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
Hi All It's been a while since my last post here, reasons as usual - almost no time for the hobby, list of the started models is growing, so the stash of the unopened boxes. Anyway, I'm struggling to have some things finished, like this particular kit. Indeed, it is not a lucky guy - … Continue reading A long run: PZL. 43 | Mirage Hobby 1:48
Hi All! Fianally done! Sd.Kfz 161 PanzerKampfwagen IV Ausf.D, inspired by the machine used in the 4th Battalion of the 11th Armored Regiment of the 6th Armored Division of the Wehrmacht, whose images were taken during the military exercises in East Prussia in May 1941, just before the invasion of the Soviet Union. The photos … Continue reading Sd. Kfz 161 PzKpfW IV Ausf. D | Tamiya 1:35
Hi, All Honoring Veterans on their Day, have just managed to get the job done last evening. So, here it is. Takom's Mark I makes a good impression right from the first look, basically, it does not require any additions to build into a good replica. However, I was tempted by two changes: the guns … Continue reading The Veterans Day: 1/35th scale Mk. I Male WWI Heavy Battle Tank
Hi, All This time something completely different. This will be my second ever WW1 subject, after the 1/48th scale, Eduard's Nieuport Ni-17 finished in Polish post-war markings (unfortunately, accidentally destroyed some time ago). In spite of a large box and a plenty of parts, the build is quite straightforward, quick and easy. Only the sponsons … Continue reading In the workshop: 1/35th scale Mk. I Male WWI Heavy Battle Tank from Takom
Hi All, This time Morane Saulnier, from AZ Model. The machine No.654 (L-683) "E" DIAP Lion-Bron, spring 1940. She was flown by the Polish pilots, ppor. Wacław Król, ppor. Stanisław Chałupa, and sierż. Leopold Flanek. They managed to get to France after the fall of Poland in September 1939, willing to continue the fight against the … Continue reading In the gallery: Morane Saulnier MS 406 C.1 | AZmodel 1:48
Hi, All How many years this kit is waiting to be finished, hard to tell... three, four? Something around that, but now I can see the light. Some oils & pigments can make miracles to this otherwise boring vehicle model 😉 Hope you like it! Best regards Hubert
