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Vintage Revell P-39 Airacobra 1/46 scale

As I had said in some of my previous posts, following my project to restore or even to build vintage models which bring me back good memories, now I went to this 1955 original Revell mold of P-39 Airacobra. My oldest brother Pedrinho (82 [...]

Video: Matchbox 1:72 Spitfire Mk IXe -Vintage Build-

A HUGE thanks goes to GYRUSS who sent me this kit to build. Please do yourself a favour and check out his fantastic channel, you won't be disappointed: (link) This build covers several areas in my 1:72 Spitfire collection. I wanted to [...]

“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 [...]

Restoring an old Westland Lysander kit: Matchbox, 1973, 1:72.

THE CHALLENGE Lysander has always been a plane that I really liked, mainly because of the mission mystique associated with the French resistance and in the transport of agents, which it played. When a friend showed me an old Matchbox from [...]

Airfix 00, Scammel tank transporter, six wheeled tractor.

I didn't plan on building the tractor, having used the trailer for a previous build, modifying it to suit. My stash is actually down to three kits, I figure to deplete it altogether and build as I buy. I didn't want to leave this one [...]

Matchbox Boeing P-12E

Two builds of the classic Matchbox P-12 kit, first issued way back in 1972. The decals are from Starfighter Decals sheet 72-122, I couldn’t decide which markings I liked best so I decided to build two! “White 1” is the P-12E of the [...]

1960s Retro-futuristic Moonbase

I found a really cool lunchbox on ebay a few months ago and decided to take it a little further by making a little moonbase diorama inside of it. I had one of these as a kid and was really happy to have found it. The Landers, Rovers, Space [...]

Vintage Revell 1/45 scale Ford Consul De Luxe

Here is my tribute to the vintage Revell 1/45 scale Ford Consul De Luxe. This is following my goal to build and/or restore some old models that could bring me some good memories. I acquired this model from Andrew Burford (Leicester - [...]

Vintage Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane – 1/72 Revell

This post is about the Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane, an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed for the United States Army. I keep in mind my project to build or restore some old models that could bring me some memories. I restored [...]

Vintage Revell Chevrolet Truck 1955

Following my project to restore or even to build vintage models which bring me good memories, now I went to this 1955 original Revell mold. My oldest brother, 81 now, had one and it was probably the very first scale model I had seen, I [...]