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USS West Virginia BB-48 1945 – Trumpeter 1/700
So... On a whim, figured I post one of my ships on here. This is Trumpeter's 1/700 West Virginia '45 kit, which is very similar to all the Big 5 kits that Trumpeter has put forth. It's a pretty good kit, but as with most ships, I felt the [...]
Anson Johnson P-51D Racing Conversion
Cleveland, 1946, the wild west of Air Racing continued in a big way after the end of WWII. Many of the guys that raced in the 30's returned, along with a new crop of enthusiasts. The days of the high horsepower homebuilts was basically [...]
Fairey Firefly Mk1 1/48 Special Hobby. Korean war Group build.
This is my contribution to the Korean war group build or rather my first contribution as I may well do more , we have plenty of time after all.
The kit is the Special Hobby offering , I picked this kit up some years ago for £30 at a club [...]
“PATROL”…Empire of Japan Group Build, Type 97 Chi-Ha.
Hi All,
My only contribution to the Empire of Japan group build. Thank you Louis for the invite.
My first attempt at a box diorama but definitely not last.
My last completed build and posting for 2020.
This box diorama, titled, [...]
“Spirit of ’44”. Winter vignette
"Spirit of '44"
Support Gunner of the 4th Inf. Div.
Luxembourg, December 1944
Figure from Tamiya with resin head in 1/35th scale
I made the snow with sodium bicarbonate and white glue with water.
Please note that the sign has an [...]
1/48 Manshu Ki-79b – Empire of Japan Group Build.
This is the new RS Models kit of this unusual little plane. The Ki-79 was a trainer version of the Ki-27 army fighter. It was produced in Harbin, Manchuria by the Manshu Aircraft subsidiary of the Japanese Nakajima company. It was [...]
Tamiya 1:48 Scale, P-38G, "Lightning"
Calling this one done...FINALLY...
After not spending time at the bench due to a lack of "Mojo", I finally sat me rump down, and got back at this kit.
Tamiya's amazing P-38F/G in 1:48 scale. I will not go into a major [...]
Crazy Horse TF-51D Mustang Conversion
26 years ago I was a recent college grad...no debt, and things to do. A friend of mine bought a flight in Crazy Horse, at the time it was $1,600 for an hour. Three of us Mustang nuts piled in the car and headed to Latrobe, PA to watch Tony [...]
Messerschmitt Bf109 E-3a, Swiss, Tamiya 1/48
As the sun was out today, another long finished build got some fresh air
I do apologise for the dust, but I only had a very short time before the sun dissapeared, so You will have to make do with the dust.
I used this one as an excuse to [...]
Honda RA272 – 1965 Mexican Grand Prix – Richie Ginther
As I've previously mentioned, this was the year I got back into modeling (well, FINISHING models) after a fifteen year hiatus brought on by the birth of my first child. This time I'm showing off one of the last kits I finished back before [...]
