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Academy B-52H 1/144

by George V Guimaraes on March 6, 2025 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hello! Here’s my latest project—and my first in 1/144 scale—the Academy B-52H, an iconic Cold War bomber. I have to admit, working in this scale wasn’t the most enjoyable experience. The lack of detail and, of course, the tiny [...]

Dutch beauty: light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (C801)

by Marcello Rosa on February 10, 2025 · in Ships · 10 ≡

Today I share photos of my latest adventure in resin kits. This model represents the Cold War-era Dutch light cruiser De Ruyter, which served Her Netherlands Majesty's Navy between 1953 and 1972. This ship was then sold to Peru, where she [...]

1/48 Hobby Boss Yak-38A Forger

by Dan Lee on July 2, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

The Yakolev-38 Forger was the Soviet Union's answer to the Harrier. It shared some similarities in shape and mission, but also had major differences such as no thrust vectoring (the Forger carried two small engines for lift that only [...]

Monogram F-104G Starfighter

by Ramon R. Lomeli on June 24, 2024 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hey Party People! Next up in my Good From Afar but Far From Good collection is this Monogram F-104G Starfighter. I scribed all the panel lines and scratch-built the retraction linkages on the main landing gear struts with lead wire and [...]

APOLLO LEM LANDER

by Aaron Bouma on March 22, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is my newest model. LEM lunar lander. Built from scratch. Wood. Mainly pine.

Fujimi 1/700 HMS Eagle (a blast from the past)

by Marcello Rosa on February 10, 2024 · in Ships · 6 ≡

Dear friends While working on my next model, I share today pictures of an older build. This was completed more than 3 years ago, and was my first 1/700 ship, and also my first sea base. I decided to share images of this model to [...]

CUCV Canadian 5/4 Ton Chev

by Aaron Bouma on November 23, 2023 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

This is my scratch built Chev Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle. Built from scratch wood. 70% complete

"The two faces of the Atlas", Part I: Convair SM-65 Atlas D, US first intercontinental ballistic missile

by Roland Sachsenhofer on November 12, 2023 · in Space · 14 ≡

How do you write about a model that is a weapon of mass destruction? The Convair SM-65 Atlas was the first intercontinental ballistic missile available to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) of the US Air Force from 1959. Both the partly [...]

Six turning, four burning, a lot of masking: Roden 1/144 B-36 D

by Marcello Rosa on May 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Here are some photos of my recently completed B-36, representing a plane (01086, “Miss Featherweight”) based at Carswell during the early 1950’s. This model was built using the Roden 1/144 kit, with a few scratch built details. I [...]

Airfix 1/48 English Electric Lightning F2.A

by George V Guimaraes on January 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Hello! This is my recent project, this iconic cold war beast. It’s been one of my favorites jets since I’ve laid my eyes on a big poster, a long time ago, at the Air Force Academy. But this jet is more special for me because of [...]