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My latest entry into the Good From Afar but Far...

My latest entry into the Good From Afar but Far From Good Collection: Monogram's AV-8B Harrier II, 1/48 scale. Scratch built enhancements include the nose and main landing gear doors, auxiliary inlet door interiors, and lead wiring on the [...]

Nocturnal Predator...1/48 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat, VMF(N)-533 "Black Mac's Killers", USMC

Hellcat double completed, after the F6F-3 now a -5N. Eduard Weekend Edition released in 2016. Sadly the fuselage code F(N)4 is oversized, also the fuselage number 21 and the cowl number 88 of the second included scheme are. Funny thing is [...]

Kitty Hawk UH-1Y Venom, 1/48 scale

BEHOLD! The latest addition to my growing collection of Good From Afar but Far From Good models! Kitty Hawk UH-1Y Venom in 1/48 scale. External fuel tank by Werner's Wings. Decals by Flying Leathernecks. Batwing antenna above the cockpit, [...]

Academy/Accurate Miniatures USMC SBD-1

This is my interpretation of the Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless by Accurate Miniatures/Academy. I really liked this kit a lot, mainly because it fit together well and had an almost extreme amount of interior detail (a lot of which I can't see, [...]

Build update on 6 1/32 scale AV8BII Harriers commission build for the USMC Blacksheeps

Whew! This is a hell of a project, one that can drive you nuts, especially if the kit is sub par. The way I am tackling it is by doing each section completely for one aircraft and I figure out any issues during assembly of that step. Once [...]

AV8BII Harrier 1/32 scale build x 6 update.

Hi All, A quick update on the 6 Harriers that I am building for the USMC Blacksheep Squadron for the 80th Anniversary. I am now onto the engines, I completed one as a test so the other 5 would go smoothly and this approach seems to work [...]

The first phase of the 1/32 scale Harrier builds for the USMC Blacksheeps

Hi all! Well I have completed 5 of the 6 Harrier AV8B II Plus cockpits for phase one, kit 6 just arrived so I have to go backwards and do this phase all over again so they are all on the same step. Build has been tedious, having to do [...]

Building 6 1/32 scale Harriers for the USMC Blacksheep Squadron

Announcing my biggest model project to date. I have been asked to build 6 AV8B II Plus Harriers to celebrate the Blacksheep Squadron. I am completely honored to build this beautiful aircraft (times six) for such an historic squadron. I [...]

1/32 Scale Tamiya F-4 Phantom II VMFAT-101 SharpShooters

Hello again! Here is my latest build for a former F-4 pilot and member of USMC VMFAT-101. This kit is the Tamiya 1/32 scale kit. From what I can tell this is an older kit, but still a fairly straight forward. Added a real aluminum exhaust [...]

Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F3F-1, VMF-2, USMC

My dad´s next biplane, the first of some upcoming yellow wing subjects. Accurate Miniatures kit, accidentally decals for their -2 kit were packed in the box, so my dad decided to use them and do a Marines bird, all the numbers were [...]