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 […]

1/48 Hasegawa F4U-5 (Argentine)

Pretty isn’t it? I like the late Corsair variants; they were more bomber than fighter at this point and armed to the teeth. As for their service in the Argentine navy I don’t know much. However, with the blue on the rudder and the big anchors on the wings – these Corsairs are just wonderful. […]

Tamiya’s 1/32 A6M2 Zero

This particular Zero has come to be known as ‘Koga’s Zero’ after its pilot, Flight Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga. As part of the greater battle of Midway, Koga flew from the Ryujo and took part in a raid on Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians. The Zero was damaged in that raid so Koga decided to […]