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Well, Moon wanted to see pics, and it's finally 100% done and I was able to get some pics. So here they are. This was built as part of a skills contest with another club member. The challenge...same kit, same options from the kit, same color, NO AFTERMARKET, and only scratch built details...

Hey gang, I've been MIA for a while, but finally got a chance to get back on and post some of the stuff I've been working on. More to come later. For this post, I share with you the results of our local model club build. The IPMS Hawkeye Modelers found ourselves with a surplus of...

Well, after hearing "Is the Yamato finished?" enough from the local clubs, I decided to start working on her again. I started by reacquainting myself with Fujimi photoetch, and built the 1/700 IJN Chitose. Then I dove back in. This is the Fujimi 1/500 IJN Yamato, 1945 final version. This is...

Well, I have some strange fascination with these flying wings. I have several XB-35s and YB-49s in 1/72, and then this little gem. So, here I go. Lets see if I can finish it in a month. The hard part will be getting a nice metal finish in that time.

Ok, so, since it is a small model, and not overly complex, I obviously had to wait to the last minute to start it. LOL. Anyway, here is the starting pic. Hopefully you can see the date there. 1/7/13.

I got this a while ago at a show for around $5. It looked like a nice little kit. Its an old Monogram Ultimates 1/43 AC Cobra 427. The kit has a full engine [I'm told most 1/43 cars dont] and included some great photoetch. I did add some flocking [probably too much] and wired the engine a bit...

Well, as promised, pics of my T28. I started this in December at a club build day, but only built 3 bogies. Then restarted it on New Years Eve, and finished it a few days ago. Paints... Hull - Gunze Sangyo Violet Brown [base, then lightened with sand, then lightened more] Tracks - Vallejo...

Ok, so, someone out there who is a ship modeling purist will no doubt not appreciate this, but I thought it was funny as h*ll. A friend of mine told me about this, and I just had to get it. I've spent the last 2 years working on the super detailed Fujimi 1/500 Yamato special edition. And for the...

Well, since my workshop is no longer classified as a disaster area, I've been able to return to modeling. I finally got to finish up my Meng 1/72 Japanese planes. First up is a pair of Katsudori fighters. They are nice little kits. Very little work needed. You get both in the kit, but they...

Well, I've been absent from the forums for a while, and since I came back to post on another topic, Iron Mike insisted I stay for a while. So I figured I should post up some of the work I've managed to do lately. I've been fighting a shoulder injury for the last 6-7 months [surgery is this...

Well, I had mentioned previously that I had the Dragon 1+1 kit of the Sd.Kfz. 222. I had already started the first of the 222's, so this GB entry is just for the other one. I have included the built on in some of the pics, as a comparison. also, for the paint stage, they will be shown...

I recently finished this little gem. Its a 1/350 scale Type IX U-boat from Bronco. There aren't a lot of parts to it, but it builds up to a nice little representation. I had a bit of an issue getting the seam out of the side of the hull [top/bottom pieces], but I am very pleased with the...

Ok, so after much searching, I was finally able to locate the kit I wanted. The Dragon 1/72 M4A3E8 Sherman. Which will become.... PS- sorry for the "date" part. I dont get the paper, and they dont put the date on their main site. It is a good article though. lol

Well, I have been absent for a while... so now that I have returned I thought I would share my latest project, even though it is complete. I picked up a pair of Coelians recently, and decided to do them as Coelian #1 and #2. For a bit of history, the Coelian was a design that put two 37mm...

Allied reconnaissance photos of the near completed DKM Graf Zeppelin revealed a stubby familiar silhouette on her flight deck. The squared off wings and narrow track landing gear could be, inexplicably, non other than the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat. Photographed in late fall 1944, the mystery Grumman...

My buddy Joe [Leopardman} got this StuG in the raffle at Rochester, MN. I got the two PE sets to go with it. So a bit of trading later, I had the StuG. The PE sets were exterior and Zimmerit. The exterior one included Shurzen. After some research, I was unable to find any references of StuG...

I picked this up at the 2009 Nationals, and finally got around to building it. It's the 1/350 Trumpeter S-100 Schnellboat. It's a pretty nice kit, although there is a bit of room for improvement. I added PE railing, a scratch built brass blast shield on the center gun, and added all the...

After seeing some pics of other members firearms, and hearing about others, I figured I would start this thread. Its purpose is to allow us all to share out collector and antique firearms with everyone. [and maybe knowledge about them, tips, ammo suggestions, etc]. I myself have been...

Well, I got this kit in a raffle some time ago, and finally decided to build it to take to another contest in about 3 weeks. The kit is a Lindberg re-release of the 1966 Chevelle Super sport. The engine orange is a custom mix. I wish I had remembered the ratio, cause it came out great. I...

Hey all, This is the new Trumpeter 1/32 Harrier II. I got this as a review kit from IPMS [actually got it before the release date] and now two months later, boom! Its finally done. Its built MOSTLY out of the box. I did add some extra wiring to the engine, and a little extra feature up in the...