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The end!!!
At the beginning of 2003 at Eastern Elliniko Airport, three of the Olympic B727-200s (SX-CBB "Mount Pindos", SX-CBE "Mount Athos" & SX-CBF "Mount Taygetus") were scraped one after another and converted to [...]
Mirage F1 AZ 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build. Part 18
Well, its time for the 2nd last post. The build is completed, under wing stores and drop tank have been installed.
Just waiting for the custom decals to arrive and put on and then I can truly say that this mammoth built is complete.
This [...]
Second reveal: Arco dei Fileni, Libya, 1941 in 1:35, Scratchbuild
Most of you have been following this WIP thread under the Armor section. Unfortunately, something went wrong in the back-office of this site, so the entire build report was lost. This is an attempt to give a short recap of how this work [...]
SS Ben Read
At last finished. 1:260 scale SS BEN READ - (Photos were taken in daylight - cloudy weather)
Goetzen
GOETZEN - 1:500
Scratch built
Scratch build 1/35 Stahlunterstände mit aufgesetzten Pantherturm ( Steel pillbox with panther turret)
These were used on the west, Italian and eastern front,
They came like this or on a wooden two story construction and encased in reinforced concrete (steel box version ) .
Panther turrets were converted into bunkers ever since late [...]
Mirage F1 AZ 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build. Part 10
Well its time for another up date on the F1 project for all you die hard followers out there, it has made for some interesting progress the last few days, here is a basic outline of what I have done, as you all know, I'm sure, everything [...]
First reveal: Arco dei Fileni, Libya, 1941 in 1:35, Scratchbuild
Some of you may have dropped by this WIP on the Arco dei Fileni (Arch of the Philaeni) entry in the diorama and armor section:
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Since the main construction phase is now finished, I wanted to bring a first reveal to you. Today, I had [...]
Scratchbuilt G10N Fugaku
Wanted to do something different for my dad for fathers day this year...so I scratchbuilt him an airplane we both know and like. The Nakajima G10N Fugaku. Designed in 1943, Fugaku, or Mount Fuji, was to be a six engine "super heavy [...]
