AD-6 Skyraider 1/48 Monogram
I love sometime build old kit from box, with decal from box, without rescrabing panel lines. Only for fun. Because i mean, this old kits beutifuls. This is another of it
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Vintage Revell Sikorsky H-19
This is about the iconic Sikorsky H-19, a multi-propose helicopter used by USA and several other countries. In my project to built or restore some old models that could bring me some memories, I restored the Revell H-19 1/48 scale, which I [...]
Vought OS2U-1 Kingfisher USS ARIZONA, Pearl Harbor December 1941 in 1/72 from Airfix
Vought OS2U-1 Kingfisher USS ARIZONA in 1/72 "an Airfix oldie from the 1960s"
Hello, this is my third rollout of an Airfix model from US NAVY. This time I wanted to try out the presentation of pacific water. The kit itself is an [...]
Airfix 1:72 Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang (Series 1)
This was a quick build that I wanted to use to fill the time while waiting for some masks and paint for a Japanese plane I wanted to build for Works in Progress. Of course, I always seem to pick things that have some challenges. This is [...]
Vintage Revell M-35 – 1/40 scale
I had purchased this Revell M-35 MIlitaty Truck 1/40 scale kit probably before 1980, and first built in 1996. This kit was injected in 1969 in Brazil by A. Kikoler company, but first produced in 1958 in USA.
The model had the rubber tires [...]
Gee Bee GA (Ground Attack)
So..
Found this horrible Lindberg kit at a discount store.
I have long been fascinated by the GeeBee, and this kit was like candy to me. Could NOT resist.
I imagined it would be amusing to build this kit in a dystopian sort of Mad Max [...]
1/25th Revell "Kurtis Midget Racer"
Double WOW! I found this model on the web and bought it flat out. Why would I do that? Let's back up to 1947 as this is the answer.
My cousin "Jim" came home from the Navy in late 1945 and lived with his parents in Alliance, [...]
À la recherche des maquettes perdu
One of my resolutions on retirement was to finally re-indulge in the long-abandoned pleasure of scale model building.
I built my first models when I was confined to hospital for long periods around age 8 to 12. My dad, a former RCAF [...]
Monogram 1/48th FW-190: Almost out-of-the-box
I wanted to do something relaxing, so I grabbed this old Monogram FW-190 from the stash in my garage. It also fits my keep-it-simple modeling philosophy. My plan is to build it mostly out-of-the-box and just concentrate on a decent build [...]
AW Siskin Mk.III 1/72 (Matchbox)
Hello again,
I would like to present a few pics of one of my older models – a Siskin from Matchbox. A few details were scratchbuilt and the rigging was made from a black stockings (nylon thread). Kit was painted using GunzeSangyo Super [...]
