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U.S.Coast Guard HU-16E 1963
Well today is the US Coast Guard's 225th birthday, so I had to post something the "wing maggots" (we-who-did-not-fly's endearing term for our CG aviator brothers) would recognize. It's the last of my Monogram 1:72 scale HU-16's [...]
What happens when.................
...you have a hot June day, a vellux window, a magnifying lamp and your current project sat on the modelling bench in perfect alignment...? The model gets the full sun lamp treatment!
This model has been a bit of an episode for me, three [...]
1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I
This is Tamiya's 1/48 scale kit that I purchased at a show several years ago. Had previously done the Revell kit but was never quite satisfied with how it looked, so I thought I would try Tamiya. Really went together quite well only thing [...]
Corsair chasing a shadow… or a zero… or… in the clouds
Mid 1943 – a lone Corsair pilot has chased an unidentified aircraft into a cloud, and is now frantically searching for it. It is a fellow Naval Aviator? Is it an enemy aircraft? Or maybe just his own shadow?
“I Can’t Identify that [...]
Back to the Fifties... building Monogram's '55 Chevy.
I was a teenager during the fifties and Chevy's were every boys dream car. Cars like this inspired my life long love affair with convertibles and customs. I painted this with Tamiya White and Coral Blue right out of the rattle can The [...]
The Ritzmann Skyraider
In Spring 2011, I built and entered a Tamiya 1:48 A-1 Skyraider for the Vietnam War Group-Build at www.britmodeller.com . I was lucky enough to be voted ‘third overall’ in the resultant poll, and thought no more about it until a couple [...]
F4U1 Corsair. 1/48 Tamiya. Lt FOY R. GARRISON
Hello Team
As I won the Imodeler’s random award in April and had no time to send a big Thank You to all & the Administrator, I decided to post a new Corsair, the big brother of the one who won the prize. This is another [...]
1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IXe TuAF
Here is 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IXe finished with the markings of Turkish Air Force.
After the end of the war Turkish Air Force planned on making the Spitfire its standart interceptor fighter. In 1946 Vickers in England was contracted to [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-47D 20 Thunderbolt "Miss Mary Lou"
Here is one of my recent finishes.
This is 1/48 P-47 D20 with the markings of “Miss Mary Lou” from the 318th Fighter Group 19th FS ( Saipan 1944).
Cockpit modified by Eduard PE instrument panel and seat belts.
Upper surfaces painted [...]
1/35 British Chieftain Mk 5 by Tamiya
The Chieftain main battle tank was the successor to the Centurion, with the Mk 1 entering service in 1963 after a protracted development period. The Mk 5 was introduced in 1970 and was the main type in service during the mid 70s, the [...]
