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Thought I would join up with one of Dragon's really sweet little armor kits. The parts are crisply molded and it comes with a metal barrel and a bit of photo-etch. As with any scale of a panzer tank you get lots of wheels, tires and running gear parts !! Got to fix that droopy...

Hi Folks, Thought I would post up some pictures of a small portion of my On30 layout. This scene wraps around an outside corner that protrudes into the isle of my train room. It is 13 inches deep..... This railroad is my rendition of a small backwoods narrow...

Hi Folks, Going to attempt Dragon's 1/72 Helldiver.... This kit looks awesome on the sprue, Lots of parts that are really crisp. Starting with the motor, the kit parts build up into a nice looking engine. Added the ignition ring and wiring.. That is all for...

Hi Folks, This is the same kit that Moon Pup is building. Mine will be a yellow civilian dozer. Putting it on a small base depicting a dozer that has been sitting out back of a business for a lot of years but getting some attention. Added an electric start for the pony motor and some extra...

Hi Folks, I probably don't need to start another project when I have unfinished ones but..... Seem to be stuck in the automotive genre. Going to build 1969 GT40 chassis P1076. This is the sister car to the famous two time Le Mans winning car. Starting point will be the 1/25th...

Hi Folks, This one is inspired by the build that James posted. He is a most helpful soul :drinks :drinks Will build this one as a plane being restored in present times. Wings will be up, wheels down and will take some skin off in the cockpit area. Some progress so far...

Hi Folks, I'm in with Revels 1:25th scale Kurtis Midget Racer. This looks like a really nice product from Revell, should get a good start this weekend! Randy

Time to post up the start of my second entry in this campaign( Probably the only one that will get done in time!!!) Revel's offering of the 5 window coupe... This build will be OOB with a little wiring belt work on the motor. Will try to do a nice clean build and...

Hi Folks, Trying a WW1 plane this time for the contest over on Swanny's. Going with Roden's 1/48th Bristol. This is one of those kits that look really nicely cast until you remove parts and notice the mold slip on all the little details :S Starting with the motor...

I'm in!! This is RPM's version in 1/72. Looks like great molding on this one!! Lots of parts, over 120 looks like. Building this for my 1940 diorama, should be a blast :bgrin :bgrin randy

Howdy All, Kinda hard to follow the Master with his sweet road grader :bgrin :bgrin but somebody has to do it. Have been itching to build this one for a while... Looks like a nice kit but I thought a engine would look good. Some web searching turned up the following pics...

Hello All, Here is my pic, Allied personel inspecting a IJN B5n2 at a captured airfield PTO in 1944 or 45? Kept the photo but don't have any other info. I built the plane for the "Bomber Command" campaign and will continue the project here. Just getting started, this...

While looking for reference pics for my Mopar 440 motor for another project I ran across some photos in 'Mopar Muscle Mag' of a cool looking Viper based in England. This car is built as a Sportsman/ Pro Mod dragster. The body appears mostly stock, not the greatly distorted 'funny car' type...

Hi Folks, I need about 2 inches (1:1) of piano hinge for my hot rod wrecker project project. This will used for the hood. The scale I'm working in is 1/25th. Thinking almost anyscale pe stuff would work. I'm hoping maybe you plane builders use them for bombbay doors or wings or...

Started this one awhile ago, did not get around to posting it... Got this for my 1940 dio build but then read it came out to late, then one ref. stated that they were used in France and I was o'kay?????? Laura, please set me straight!!! Either way I decided to build it:) :laugh...

Hi All, Ever since Jeff and Mike posted some car stuff I have looking for a cool project. Have not built a car since the 60's ( wow, I'm getting old!) Found this on the net.... Won't try to duplicate the 1:1 but will use for inspiration! A Revell '37 Ford pickup is...

Count me in, Terry. First ever plane and looking forward to it:) :) Thinking of a small dio with "kate" in bad shape like this.... FOR DISCUSSION ONLY!!!! This is actually a B5N2 but you get the idea. Randy

Hi Folks, Here are some pics of a 1/48th scale diorama that I built awhile ago for a contest at my local train club. The subect is a repair shop for a small backwoods logging operation. I posted some photos and a video of some of the interior as an example of...

Hi Folks, Ever since Terry posted his walker I have been getting an itch to try something different. Going for a "Mad Max" kinda end of days zombie killing machine. Found a 1/12th scale bike kit in the sale bin at my LHS and had a starting point... Found some other goodies...

Hi Folks, Here is my entree for this GB.... This is a resin kit from Accurate Armour. I went with the 1/48th scale version. This will be my first armor in this scale and my first resin kit. Working on collecting reference. This was a British truck built in the late 30's...