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. 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.
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 …
Hello there! Just before Christmas of last year I had an itch I needed to scratch-I had some reference photos on my phone of one of coolest paint schemes I have seen in a long time, the USAF’s F-16 in Have Glass V paint! I had seen other modellers tackle this Dark Viper scheme with …
The A-4 Skyhawk is one of my favourite jets and I have built quite a few over the years. It’s widely appreciated that the best 1/48 kit of the beloved Scooter was produced by Hasegawa models and they still set the standard today. When I was offered a cheap 1/48 Hobbyboss A-4F Skyhawk I took …
Hello and welcome back to The Scale Model Hangar! When Meng Models announced their new tooling of the Super Hornet they immediately had my attention! Men's reputation for crisp, accurate models has won them praise in the scale modelling community and new releases always attract high volume sales. This kit was no exception. The Superhornet …
Continue reading FELIX RULES! The ScaleModelHanagar builds Meng’s 1/48 F/A-18E Superhornet.
I love F-14 Tomcat's! Who doesn't right? Way back when I was just beginning in the hobby of model building I was presented with a book about modelling post war modern aircraft. On the cover was an inspiring build of a 1/72 F-14A bearing the famous bright red VF-1 Wolfpack livery. Having this book on …
Those of us who remember the terrible day of 9/11/01 will always remember where we were and who we were with. It was an event that changed our world and twenty years later I want to pay tribute to those we lost, those who served and of course those who still endure. New York 1th …
Continue reading 9/11/01 – 9/11/21 Twenty years anniversary tribute build.
Last Dog On The Deck! VF-143 Pukin' Dog's Last Ride....... There are some models we all have on our "to do" list....In my life they always seem to be superseded by other builds. Reviews, commissions and lack of time at the bench all contribute to this. That was the case with this project- For years I …
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