1/72 scale modeling
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Ready for restoration: PT-76B (1/72)
This dio represents a graveyard where old soviet equipment is stored and now some of it is being restored to be handed over to a museum.- a second life for old stuff:)
First I wanted to display the PT in the "normal" [...]
My one foray in braille scale
Simon N's excellent work has inspired me to share the results of my only try in small scale. It's Trumpeter's 1/72 scale JS III, very loosely based on photos of abandoned Soviet armor on Shitokan (sp?) Island off the east coast of [...]
1/72 Hawker Sea Fury FB 11 – Frog F221F
Scalemates shows this F221F bagged kit was released in 1969, with the original Frog mold from 1963 - before I was born - now that's OLD!
I remember reading the the Sea fury was originally ordered as a simplified Hawker Tempest Mk II, they [...]
Supermarine Batfire Mk. I
While the whole world was embroiled in the dark days of WWII, in Gotham City a battle still raged for the soul of the Metropolis. Bruce Wayne had the resources to battle the endless parade of archvillains, but how to best use his wealth? [...]
France '44 (1/72)
This dio is intended to show a section of the advance of allied troops through France after the landing in the normandy.
In this case I decided to use one of the decal versions from the IBG kit.
Accordingly, this is the 2nd Canadian [...]
M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams (1/72)
These M1 Abrams were seen during winter maneuver exercises in Germany.
I liked the worn NATO/bronze green over the CARC tan with the white winter camouflage, so i chose this scheme because I think it's a change from the "usual" [...]
An "arrow" that was no longer shot: Do-335B-4 reconnaissance aircraft
Fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance plane, night fighter, high-altitude reconnaissance plane, "destroyer": since the beginning of 1943, truly far-reaching plans were being pursued with the Do-335 "Arrow"! With [...]
1/72nd Hasegawa RF-101C
I recently acquired this kit and decided to build it as it brought back memories of building one like it four decades ago. I'll call it a nostalgia build. The kit is nicely done with clean crisp molding and little flash other than that [...]
Fw-190 A8; Airfix 1:72 (2021 build)
Built last year but not yet posted, this was a quick and easy, OOB, build just to relax from the long 1:48 ones, on a rainy weekend.
Airfix 1:72. FW-190 A8 "White 3" with the blue-white-blue bands from the Reichsverteidigung [...]
