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Tamiyas Me262, JV44 mini diorama part 1 of 2
The plan for this was to do a really quick build Me262 after spending a lot more time than i planned on my Skyraider. But upon opening the kit i noticed one of the schemes was a JV44 job and i thought...this a great excuse to add a JV 44 [...]
Ltn. Hans Böning Albatros D V
This is the WnW kit “Von Richtofen”. For the realization I used some aftermarket products. For the engine I used the distribution kit of "Taurus model", the lozenge decals are of "Aviattic" and the turnbukles are [...]
Academy 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 "Modeler's Edition"
Kit: Academy 1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 "Modeler's Edition"
EDIT 11/2021: Fixed the SBD wing issue by building new ones
History:
The USS Enterprise CV-6 was the seventh US Navy vessel of that name and the sixth US aircraft [...]
Strafing (Hanriot 232/2 diorama)
Hello to everyone!
I finally decided to strafe my french Hanriot H232/2 kit from AZUR (not an easy one, I warn you). From the 35 aircrafts produced only 20 survived the german attack over France, so I guessed some of them might be strafed [...]
Volvo LM 841 (weathering & diorama commission work)
I was given a brand new Volvo LM 841 to weather as well as make a small vignette, for a friend of mine, Rickard Algotsson. I decided to give this 1:50 scale model a go. It's a beautiful model with great details. Surprisingly enough, it is [...]
Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike project: Bandai 1/12
Well, it's been a minute since I've posted. So I thought why not show what I've been working on. Bandai 1/12 Scout Trooper and Speeder bike with scratch-built fountain (it works!). Still have quite a bit to do but at least we can now see [...]
Final reveal: Arco dei Fileni, Libya, 1941 on 1:35, Scratchbuild
This is the final reveal of my crack at the Arco dei Fileni, an Italian colonial monument erected in 1937 in Libya and designed by the Italian architect Florestano di Fausto (1890-1965). The original was dynamited by the later Libyan [...]
Panther 4 x 4 and Panther 8 x 8 rescue crashed Airbus A 300 DHL.
New progess of my crashed Airbus A 300 DHL diorama. Fire trucks added. Panther 4 x 4 is resin kit by BSD model. Panther 8 x 8 id 3D printed model. Airbus A 300 is old Airfix model kit. Scale 1:144.
1/700 Prinz Eugen
Trumpeter 1/700 German Cruiser Prinz Eugen 1942
Prinz Eugen as she appeared in November 1942. Photo-etch set and brass masts are Flyhawk. Rope reels are from Big Blue Boy, AA suite is 3dModelParts, crew are from Eduard, and rigging is [...]
Two models, one base
This was an idea to space save in my cabinet, the trusty Detolf, but still have some bases to add interest. My previous Spitfire build with base takes up a shelf all by it's lonesome, which makes only four planes per cabinet. It looks [...]
