Ever take over a model and rescue it?  I bought this one started from a friend who lost track of how he acquired it.  My guess is that it was part of a collection of models he picked up as an IPMS club president. I generally shy away from these projects because there is usually... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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 companies seem to have split the variants simply:  Tamiya has all the early war Corsairs while Hasegawa has the late war and post war variants.... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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. ... Continue Reading →