North American F-86F Sabre "Mike's Bird", 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Suwon, Summer 1953, pilot Captain Charles McSwain. A mix of Academy, Print Scale and Techmod decals, wheels and cockpit details from Eduard, painted with Gunze's Super Fine Silver. The other metallic shades came from the Vallejo Metal Color line. A kind of a nostalgia trip, … Continue reading F-86 F-30 Sabre | Academy 1:48
The model is old (literally, molds not much younger than me) but good Tamiya, assembling this simple set is a real pleasure. Sentimental journey - one of the first models after returning to the hobby was the early version of Type 97. I added the Eureka XXL barrel and towing cable, the Vision Models tracks(it … Continue reading Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha | Tamiya 1:35
The September 1939 campaign in Poland made it clear to the Dutch that they are completely unprepared for the conditions of modern war. They needed fighters. However, the queue with orders for the fighter aircraft was already long. France, Great Britain did not have much to offer for sale, they were in need themselves and … Continue reading Curtiss Hawk H-75 A-7 (ML-KNIL) | Special Hobby 1:32
Please welcome the Japanese gyroplane used by the Air Forces of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II: Kayaba Ka-1 "KA-GO" (0-GO) Model 1. It was the first armored rotorcraft used in combat although, given the low load capacity, military successes could not be spectacular. But as a reconnaissance and artillery fire control machine, … Continue reading Kayaba Ka-1 “KA-GO” (0-GO) Model 1 | Fine Molds 1:72
Hi All, Some substantial progress with the Bronco's Zrinyi II - in fact, it is almost completed. Painted with Hataka's Hungarian AFVs colors, Red Series - which caused major problems due to clogging the airbrush and leaving a little grainy finish. Anyway, managed (at least I hope so) to hide these problems with the … Continue reading In the workshop: 40/43 M ‘Zrinyi’ II 105 mm | Bronco 1:35 Part 5 – paint and weathering
When the United States joined the First World War, the Ford Motor Company began (together with the US Surgeon General office and drivers who served on the fronts in France) to design an ambulance based on the mass-produced Model T in 1909, a vehicle adapted to conditions of the battlefield. For this purpose, the Ford … Continue reading Ford Model T 1917 Ambulance | ICM 1:35
This time it is Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2, white "77" (CAF serial number P-8173), assigned to the AVG Third Squadron Leader Robert T. Smith, Kunming, China, end of January 1942. At that time, the shark maw had a black border, white teeth, and red tongue, with the area inside painted a light gray color similar to … Continue reading Curtiss H-81A-2 AVG | Trumpeter 1:48
