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John Deere 4430
I grew up on a farm with green tractors, and as kids my school mates and I used to have tug-of-wars over whether John Deere or IH were the better tractors. Sometime around my early teens I built the Ertl Massey-Ferguson 1155 tractor which [...]
1/72 Esci AMT CF-104 Starfighter 421 Red Indian Squadron Canadian Armed Forces
I am a big fan of the Lockheed F-104. My father flew the CF-104 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from 1961 to 1964. This model features a commemorative paint scheme for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 421 Red Indian Squadron. In [...]
AMT 1/24 1966 Buick Riveria
Hi all,
I finished this kit last night - it went together very easily taking only 5 evenings.
I used Zero Paints 2K Primer, Zero Paints Porsche Ipanema Blue, Gravity Colors 2K Clear and Spaz Stix Ultimate Mirror Chrome.
All my models can [...]
THE OTHER FORD CAR
This is the what was left over from building Ed's car!
Its' the1960 Ford Starliner model. Since all of the parts looked good with next to no flashing, especially the frame, I choose to build this car.
I decked out the engine with [...]
1/72 Esci/AMT USAF F-104 Drone
The 1/72 Esci F-104 kits were re-boxed by AMT. The kits are pretty nice with extra fine recessed panel lines and the option to build the short tail A or C version or the more common long tail version used by most countries except the US [...]
AMT / Ertl Northrop X/YB-35 in 1/72 Scale
This is the AMT / Ertl X/YB-35, a very large kit when built, but a unique subject. This kit takes some work, think of it as a limited run effort and you will be well prepared. I opened up the wing leading edge inlets and the wing slots [...]
Last of the Four – the Silhouette is done!
This must be a record for me at least since I was young, 4 kits done in 3 months! All fun, all straight out of the box (well I did plug wires on the dragster) and I did my best to not stress out over perfection. The last one is AMTs [...]
Spring is here, Mac is back, and the pad has gone away…
Well here is progress on my AMT Silhouette, this time pictures taken with my trusty digital camera and processed with "pictures" on my new MacBook Air. The iPad...well I should have liked it, but I hated it! Well hate is [...]
AMT 1/25 scale 1971 Dodge Charger R/T Kit
Long story behind this kit! My best friend Marshall Smith who owned a Restored 1971 Dodge Charger SE. His Charger was authenticated by Gailen Govier as to be 1 of 7 built in 1971. Charger SE was a luxury style Charger with a leather [...]
Douglas BD-2 Navy two-engine utility
This is my first post on Imodeler. I recently finished this AMT 1/48 scale Douglas BD-2 (A20) Havoc. It is based on a photo of an actual aircraft (Bu 7095). The Navy took possession of several A20's from the Army and used them for [...]
