Hello! This is my 1/35 scale AH-1W USMC Cobra. The kit is the Italeri reboxing of the now well known MRC tooling. What one finds in the box is a large scale rotary wing war machine begging to be built! It comes with a basic but well moulded cockpit, the I/P panels are especially well …
Getting to grips with Academy's Mig-21.....
Airbrushing, the use of airbrushes, techniques and the sheer wonder of how it all works! Yes, to some of us it is all a great mystery and once we have mastered the use of our chosen airbrush we think "Hey! It's so easy!" "Why did I worry so much?" Well, if you are new to …
I am more of an aircraft builder, but sometimes an armour subject comes along that really fires my imagination. Having seen a build of a German Tiger I tank in winter camouflage I decided that I wanted to explore armour building and have some fun trying new weathering techniques. I started out with Tamiya's …
Tamiya's 1/48 Bf 109 E4 Tropical. Messerschmitt! This is the Tamiya 1/48 Bf-109 E4 Tropical in the markings of Lt. Werner Schroer, 8 Grp, JG 27. This airframe is well known for it's distinctive paint scheme. This airframe was based at Ain El Galzala, Libiya in September 1941. This is one of my favourite 109 …
"What do you do?" "What is it you make?" Like most model builders, as soon as one says "I make model aeroplanes" we get that look. You know the one, the sideways double-take or the "Bit old for that sort of thing aren't you?" Or the now classic raised eyebrow.............. For me, it's a way …
