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Bell P 39F Airacobra, A53-6, 82 Sqn RAAF Bankstown NSW 1943.

1/72 Academy, with Eduard photo etch, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels and Polly scale acrylic with Future and Xtra flat over kit and Red Roo decals.

North American T 6D Texan, Esquadrilha da Fumaca, Forca Aerea Brasileira, Santos dumont airport Rio de Janeiro 1964.

1/72 Academy, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Tamiya enamels with X22 over RP Machado decals.

RAF P-47s

Not totally oddball but 2 1/48 P-47s that served with the 73OTU in Fayid, Egypt,1945. The razorback was a Monogram kit and the bubbletop was Academy. Decals by LPS Decals "British Thunderbolts" and Iliad Decals "RAF [...]

"Yonder they come!" December 7 (8) 1941 Philippines

Built this little dio a couple years ago, in line with my lifelong interest in the Philippine fiasco of '41-'42. Tried to represent a mad scramble of the 34th Pursuit squadron at Del Carmen field on the Day of Infamy. The opening title is [...]

Consolidated PBY 5A Catalina, A24-113, 113 ASR Flight RAAF Cairns Qld 1945.

1/72 Academy, my second Catalina, I modified and added a few things, finished in MM enamels with Future and Micro flat over Aussie, Model decal and spares.

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD ACADEMY F-4J PHANTOM II

Excellent Academy's 1/72 F-4J Phantom II 'VF-84 Jolly Rogers' kit (2016). Tools and paints used in this video: Mr. Cement Deluxe Mr. Cement S Mr. Surfacers 1500 black. Colors only Mr.Color and Mr. Hobby Paints by Gunze/GSI CREOS JAPAN. [...]

1/48 Academy Spitfire FR Mk.XVIII

Hello Folks This time I would like to present completed build. This time it is Spitfire Mk.XIVe version from Academy. The build take me a two year or so but not because the kit is woeful but I have long brakes working on different project. [...]

Consolidated PBY 5 Catalina, A24-17, 11 Sqn RAAF Cairns Qld 1943.

1/72 Academy, my first Catalina, not counting the the Airfix kit built many years ago, I modified a few things and added some antennae, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and MM FS30000 acrylic over ES decals.

My Shiny Bearcat/Model Number Eight for the Year

This is the Academy 1/48 Bearcat. Apparently it is also the Hobbycraft Bearcat. I've read reviews that say the cowl is misshapen and the wheel well detail may be spurious among other issues. However, I found the kit to look fine to me [...]

Tiger I (Early version, Academy, 1:35) of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps at Kursk, Russia, 1943

Some history: I bought this particular kit out of the stash from another modeller in Belgium, together with a Pz. III E (Dragon) which I will post on later. It features the early version of the infamous Tiger tank that granted the German [...]