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1/18 scale Bölkow Bö-102 Helitrainer scratchbuild model The Bölkow Bö-102 Helitrainer was an unusual ground-based helicopter training aid that was developed and built by Bölkow of Germany in the late 1950ies. It embodied all essential elements of a conventional helicopter, but was mounted on an...

1/18 scale Flettner Fl-282 V21 Kolibri scratchbuild model After request, a 1/18 scale Fl-282 V6 helicopter with WWII Kriegsmarine markings built for a wealthy collector from Kiel, Germany. A second Luftwaffe’s Fl-282 V21 model followed for my own personal collection at home. Since the whole...

1/20 scale Cessna C-172 Skyhawk model by Nichimo Few weeks ago I started trying on a Cessna 172 Skyhawk CAD file in order to print it on a 3D replicator and become an actual object under 1/18 scale. It took some time, longer than expected, to shape a realistic looking Cessna with full interior...

1/18 scale Wallis WA-116 Agile autogyro scratchbuild model The following construction is a tribute to RAF Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis DSO MBE CEng FRAeS PhD, a pioneer gyrocopter aviator, who passed away early on Sunday morning, September 1st 2013. Ken was 97 years old. During the...

1/18 scale Instytucie Szybownictwa IS-A Salamandra 53 scratchbuild model The text following is to describe the 1/18 scale Instytucie Szybownictwa IS-A Salamandra 53 (1953 version) glider model building, as produced by aviation factories throughout Poland.

1/18 scale Focke Wulf FW-190D9 Dora & Fieseler Fi-103R2 Reichenberg Mistel 21st Century Toys & Pegasus Hobbies conversion & scratchbuild The Mistel (Mistletoe in German language), also known as Beethoven Gerät or Vati und Sohn (Daddy and Son), was a Luftwaffe composite aircraft type of bomber...

1/35 scale Rheinmetall Mk 20 RH-202 2x20mm Hellenic Army towed anti aircraft system model by Hecker & Goros It’s been long time since the mid 1990ies, I had the opportunity as a young officer in Hellenic Army, to receive an invitation to watch the tactical evaluation of NATO AA gunners at...

Scratchbuilt paint jar organizer I’ve always had problem to store my hobby paint jars. Too many different colours to use, too many paint jars in store, but unfortunately too little effective space. I’ve tried quite many methods, such as boxes, shelves, sliding drawers etc. Here’s what I’ve...

1/35 scale FDCV - Fire Direction Center Vehicle Hellenic Army polyester resin model by White Tower Models As a result of a stupid bet I lost, I had to build and present a tracked AFV / SPG scale model or sing the "Panzerlied" in public. Considering that it’s more possible to watch Hell becoming...

1/18 scale Hafner Rotabuggy flying Jeep Willys RAF Solido diecast conversion & scratchbuild The Hafner Rotabuggy (formally known as the Blitz Buggy or Malcolm Rotaplane) was an experimental aircraft that was essentially a jeep (actually a Willys MB) combined with an autogyro. It was designed by...

1/35 scale M-42 Duster twin 40mm Hellenic Army SPG - Self Propelled anti aircraft Gun model by Tamiya That's an almost 20 years old scale model project of mine, built in only few hours. The model represent one of the M-42 Duster twin 40mm SPGs, used to operate with Hellenic Army colours. In...

1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon Block 52 Hellenic Air Force BBI - Elite Force conversion & scratchbuild The following article is to describe step by step the 1/18 scale Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon Block 52, currently flying with Hellenic Air Force, conversion using...

1/18 scale Jukka Tervamäki Engineering JT-9T autogyro scratchbuild Having tried my (suicidal) virgin 40 minutes flight experience with a friend's homemade autogyro during my summer holidays with him on flight controls and me on the passenger's backseat, I can surely say that you really feel...