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A-4 Skyhawk, ESCI 1/48
I just finished the restoration of the old ESCI model of the A-4 Skyhawk 1/48 (have to . I'm pretty satisfied how it looks now. I should put two bombs on outer pylons and exhaust
ESCI 1/72 M-113
This is an oldie picked this up from an estate sale. Despite the kit's age, it built up pretty well. I thought it would be a quick little project until I dawned on me that the interior would be visible and require painting and [...]
Bell OH-58A Kiowa – Esci 1/48
Following Hughes OH-6A presented here on April, a new Vietnam aeroscout is coming from my bench.
This mid ‘80s 1/48 scale model by Esci is pretty good although its age.
I got a lot of work inside the cockpit, none the less outside, with [...]
Iraqi MiG-21MF “Fishbed”
Inspired by the outbreak of Desert Storm, or Gulf War One, I built this MiG-21MF in Iraqi markings and camouflage. So, it's been languishing in the display cabinet since way back then, with no airport pictures taken. Even though it's more [...]
The A Shau Valley, March 10, 1966, Rest in Peace Col Fisher, January 11, 1927 – August 16, 2014
Because of Col Fisher's passing I decided to share with you the story of a model I built and the experience I had because of it. I do not tell this story often, it's not really about me but what a very gentle man from Iowa did for me [...]
1/48 F-8E Crusader
Robert Bausch's nice Crusader posted a few days back inspired me to post mine. We did the exact same thing, Esci decals on a Monogram Crusader. I added a lot of stencils too, from an old Microscale F-8 sheet. I remember shortening the [...]
The 1/48 Mirage F1C-200 from Esci
Hello everyone,
after the Mirage IIIC, I present the Mirage F1C-200. This is the old model Esci 1/48 on which I added landing metal FM brand trains. The pilot resin is PJ brand.
Thank you again and good weekend to all.
FJ-3M Fury of VF-124
This is the ESCI 1/48 kit dated 1983, of the FJ-2/3 Fury. Up to the point of the release of the Collect-Aire Models, kit in 1997 this was the only game in town for a Fury in 1/48. Still today I know of no other kit in 1/48 of this airplane [...]
Saab Viggen with “Splinter” camouflage
Many years ago I fell in love with Saab, both aircraft and cars. In September 1974 I flew from Beale AFB to Farnborough in England, in the C-141 support aircraft, as an Air Force artist covering the Lockheed SR-71 record breaking flight [...]
1/48 ESCI North American FJ-2/3 Fury
I had this one sitting around for centuries, before I decided to build it. My Fury stash had to start somewhere, so I chose the oldest one first. Most people, it seems, did not like the ESCI version. I don't know how accurate or [...]
