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Hey Guys,
havent posted here in a while, have just finished this less than half an hour ago. This one has been dragging on longer than i wanted ! this was pretty much a test build as i have 3 other F-111C kits i plan to build, this was my [...]
Here are some shots of my Academy 1/48 Avia S-199 built a couple of years ago.I removed the wing flaps and ailerons in order to position them in a more lifelike way and added a few details inside the office other than that it is OOB .The [...]
Since I belong to the NTAA Club (never throw anything away), I decided to kitbash a Spitfire XIVc a couple of years ago. There are bits of around 5 or 6 different kits in this model which amazingly all fitted pretty well. The nose is a cut [...]
Hello my name is Jeff Stewart and I am a PLASTIHOLIC!
This was my first model, well since i was a tot. Was watchin the Military channel all day about 3 yrs ago, that same day I was walkin around one of those closeout stores near my home [...]
This is 1/48 Spitfire FR.14e finished with the markings NH 915 / EB – H of Lt. Derek Rake No 41 sqn B118 Celle - Germany during spring 1945.
The base kit is from Academy.
It was very hard to continue with OOB because of its [...]
this plane was done early, painted with tamiya shakers, since the model had already been painted, i tried my hand at post-shading. literally the first time i used the airbrush, other than a quick test on the side of the trash can. still [...]
Practice, practice, practice! This kit was used as practice for air brushing. the fit was terrible! The decals for low vis versions were 3 different shades! The only good thing about it was the decently detailed landing gear. Considered [...]
...this one doesn't really help the USAF against the Messerschmitts but it is still a Mustang
! Academy kit with Cutting Edge decals. Metal finish was Vallejo (!), a bit fragile but still the best I have managed yet! I'll see if I can [...]
Seen last fall at a model contest just outside of Baltimore, as the crowds admired the many impressive models attending the event, a group of aging movie stars was seen gathered together on the collections category table. An enterprising [...]
All from the Monogram kit.
The SB2C-1 is the Accurate Miniatures release, corrected to be an SB2C-1 (what they provided was kinda/sorta an SB2C-1C), with 4 50s in the wings, the rear glass in the pilot's canopy, correct 3 blade prop, [...]