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Monogram's "Classic" 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIa

by Bob Torres on May 17, 2025 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

An old "Classic" Monogram kit that was originally released in 1964. This kit represents the Hurricane Mk.II and IV and it included the parts to make all of the versions in the Mk.II and IV series. The kit by itself defaults to [...]

Matchbox 1/72 F-86A (Pk-32)

by Bob Torres on May 4, 2025 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is my Matchbox F-86A that was built in early spring of 1982. This was hand brushed with enamel Pactra paints and I also brushed on Future floor wax as the gloss coat. The decals used came from the kit which also includes the B/W [...]

1929 Dornier DoX 1/144 scale

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on April 28, 2025 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

What a fun little vintage kit and unique subject matter! Fit and molding was very good for the mid 70's. This kit has been passed around from several different model companies over the years, most recently by Revell I think. This is the [...]

Matchbox 1/72 Supermarine Stranraer

by Bob Torres on April 9, 2025 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

The Supermarine Stranraer was designed by R.J. Mitchell, yes he also designed the Spitfire! First flown in July 1934, the Stranraer entered frontline service with the RAF during 1937 and undertook anti-submarine and convoy escort patrols [...]

Frog (Ark Models) 1/72 Martin 167 Maryland

by Bob Torres on April 3, 2025 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the old Frog kit (F241), first released In 1973. The model I built was boxed by Ark Models. I actually started this near the end of 2023 but stopped when I was working on other builds at the time. After my recent Matchbox B-17 [...]

The 1/20th scale Honda RA272

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on April 1, 2025 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

Here is the Honda RA272 F1 car driven to victory in the Mexico GP in 1967. This little Tamiya kit was built for an upcoming feature in Magneto Magazine. This is a fun little kit and great for someone who wants to take a stab at a vintage [...]

1/35th scale German HANOMAG

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on March 10, 2025 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Here is an oldie but a goody of a kit, the 1/35th scale German HANOMAG kit by Tamiya from 1973. Last time I built this kit was probably around 1978, brought back a lot of memories from my early model building days. Easy build with crappy [...]

Matchbox 1/72 B-17G (Bomber Command GB)

by Bob Torres on March 1, 2025 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

Matchbox first released this kit in 1979. This is a very basic kit with the typical little details that goes with many of the Matchbox kits. This kit does offer two different tail gunner types that were used on the B-17G and it comes with [...]

Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia

by Bob Torres on February 15, 2025 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is a 1983 build of Airfix's Spitfire Mk.I that was first released in 1978, kit No. 01065-0. I remember this as a very nice kit that falls together quite nicely and it looks pretty accurate. This is a straight out of the box build, [...]

Matchbox 1/72 Me-262 (PK-21)

by Bob Torres on February 8, 2025 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is a 40 year old build that needed a good cleaning and it also needed to complete the painting on the fuselage and engine nacelle's sides. When I built this in 1985, I never applied the mottle paint patterns. I think I gave up on it [...]