It feels weird to be writing this in early September, knowing that it won’t be published for perhaps a few months! So here’s the skinny. Back in May, I started in on HK Models’ absolutely massive 1/32 B-25J Mitchell. It’s hard to contemplate just how big this beast really is. Even the specs are misleading….
Category: Build Reports
1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF Dual Combo, Part II – Paint
Part I | PART II With main construction out of the way, it’s time to move on to the fun stuff – paint! These two MiGs are among the smallest kits I’ve ever built – I think the only things smaller are probably the 1/350 aircraft I did way back when I built Tamiya’s Enterprise…
1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF Dual Combo, Part I – Construction
PART I | Part II It seems silly to start with a dedicated “cockpit” section for 1/144 scale, so instead Part I of the MiG-21 builds is going to be straight-up construction – or everything that comes between opening the box and being ready for primer. The Cockpit I’m going to skip the “test-fit” section,…
1/32 Trumpeter P-47D “French Jug”, Part I – Cockpit
PART I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V When I kicked this project off, I had every intention of going with Hasegawa’s 1/32 Jug. Until I pulled it out of the box and began fiddling with it. I’ll address why I soured on it below, but suffice to say…
On the Bench: 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF Dual Combo
I’ve recently been bitten by a desire to build a few things without propellers (or with propellers facing the wrong way), but I’m also kinda sorta engrossed in two big 1/32 builds. Conundrum! Don’t want to crowd the bench with another big build…so instead I’ve decided to veer wildly in the exact opposite direction and…
1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G-6 Part I – Cockpit
PART I | Part II | Part III | Part IV I’m still waffling over the question of which Swiss 109 to depict with this build, J-711 with its RLM 74/75/76 scheme, or J-704 with its distinctive green/brown over blue. But that’s no reason I can’t start work on the “Swiss Miss” while I try…
On the Bench: 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G-6 in Swiss Service
It’s kind of surprising to think of the Swiss – always neutral – as having any kind of military capability at all, but their neutrality has always been backed up by a potent defensive posture. In the buildup to World War II, the Swiss stocked up on Messerschmitt Bf 109s, at the time the best…
On the Bench: 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D-27 in French Service
On October 1, Scale Plastic & Rail kicked off its second group build, “In Foreign Colours”. I’m still in the home stretch on my stealth build, but I’m already casting my glance toward what’s next. I’d first aimed for Trumpeter’s 1/48 MiG-15bis, until I found it wasn’t going to be anything like a walk in…
Tamiya P-51B – “The Hun Hunter ~ Texas” , Pt. 4 – Decals and Weathering
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4
Tamiya Dewoitine D.520, Pt. 4 – Decals and Weathering
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4