1/72 scale modeling
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Two Old 1/72 Model Kits of the Grumman Wildcats (Revell and Frog)
A couple of months ago I started work on these two kits, Revell's and Frog's F4F-4 Wildcats. I wanted to build them together like the way I did with my Bearcats back in March and enjoy the whole process. My original game plan was to build [...]
That's what I would have liked to experience: a P5M Marlin taking off!
It must have been a breathtaking experience when a thirty-metre-long flying boat, like this Martin P5M Marlin, made the water spray under the roar of its 3500 hp Wright 3350 engines running at full power to get the 36 000 kilos of maximum [...]
Eduard 1/72 Spitfire MK.IXc Early.
This is build one from "The Longest Day" box set.
My first Eduard Spitfire and while it is beautifully detailed I think it may be a tad over engineered for 1/72.
The wheels came in 4 parts each the underwing radiators were 7 [...]
The wages of writing :-)
So, some of you may have noticed over at the Eduard website that they have an actual historian writing their Wildcat history (with more to come). That would be yours truly, who was asked by Vlad if I would do that, and said [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 Short Sunderland Mk.V
A marathon run at this one as it was started on Christmas Eve last year.
As with all Special Hobby kits there are foibles and challenges but the major issues with this build were entirely of my own making.
I had got her to the stage that i [...]
Mirage 1/72 PZL.37A
Whereas in 1928 the Polish Department of Aeronautics ordered aviation manufacturer Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) to make preparations towards the development of a multi-engine night bomber, it was finally decided to procure a number [...]
B-17G from Białogóra. B-17G Airfix Bachelor's Bride from 91 BG project .
This time I will not describe the spectacular stories of the plane. My emotional connection with the Boeing B-17 comes from my vacation days at the seaside. A few years ago I discovered in the seaside town of Białogóra an information [...]
The big and the small: Hobbyboss 1/72 Railway Gun 80cm K(E) "Dora" & Meng 1/35 French FT-17 (Riveted Turret)
Both kits have no building issues. The trench diorama base is provided with the model.
Roden 1/72 Gotha G.V.
This is my third build of the venerable Roden Gotha. Released 20 years ago, it retains its charm in terms of the right scale for a build of the type and of course, the large surface areas covered by the colorful lozenge camouflage.
The [...]
