Kampfgruppe144 BBS

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Thought it'd be fun to take you through the process of me trying to repair, replace, and repaint these two behemoth toy models. NOTE: I am not really performing any major surgery or modification on these two, as I'm now a bit pressed for time to get them done for an...

In the city of Kure, Japan, not far from Hiroshima, there is a museum dedicated to the battleship Yamato.
And there is a model, well, if you can call it a model....
We will say a representation of the Yamato at 1/10th....
Compare the size of the thing with the visitors........

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Nooooooo!!!!!

Another piece out of serious scale but due to his reduced dimensions it could enter :D
A small airfix model of a school two-seater. A cute little jet that looks like it's made of a huge long probe canopy and a few planes around.
It is OOB except for the seat belts with buckles...

Just received my order of this set in 1/700. Pretty good. You get two Sunderlands, a Fairmile C Gunboat, dockside buildings and ramps, PE set including props and 1/700 figures.

The Fairmile C is as far as I know the only example in injection kits and would look pretty good with...

This isn't in fact model :D this had to be just a base, approximately 6*8cm for DSRV Mytic (Alvin)...
But instead of sending me photo of the hatch area where lands and connects, my friend send me complete model of this monster ( more than feet long :shock: ).
And as usual...

Since I've only been working in 1/72 for some time (and some time to follow) I wanted to post something I finished. It's the Hobbis DOBI-I. I didn't take any photos with anything for scale comparison, but trust me when I say this is small. I actually think Miniwing's Ouragon is...

Quick of the mark!

1:160 DODX w/Mystery Balloon Coming 04/23 Micro-Trains USA

In early 2023, the United States Air Force shot down a mystery balloon off the coast of South Carolina. Salvaged from the coastal waters, the instrument array, solar panels and deflated balloon...

Well, finally finished 8-)
This is my first 3D model, for a moment 1/72 but there are couple of 144 models to be assembled.
Made some changes during assembling but in the end I'm happy with it.
I think that photos say more than words ...

Was produced and used...

I don't know if we have such a Thread before. It's something what is on my mind at the moment.

Regardless of the scale or topic, what will you never build.

For me and my usual topic (planes):
- Enola Gay or Bockscar, not B-29, but these two planes.
- Recently (10-20years)...

Don't call the doctor
My working coleguae, also modeler, was guilty for this, for the Cat in 144 he said that could not stay on palm of my hand.

Resin model of Catalina in 350, from L'Arsenal 2.0
As was without decals I used Tomcat's decals for wings and smaller from Hornet's...

7 weeks til Xmas and just retrieved the tree and decorations from the loft although not putting them up for a couple of weeks. Got me thinking though. What Xmas movies and music do you favour.

I've given some initial thoughts to movies. The music is a larger topic .

• Miracle...

I found this whilst looking at dispersal huts earlier today (honest)

DC-3s (obviously)
B-24 Liberators
Fairy Battle,
Martin Mariner seaplane (towards the bottom of thread)

even some tenuous De Havilland Wood

I am canvasing for opinion here. I am planning on building the Hasegawa/Frog 1/450 kit of HMS Vanguard (Britains last battleship) as she might have looked after a mid life refit if she had not been scrapped in the 60s. I have two ideas (cribbed from some artwork I found on...

I did not know there was another aircraft with stacked jet engines.

Creation Chaubet has a 1/144 metal offering:

Wikipedia link for more info and specs:

A old kit reboxed and re released by Hobby 2000, Here it is so far .... Building a Rabaul Based Night fighter. IJN green over IJN grey green.

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Just done the undersides in a combo of Tamiya IJN grey green and Gunze IJN grey green with some Gunze mixed with off...

Hello fellow Modelers!

Adding onto my 1/48th scale Jolly Rogers 320th BS / 90th BG themed builds (in honor of my grandfather who served in the 320th) I decided to build another aircraft that was used in the squadron. A Piper L-4 Cub known as Moby Dick Jr. .

I had already built...

the A60 is a nice-looking aircraft. Is it me or does the rear fuselage profile have a resemblance to the P-51?
the A50 is also a nice-looking retro frame (styling based upon a 1929 A50 )
the JU-52 NG, looks like a Baby JU-52 or W-35/Ju-52 love child?

Turns out there is...

As this year arrived to it's end it's time for rewiew what was done.
In fact this year not too mutch done but I am very satisfied.
Four intruders , AFV in 72 .
Three planes in 144, and maybe best part of this year production .
Maybe the highlight is for Tu141, I am satisfied how...