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I
have a couple of very very old models built during my
childhood. Still today, they are my best efforts... |
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A
kitbashing of
two old Airfix Mk.I and Mk.V Spitfires produced the K5054, the
Supermarine Spitfire prototype as shown to the public at Martlesham
Heath in July/1936. Published by Fine
Scale Modeler magazine in issue Feb/2008. |
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The Sheep's Nest. One of my first
models after my return to the hobby. It's a small diorama in 1/144
scale starring the Revell F4U-1D Corsair as it should
look in Vella Lavella in 1942. Published by the late Air and Sea Models magazine in 1999.
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War Prize is a very
battered Tamiya Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan in 1/72, as it was found by the
Americans at Kokugijitsusho unit in 1945. This kit was fully riveted
using my home-made riveter. |
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And
since we're
talking about small scales, here's another small diorama. The Last Days of Pan Am
depicts a Boeing 727-200 parked at Miami Intl. Airport circa
1982. The finger, tarmac and accessories were scratchbuilt. |
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Letzte Gefechte is a small vignette
in 1/35 scale depicting a Dragon Püppchen anti-tank gun somewhere
in rural Berlin during the last weeks of the war. I used this project
to learn how to make realistic trees. |
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The
1/72 scale
diorama Busy Sunday shows an
ancient Heller F6F-5 (gasp!) and a scratchbuilt Clark CT-46 tow tractor
aboard USS Enterprise during 1944, in preparation for the Battle of
Phillippine Sea. |
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Ford at War. The
excellent
Tamiya F4D Skyray is shown here in 1/72 scale, ready to lunch from USS
Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Mediterranean cruise in 1960. This
model has scratchbuilt deck and catapult gear. |
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This
is my
commemorative display of the 75th anniversary of the first
transatlantic flight. It presents a much improved Testors Spirit of St.
Louis in 1/72 scale and the William Bros. Wright Whirlwind J-5 engine
in 1/8 scale. |
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Pyccкaя крыса (Russian Rat). The
little
Hasegawa Polikarpov I-16 in 1/72 seemed a nice kit at a first glance.
In the end I added a new cockpit and many details to bring this model
to a better standard. |
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Have you ever made a model of something you actually own? Charlotte the Harlot
is a small vignette depicting my
dog, Charlotte, in the backyard of our house in the hills. I'd prefer a
Ferrari, but...
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Dad & Son. The
cold-war missile AGM-86B
1/72 kit from the obscure Projekts Model Co. displayed side by side
with its dad, the Henschel Hs-293, stolen from the Revell Fw-200
kit. |
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Royal Eagle sports heavy
scratchbuilding work on the 1/72 Revell (ex-Matchbox) Heinkel He-70K in
the Royal Hungarian Air Force livery. This project features
scratchbuililt interior, engine and landing gear.
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Jäger is my Dragon Jagdpanzer
IV A-0 in
1/144 scale. Yep, that small... |
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Первые шаги (First Moves).
The
Dragon T-34/76 in 1/72 scale was used as a test bed to improve my
limited weathering techniques. I couldn't resist and put it in action
during the first months of war in Russia. |
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A
fun conversion of the old Heller Fieseler Fi-156 Storch in 1/72 to a
tracked configuration... |
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The
venerable Revell Tradewind receives an overhaul and lands on the
Pacific
Ocean waters. |
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Hunter of the Empire is my
rendition of Darth Vader's TIE fighter. Revell kit in 1/72 scale.
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