Hello and welcome back to the Hangar! One of my favourite jets is the A-4 Skyhawk. Lovingly nicknamed the Scooter, this small but perfectly formed strike fighter has captured my imagination for years. During the Vietnam war the Scooter had shown that it could down enemy MiGs, with at least three kills over Vietnam-One by …
Hello and welcome back to the Hanger! This one is special. This build is for my buddy Rob. Rob and I have been on several road trips together to see Air Shows and Model Shows around the UK. During our discussions on military history, aircraft and scale modelling Rob once told me that he saw …
Hello and welcome back to The Hangar. As most of you will know I have always been fascinated with Naval Aviation and I have had a particular affinity with Fleet Air Arm subjects for many years and I live nearby a former FAA airfield so my interest in Fleet Air Arm subjects has never gone …
Hello and welcome back to The Hanger. Every once in a while I will see an aircraft that will just stop me in my tracks, make me stare eyes wide open and dream of building it in miniature. This is exactly what happened when I saw this beautifully adorned F/A-18A++ Hornet. This F/A-18 Hornet belongs …
Hi everyone and welcome back to the Hangar! Those of you that have been following my work for a while will know of my fondness for the A-4 Skyhawk, also affectionately known as the Scooter and I have built many models of the beloved A-4 over the years. Here then, is my take on Hasegawa’s …
Continue reading A-4C Skyhawk- Building an old school Scooter.
Hello and welcome back! Regular visitors to this site will know of my love for US Naval aircraft and the weathered finishes they were often found in. What's cool about this project is that this is an ex US Navy bird that found its way into the Sneaky Pete realms of the USAF Special Operations …
In 1986, the world was introduced to TOPGUN on the big screen and it became a cultural phenomenon. I was in high school at the time, before the internet and way before social media. I was reading magazines and books about fighter aircraft and listening to a steady diet of rock music on my cassette …
If you’re interested in military history or special operations warfare then this book is a must read: This is the story of America’s horse soldier’s who were the first to go into theatre after 9/11 as part of Task Force Dagger. ODA 595 from 5th Group, US Army Special Forces were the Green Berets who …
Continue reading Swords of Lightning-A tribute to America’s Horse Soldiers.
Hello and welcome back to my studio! Malta Spitfire's-If you are a follower of my work you will already know that I love the Supermarine Spitfire and I'm absolutely smitten about Malta Spitfire's having built more than a few over the years. So when I was invited to join a group build at the Black …
We all have things that we want to express, this is me expressing my solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine in my own small way. Building a subject from an ongoing conflict can be seen as virtue signalling or blind arrogance. That is not what I am about. This is one artist reaching out …
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