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Romanian Fighter
After all the hassle of complex conversions and difficult kits I felt I'd earned an easy build. Looking around I saw that IBG had released an early P.11B which fitted the bill perfectly. I like IBG kits - they go together easily and are [...]
Yak 3 in 1/72 Revell (Zvezda)
After spending way too long on the last couple of builds (mostly do to self-inflicted problems and mistakes) I wanted something quick and easy, so scanning the stash, the Yak jumped out at me.
Apparently you can do it as a snap-together [...]
KSR-5 aka AS-6 "Kingfish" ; Amodel ; 1/72
Today I present another model of the "aircraft carrier killer" - KSR-5. This missile was a scaled-down version of the X-22. The main purpose of the modification was to allow the Tu-16 to carry missiles of this class. The Tu-16 [...]
24-hour build: Heller 1/72 Arado Ar 96
I've previously published an article about my 24-hour Airfix Widcat, and this build followed much the same online format: start-to-finish in a 24-hour period with frequently posted updates. Unlike the new-tool Wildcat, the Heller Ar 96 was [...]
Retired project
Retired nearly 2 years ago and thought I would return to something I hadn’t done for over 55years!
Glad to see Airfix models are still around so I bought a few to begin.
A few mistake have been made, eyesight not what it once was and [...]
Avro Lancaster B.VII
Lancaster B.VII was the final production version. The main external difference from previous marks was the slightly forward location of the upper turret. This was to compensate for the change in the inclusion of heaver 0.5 machine guns on [...]
Lockheed F 104G Starfighter, Vikings aerobatic team, MFG 2, Marineflieger 1986.
1/72 Hasegawa, built 2022 for the Luftwaffe GB, more pic's and details there.
Premium Hobbies 1/72 P-47D
Having seen these at Amazon for $15 I decided to try one. Did not know what to expect but what it turned out to be was an Academy rebox. Sure seems to be alot of that gong around these days.
No mousetraps, above average detail, great [...]
X-22 (Kh-22) "Buria" aka AS-4 „Kitchen" ; A-Model ; 1/72
Today I want to present model of one of the "aircraft carrier killers" - Kh-22 "Burya." The model shows one of the first versions of the missile, developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The design, although [...]
