1/72 scale modeling
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Westland Whirlwind
Hi,
Here is another of my recent builds, the old Airfix Westland Whirlwind in 1/72 scale.
This is a "retooling" from the '70's rather than the original kit they produced in the 1960's. Although a simple kit with less than 50 [...]
Who Doesn't Have a Spitfire Collection?
Hot off the workbench is my version of the Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk. Vb in the markings of 243 squadron. As usual for a Tamiya kit, it went together with no problems. The decals of the code letters have soft edges to my eye. That would be [...]
'Old Skool Airfix' – Super Mystere B2
Built in the middle of my P-47 project - I was waiting on some extras from the UK - 90mins to build and a few on-and-off sessions to spray-mask-spray again. Think this one dates from 1972, the decals are from an (almost as old) [...]
Blue 9 Fw190A-8
Fw190A-8, Blue 9 of 12. /JG 5. "Eismeer" Herdla, Norway, 1945. Flown by Karl-Heinz 'Charly' Koch. This aircraft, Werk #350185, crash landed during aerial combat over Sunnfjord, 9 February 1945. (Known as the Black Friday)
Koch [...]
RAF Fortress III Detail Photos
Following on from last week's post on my RAF Fortress III, I said that when the new issue of AMW was out I'd post some detail photos. Well the new issue is out tomorrow so here are the photos as promised. This is a 1:72 kit so you are [...]
1/72nd Minicraft PBM-5 Mariner
I found the Minicraft PBM-5 to be an enjoyable build but not without its challenges. For the most part, the kit is nicely engineered with clean crisp parts and finely recessed panel lines. On the negative side, I found that the PBM-5 is a [...]
Italeri F-35A Lightning II (1/72)
Made OOB, it has few mistakes, but s*** happens đ I am not completely satisfied, but it will be better in next projects. đ Enjoy.
Miles M.2F Hawk Major 1:72 â scratchbuilt
Hi Everyone! This is my scratchbuilt 1:72 Miles M.2 Hawk Major, more specifically an early âFâ version. I have a plan - near on the top on my modeling âbucketlistâ - to collect all the âMacrobertsonâ entries (and maybe a huuge [...]
Airfix B-17 100 Group
This is my first post in a while, I've been busy building though. This is the Airfix 1:72 B-17 built from the new kit which is a 100 Group RAF Fortress III version. This has all the Eduard sets - yes, every single one, including the [...]
