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F104 triplet differently dressed
Hi all,
By the end of last year George @gblair came up with a wonderful idea and provided Spiros @fiveten and me with this amazing gift, the Italeri in 1/72 scale. The idea was to build this iconic aircraft in the colors of the countries [...]
1/72 Valom Vickers Wellesley
I have a soft spot for early war British bombers. I bought this kit many years ago and have always hesitated to build it because it is a prime example of the old school limited run kit. It kept calling me from its home on a shelf in the [...]
KP 1/72 Avia B.35.1
This is an old kit from KP, kit no.8 first released in 1974. It is a simple kit with a not so great fit but still not a bad kit to deal with. The history of this plane is a short one, this model represents the first prototype that first [...]
Saved by the Bell, 1/72nd Bf 109E-3 Airfix A02062
I bought a kit on FB/Marketplace with a porch pickup, having to ring the bell after leaving the agreed payment in the mailbox. I left the payment, rang the doorbell and started walking back to my car. The seller then came out and added [...]
Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 / France, 1940
A few months ago i read an interesting article regarding the german breakthrough at Sedan in 1940 and how the myth of the weak resistance of the allied forces was created. I think it's fascinating how a series of small strategic mistakes [...]
Pro Modeler, 1:72 Scale, Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8
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Decent little kit that goes together very well and was a lot of fun to build. Overall fit was good and everything aligned up without any trouble.
I used Gunze Mr. Color and Model Master Enamels for paint, Eagle Cals Decals, [...]
A Pair of Eduard Grumman F6F-3s
The last completions of 2024, a pair of Eduard F6F-3 Hellcats. “Double Nuts” are the markings of CDR James Flatley, Commander Air Group 5 and an ace credited with six victories aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the Marcus Island [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 YF-19 Battroid MACROSS PLUS
Hasegawa 1/72 scale kit
I assembled the latest Macross kit from Hasegawa, which was released last year.
The kit is very easy to assemble and is finished with details all over the body.
1/72 TBM-3 Avenger "White 305" - VT-84, U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17) – February 1945
My second build of the year is a Hasegawa TBF/TBM-1C Avenger finished as "White 305" from VT-84 on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17) during Operation JAMBOREE, the Tokyo/Honshu Raids February 1945.
JAMBOREE was conceived as a [...]
Heinkel He 111 G & L subtypes: Roden/Hasegawa-merged builds
Hi, guys... these are two of my older kits from between 15 and 18 years ago, which I refurbished recently. They comprise parts from the Roden He111B/Hasegawa He111P kit for the G variant with the DB600 series inline engines, and the [...]
