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Armoured Car Ford FT-B, Poland mid 1920`s (1/72)
The Ford FT-B was the first armored car produced by Poland.
Designed by Tadeusz Tański and put into service in 1920.
The vehicle was based on the famous Ford Model-T chassis, which was equipped with a armoured hull and a rotatable turret [...]
Detailing Special Hobby Fairey Barracuda 1/48 kit
Special Hobby's Barracuda is an injection short run kit that is a challenge to build. The kit attracted my attention following a complete scratch-built wing fold done on Frog's 1/72 kit. The unique wing fold mechanism adds a lot of [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt; 61FS 56FG
P-47 was an American fighter produced by the republic from 1941 until 1945. Equipped with 8 0.50cal machine guns and several weapons pylons it could weigh up to 8 tons, making it one of the heaviest WW2 fighters. Designed around an [...]
A Pair of Brewster F2A-3 Buffalos
The Hobby 2000 business plan is to re-pop kits from various manufacturers, adding new decals and paint masks. This gives modelers another chance to acquire an out of production kit which already includes two of the most common aftermarket [...]
KP 1/72 Yak-23
After finishing my last build (MiG-17PF) I wanted to build another KP kit. I've been eyeing the Yak-23 for a while and decided to give this kit a try.
The Yak-23 is an early Soviet jet fighter which flew in the late 40's. This is a very [...]
Amodel's Dornier Do26
Well, this is a prime example of checking your reference sources, which I didn't. I really liked this colour scheme when I saw it ten years ago now, and promptly applied it to this model. Unfortunately, on tidying up the colour scheme [...]
Airfix's Dornier Do17Z-2
Hi, my recent build of this kit was just something to do that wasn't too taxing, and I chose to leave the bomb bay closed off and the flaps in neutral.
Easily the best kit in 1/72 scale, this builds up into a very attractive kit and it has [...]
1/72 Hasegawa P-3C Orion – VP-8
This commission build used the Hasegawa 1/72 P-3C Orion. The scheme is for VP-8 “Flying Tigers” based out of NAS Brunswick during the early 1980’s. It is a commission work for a Navy Veteran who worked on these aircraft. The squadron [...]
Hawker Hunter GA 11, XF287 781 BY, Rough Diamonds, 738 Sqn Royal Navy, RNAS Brawdy 1967.
1/72 Airfix, started 07-2014 finished for the Hawker GB, more pic's, details there.
Head-to-Head Broncos, Academy & ICM
I tried another head-to-head comparison build of a vintage and a recent new tool kit; this time 1/72 scale OV-10A kits. I built the venerable Academy kit originally issued in 1999 and the 2023 ICM kit. The OV-10 is a distinctive iconic [...]
