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Mobile Vacis 2002 International 4300
This is a US Border Patrol scan truck built to scan contents off of transport trucks from ship or on US-Canada, US-Mexico borders. Built from scratch. This is a non military contract which are more rare because 95% are military contracts.
Freedom Is Not Free – Korean War Veterans Memorial in 1:48 (Scratchbuild)
This is my entry to Louis' @lgardner GB on the Korean War. This year marks the 70th year of its ending in 1953.
I first thought about building a scene out of the war itself but I then reconsidered after some reflection. For once, I did [...]
1/350 SOVIET CRUISER MOLOTOV WW2 – scratch build
This is my first ‘ scratch build ‘ and it’s taken me a good 5 months. I have done a couple of couple of conversions before such as the POLA / GRAF SPEE ( which I will post next in her pre-River Plate raiding look which includes ALL [...]
Video: Consolidated B-24H Liberator- Highly Detailed Metal Model- 1:20 Scale- Total Scratch Built- Part 1
Guillermo Rojas Bazán Model Maker- 1:20 scale Consolidated B-24 H Witchcraft- Metal Construction- Museum model commissioned by the 467th Bombardment Group (H) Association.
467th BG Main Site:
www.467bg.com
467th BG Research [...]
Frankenseeflugzeug
Here's a thing I built one time when I was trying to decide on my next project and was thinking I should do something with my large stash of spare parts left over from previous builds and wrecks. (I never throw anything away). I started [...]
More Bill Bosworth Cool – 1/32 Curtiss A-8 Shrike
Bill Bosworth's latest:
Curtiss A-8 Shrike - 1/32 vacuform scratchbuilt.
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! 🙂
Night Stalker
Here’s my latest build, kit-bashed from several kits from a variety of different scales & subjects. I started with a vague idea …a sort of crustacean-like thing, armoured on top, with an exposed, mechanical underbelly. I also [...]
Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled MLVW
This is the Canadian Army’s now Retired. 6 wheel drive standard medium troop transport. Complete scratch built. They were built by Bombardier in the 1980s. They are based off of the Late American M35A3 truck. This model is built from the [...]
