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Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller
I haven't posted for a while, but this is the completion of a 3-year project. The Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller (TBAF) was in use on RAF airfields during the 2nd world war. This representation is in 1/24th scale and is scratch built [...]
George Lee & his Keystone, etc.
The first 3 photos are of George Lee with his "scratch built "Keystone Bomber." I took the photos at the annual 1988 IPMS/USA National Convention. George taught me how to scratch-build model parts and how to airbrush [...]
Sci-fi Airship
This was based on a sketch by artist Rob Turpin. It was my first attempt at scratch building. It’s a weird design, but I really liked it right away. It reminded me of science fiction paperback covers from the 70s and 80’s and the [...]
1/15 Nostromo Airlock (Alien 1979)
Scratch built model of the Airlock from the movie Alien (79). Built from polystyrene sheet, Evergreen, & 3D printed styrene. I mostly worked from a production sketch by concept artist Ron Cobb, and a few frame grabs from the film.
The [...]
Video: Ju 87 B-1 Stuka- Scratch Built Metal Model- Part 2
1:16 Scale. Model Engineering. One-Off Aluminum Model. Truly scratch-built.
The custom metal models built by Guillermo Rojas Bazán are considered the best in the world in their category by several institutions of wide international [...]
Video: Ju 87 B-1 Stuka- Scratch Built Metal Model- Part 1
1:16 Scale. Model Engineering. One-Off Aluminum Model. Truly scratch-built.
The custom metal models built by Guillermo Rojas Bazán are considered the best in the world in their category by several institutions of wide international [...]
Dewoitine D.21 C1 – 1/16 – Scratch Build
The Turkish Nation donated about 300 aircraft to the Turkish Air Force between 1925 and 1935. The donor or the name of the province, county, village was written on the airplane. Dewoitine D.21 C1 donated by Akşehir Town was one of [...]
Arado Ar 196 Fixed Wing in wood
As the world is gripped by Covid 19, and India is under a 21 day lock down with extension possibilities high, it was the best time to finish the Arado Ar 196 Fixed wing recon plane. Trying to make it by looking at the different pictures of [...]
1/32 Scale F-104 Starfighter with real aluminum skin – Completed!
Hello all you sheltered in place modelers! Well I have finally completed the 1/32 scale F-104 with all aluminum skin! This is something I always wanted to do, and now I can finally say I have done it!
(If I never see thin aluminum again [...]
ANOTHER SCRATCH-BUILT MODEL.
My client sent me the side view photo of "Dallas Doll" and wanted to know if I could make the "Dallas-style" canopy? I wrote back and said yes I could, but in reality I had never done anything like this [...]
