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My new build! Oh, I know what you will say: "Oh no! Not another 509!" What? Isn't that what everybody says when they see a 509? Or is that for the 109? :bgrin Truth is that there are damn few 509 builds out there. Of course there's Chuck's and that quality makes largely up for the lack...

That’s the baby I’m working on at the moment. Assembly is quite straightforward. The cockpit is a simple affair (pics coming soon) and the absence of landing gear simplifies things. On the other hand there’s the launching pole, which is a small kit in itself. But that’s for later. Right now I...

Isn't it exactly 100 years since the Fokker Dr.I was introduced? Right on time I am, then! :bgrin As far as kits go there are good kits, very good kits and then there is the Eduard Stripdown Limited Edition kit. Opening the box was like...well I haven't felt like that since when I received the...

This is the Chance Vought XF5U-1, called the Flying Flapjack. Of course Flying Flapjack is not the a/c's official name. Its real name is the Flying Pancake. :bgrin This is my first Kitty Hawk kit. So far so good. Here's the so far: :captain M

The title says it all. I'm looking for walkaround type pics. Thanks in advance to anyone responding. M

Apparently WW II Japanese a/c prototypes and trainer were painted a yellow/orange color. After Googling the subject, looking for what paint to use, I feel I know less than when I started. Any help on this would be appreciated, especially advise on what hobby paint to use. M

Here is my next build: Kayaba Katsuodori from Meng in 1/72. It’s Hikoki 46, which is the Japanese equivalent of Luft 46, Hikoki meaning roughly ‘airplane.’ Strictly Whatif. The aircraft: The Katsuodori was a swept-wing, tailless design, which never reached mock-up stage. The heart of the...

I'll be in London during the second fortnight of January and, of course, I intend to do some modeling-related sightseeing! That means basically two things: aviation museums and modeling shops. The trip is strictly business and I'll be pretty busy with not a lot of free time so I intend to make...

The contest and show took place this weekend. Had a great time. More pics here: http://michelcendrart.blogspot.gr/2015/10/ipms-hellas-2015.html M

Just got it in the mail 2 days ago. It's gonna be part of the same Ma.K project as my Falke but I may as well geek up and enter it as a separate build here.

Tired of groping for the right tool? I was! So I organized my workbench with these caddies. The idea is not mine, it comes from some special issue of FSM magazine. Let's give to Caesar... Materials used: plumbing fittings from the hardware store, clear acrylic sheets, cork sheets (to place in...

Once a garage kit, Maschinen Krieger has become mainstream as can be with Haseg producing ever more Ma.K and even Playmobil jumping on the band wagon! Times change, I guess. But if the latter made smile is disbelief I'll admit that the former elicited a hungry grin! And so...

Here's a build that I started last year and that I'm just getting back to. It is...well, what it says in the title. As far as the kit is concerned, it is the Italeri offering of the MQ-1 Predator in 72 scale. With some mods, that is. :bgrin If anyone is interested I can explain what it's...

Some modelers have assistants and I always wished to have one too! So I got myself one in the person of Commissar Yarrick, no less! Well, he still needs to have some life imbued into him before he takes his place on the battlefield...er...on the bench I mean, but the groundwork has been done...

Hi everybody! This is my first build here on MA, right in the 1946 campaign. I just start a new thread, hoping that's alright. TL stands for Turbinen Luftstrahltriebwerk. That's German for jet engine. With words like that no wonder they lost the war. :ohmy: Flitzer means dasher. There's a...

Airplanes have fascinated me as long as I can remember. When I was 10 or 11 my big sister bought me a kit from the local supermarket. It was 2 kits, actually: a Northrop F-5 and a Yak 3, Airfix 1/72 scale. Oh, boy! It was like a new world had opened up to me! I built those over a day or two and...