1/72 scale modeling
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Italeri 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk
Hi all, I just completed my second aircraft after taking a multi-decade break from the hobby. I'd like to share some photos of the finished model and impressions of the kit.
The Italeri kit is made of black styrene with 41 parts. [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback - HobbyBoss 80283 - 1/72
And another HobbyBoss 'Easy Assembly' kit with some ordnance borrowed from a Tamiya kit with some left over decals from Eagle Cals EC#56.
THe decals allowed me to display Col. Frank Klibbe's P-47 D-15-RE Little Chief No. 1A which had [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 SB2A-4 Buccaneer
Special Hobby's kit is quite good, albeit of the older type of their kits. With relatively moderate effort it turns out fine. The interior is unexpectedly complete for the scale, but it takes plenty of test fitting to ensure a tight [...]
1/72 Revell Schnellboot S-100
1/72 Revell Schnellboot S-100
Added resin torpedoes and resin contact mines.
Scratch built additional depth charges
Modified display base.
Fabricated additional depth chargers.
Corrected Black Panther logo.
Slight weathering with [...]
Traditional in a very unconventional way: Handley Page Heyford Mk.I
The Heyford by Matchbox is one of the early models I ventured over in my childhood. I still remember the joy of what was certainly anything but a first-class result. It was therefore a particular pleasure to be able to acquire one of these [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 F/A-18F Super Hornet VFA-102
Hasegawa's 1/72 F/A-18F, built in 6 days.
I used Mr.Color mainly to paint and weathering.
I set figures made by Tori Factory.
Pan Am Lockheed L-049 Constellation Heller 1/72
I originally built this 35 years ago, I removed the landing gear and refurbished it. I'm displaying my models at thepanammuseum.org where I'm curator.
Pan Am Boeing 707-321B Clipper
A little damaged in handling in the museum. I converted it to in-flight.
