Hardly the new kid on the block anymore, Zoukei-Mura (makers of the Super Wing Series) brought us the Ki-45 Nick in early 2019.  This beauty follows on from their line of gorgeous 32nd scale WW2 kits.  This one is the first conventional twin (the German ‘Anteater’ is technically a twin as well, but…you know what […]

I have always liked the look of golden age aircraft.  The more streamlined the better.    Something about polished metal, wheel pants and big engine cowlings.  Aviation technology was changing so rapidly between the wars and it seemed as though every new model broke some sort of record. First flying in May of 1936, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]