1/48 Hasegawa AH-64D Apache Build

An Apache?!? This one has been a long time coming because I have always been inspired to build an Apache. The inspiration came from my days of “flying” it in Gunship – a Microprose Flight Simulator. This was my first taste of a flight sim and I played the hell out of it. No, it was […]

1/48 Hobby Boss F4U-4 Corsair (early version) Build

Do we finally have a Corsair -4 worth building? In the wonderful world of 1/48 models – when it comes to Corsairs there are two alternatives: Tamiya and Hasegawa. These two seem to have split the variants simply. Tamiya has all the early war Corsairs while Hasegawa has the late war and post war variants. […]

1/48 Hasegawa A6M2 Zero Build

Small, sleek, nimble and for a while during the first half of the Pacific War the Zero was deadly. While the Japanese Army Air Force seemed to constantly be looking for new models for a variety of tasks, the Navy stuck to this airframe and squeezed every ounce of performance out of it. By the […]

Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair Build Review

The Chance Vought F4U-1D Corsair is a fighter-bomber developed from the earlier F4U-1 Corsair. Some have said that the -1D was the high point of the Corsair’s development as a true fighter bomber. It certainly perfected the Corsair design as it was used in World War 2. It enjoyed a storied career in the US […]

Tamiya 1/32 A6M5 Zero

This kit was my first attempt at a 32nd scale kit and would ultimately be the first model I entered into a contest. This model was completed in September 2009 and it shows how I did things back then. This model is still proudly displayed in the model case even though I am sure I […]

Trumpeter 1/32 SBD-5 Dauntless

I picked this kit up at some 60% off at the LHS. It was my first trumpy kit and at less than half off, its an excellent deal and it is a great kit. To be honest – its not without its warts (far from a breezy Tamiya build). I think its MSRP is way […]

Tamiya 1/48 G4M1 Betty

This one was a “recycled” kit – a good model friend of mine picked this one up a few years ago. I am not sure why he acquired it (he is a serious Tank guy) or what he intended to do with it but he offered this started kit to me and I jumped on […]