(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I didn't share with you how I restored the quick-release screws that either disappeared during grinding or were straight-up Revell fluff. Step 1 I cut a wheel of the appropriate diameter from a 0.5 plate, step 2 glued it, step 3 drilled the holes, step 4 ran it with a ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When I arrived at Williams AFB in 1976 for my first day of Air Force pilot training, I was greeted by an immaculate F-86 that was the gate guard at the time. The F-86 has been one of my most favorite planes since then. Spiros (@fiveten), John (@johnb), and I ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Been planning (an putting-off) this build for longer than I care to recall. No problems with the actual construction, it's a Tamiya kit after all so nothing to report there. It was always going to be as weathered as possible without looking like a flying wreck, I went as close ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Marder III was designed by the Germans to combat Soviet KV-1 and T-34 tanks. An anti tank gun was mounted on the 38(t) tank chassis. The final version M was equipped with the 75mm Pak40/3 gun and had a redesigned fighting compartment for ease of operations. Tamiya's Marder is ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hello A very old model with a new decal sheet. The last flight of the Huey in the Bundeswehr a+Reader reactions: 1  Awesome Loved Helpful Wow ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Say the name Bugatti and race cars should come to mind. Beautiful, fast, and sleek, the Bugatti racers dominated the European racing scene during the 1920s and '30s. But the company also had an aviation connection, and a unique one at that — the Bugatti Model 100P racer, the sole ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This is the 1996 Airfix kit with a few upgrades. I actually built it for a group build on Roy Sutherland's Barracuda Studios Facebook page. I incorporated the following Barracuda products into the model: replacement prop blades, Griffon rocker panels, Spitfire cockpit snapshot items including the seat, stick, throttle, rudder ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tamiya Jagdpanther tank destroyer in 1/35. Pretty much mandatory kit for German armor guys, and the coolest WW2 TD in my humble opinion. Airbrushed the “big stripe” Camo freehand using Tamiya paints. Weathering was done with Vallejo paints, AK dark earth and ammo filter for three color Camo. I am ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It's finally finished! Nothing in particular to add except that I followed the details of what I found online especially in reference to the nice article by Dave Hansen ( @davidhansen ) (https://forgottenhobby.wordpress.com/tag/vfn-101/ and https://imodeler.com/2017/06/a-corsair-for-bob/). The effect is completely different and certainly of lower quality... but for now I'm satisfied ..read more

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); My ICM 1/48 B-26 Marauder kit is finally here. It should have been delivered back on 16 April 2024 but the glorious USPS took 8 days to deliver it the last thirty miles. And as I gleefully accepted it from my postal carrier find a corner has been ripped open ..read more