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1/72 F-8s, Fujimi, Esci
Robert's F-8s inspired me to take these pics and post them. I thought I was the last guy to have that old Fujimi kit on a display shelf! I built these in the mid 1980s. Robert's AMT kit is an Esci re-pop. I think I have at least 3 more [...]
VF-74 Round up
Three Phantoms- one old build, two fairly recent, The first is I believe VF-74's first scheme of the 1960's . I used an old Hasegawa F-4J which really is a 'B' because of the thin wings, Airfix decals, crudely dropped the slats and flaps [...]
A-4 Skyhawk, ESCI, 1/48
Restoration of old ESCI A-4 Skyhawk 1/48
Decals are home made with laser decal paper. Some missing parts are scratched.
colors: Hu140, Hu 129 & Revell 50+05
Mirage IIIO
Hi everyone HNY from a very warm (27deg) & sunny Middle Zealand.
So this project is a sort of 'getting back to basics' build. Initially I started it back in April'ish last year, then after just two sessions, boxed it all up and found [...]
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 [...]
