last one in, but likely not. I got Snoopy's Sopwith Camel, the Monogram re-pop from Atlantis for Christmas, but despite its' simplicity I doubt I get it done by Jan 1. So here are. my 2023 builds! Bandai 1/72 X-wing (if [...]

OV-1A Mohawk Clear Prop! 1/72

Continuing on a theme of Army fixed wing aircraft in Vietnam, I selected this 1/72 scale Clear Prop model of the low-level, reconnaissance Mohawk. Requirements came from the US Army and its cockpit canopy is all utilitarian, looking a [...]

Republic F 84F Thunderstreak, 5-653 Getti Tonanti, 5 Aerobrigata, Rimini, Italy 1959.

1/72 PJ productions, resin kit, Italeri kit decals with Sky 72-009 roundels, built 03-2020 to 12-2022, I added 4g of lead above the nose wheel well, a 1/32" brass wire wing spar, replaced the jet pipe with alloy tube, mistakenly [...]

"Bare Beauty"CF-104D Starfighter in 1/72

Hi folks, in case you are not yet in Christmas mood, taking a look at my recently finished build might help you. Ho, ho, ho! It features the "old" Hasegawa CF-104D in 1/72: all natural metal areas were dressed up with Bare [...]

Supermodel's Blohm u. Voß Bv138C 'Seedrache' (The Flying Clog)

This is my last build for 2023, and it's the venerable Bv138C kit by Supermodel from the mid-1970s. I had intended to finish it in a colour scheme carried by a Bv138A variant, but noticed almost at the very last moment, that this wasn't [...]