Kampfgruppe144 BBS

This project was half a year in the making...

During the summer in July, while working at the museum, I found a 1/48th scale Bandai Willys Jeep model kit in the gift shop. I never really built any armor (or even vehicles for that matter!) but since my father and I operate a 42...

Talking about models, a very good friend of mine said that he'd like to make a model of AN-2 as a tribute to his two friends...
But he has no skill for painting figures, so I made them for him and I'm very proud to have completed this mini project in 1/72.
It was also a...

I'm sure many know of you guys remember (or at least have heard of the) Bachman Mini-Plane Series from the 60s-70s. My father would tell me about them from his childhood, as I became fascinated with all things miniature. Eventually he started collecting them again and we ended...

i didnt knew where to place this, but news has just come in that a fire is raging at Eduard's warehouse :o

Chibi Scale Fighter2 IJN Aircraft (Set of 10) (Shokugan) (Plastic model) SAL Small Packet

Looks like fun!?

Manufacturer : F-Toys
Scale : Non
Series : CHIBI Scale
Release Date : Late Oct(Aug. 22, 2020 Pre-order start.)
List Price : 5,940yenabout55.93USD
Sales Price :...

A project to build a 60% scale, piloted replica of the CF-105 Avro Arrow within the limits of the Canadian recreational aircraft legislation.

Seems a slow burner, started in 2005, still progressing 2019.

No Scale ModelWorld 2020 but ....
You'd like to look at some images from the 2019 competition, at scales other than 1/144 ???
It's worth the detour....
For example, the winner .... :
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So, interested ....? :o :shock: :roll: :roll: So see the posts below :

1/144 (1/1200)Customize Scene Base (Scene Ver.) (Display) - Bandai

So these are a little odd, but potentially useful/fun dio pieces?

Manufacturer : Bandai
Group : 1/144
Series : Customize Scene Base , 30 Minutes Missions , 04
Release Date : Late Jun., 2020
Sales Price : 360yen...

I have several chibi style planes, I like them . I saw in this section a couple of post about new kits but no one with finished models. There are some chibi addict like me? Please show your models!

This is an AFV Club F-104 with Italian livery (custom decals)
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Saw one of on evilBay this morning. Now that IS different! AMP is another of the Ukrainian companies producing kits in various scales, including our beloved one. Even though a bit of Whiffery, I still wouldn't mind getting one of these if it appeared in 1/144. And yes, as one...

So, recently Patch went to visit a pediatric hospital, a very poor one ...
It must be said that the institute in question is very old but kept clean despite appearances ... look at what kind of Teddy bear there is (it looks like IT's cousin )...

It's a 54...

Star Wars Box Scale Star Destroyer and Super Star Destroyer.
The purists would hate the paint schemes. Definitely not the best work ever done (couldn't get the seam out of the SSD)
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Having to retrain so modelling is at a minimum.......

Ian

Many years ago I found this photo of a russian soldier playing a piano. Photo is from Grozny, during the First Chechnya War. Many sources indicate it from 1994 but it's 1995, think february ...

Anyway, used Verlinden's piano keyboard (only that :D ) and some figure pieces....

Just completed the Hurricane that Andrew Mamedoff was unfortunately killed in. These two will now be going to the museum to become a small display to honor Mamedoff. Still not wowed by the Hurricane's prop and hub so I might replace or change it later.

Fokker Dr.1 & Red Baron (Plastic model) - chibi/non-scale by Suyata

Considering that my first model kit was probably the 1/72 Dr.1 by Airfix.....

I am tempted by this little number - especially as I must confess I have 1/48 DR.1 in bright red for the same reason (only you...

1/1 German Pz.Kpfw IV 40cm Track (Mid Type) Kit (Plastic model) - Torifactory

To make a decent section of these you're going to need 3-4 kits at a total of $150-200USD...

The track of the III/IV tank, which was active during World War II as the main battle tank of the German...

Tomy 1/150 Toyota Crown converted to R/C - this is quite a fascinating due the amount of scratch building and electronics fitted into such a small space!

I almost managed to but the base on an Ikea chair the wrong way around last night!

Star Wars Naboo Starfighter Maintenance & Repair station,
Revell pocket kit, hand brush painted.

80 years ago this month, this Mk.1 Spitfire was flown by Andrew Mamedoff of No. 609 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Some sources say that he was born in Thompson, Connecticut, where his Russian family had settled in the early 1910s. At the very least he grew up in...

Has that evil little viral sh!te claimed another victim in the modelling world? Until I was looking at something not directly related to this NZ-based company run by Sir Peter Jackson (he of Lord of the Rings fame) did I discover the news about its closure earlier this year, in...

We've seen this Japanese guys work before:

(seemed a little slow on the loading/page transitions?)

This guys video goes into a bit more detail on the techniques and settings (though his manner is slightly irritating)

Actually does have minor 144 references.

Another display I'm working on for the Connecticut Air & Space Center is to show (through 1/72nd models) the evolution and history of our particular Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo: 92460. I've already completed the two book ends Corsairs from Minicraft F4U-1D models. These are two...

First naval model in my life. Learned a lot, a lot more to learn. Pleased with the result overall. Technically there should be a strip of hull red between the silver and the black.

Silver, tried something new, was applied with a silver metallic Sharpie. The screws a gold...

This evening, I finished the first step of my diorama 'Scouts Out' which will be focusing on a LSSAH Sdkfz 231 surveying the approach to the Greek town of Vevi in 1941 before the battle of the same name. Name for the dio came from the excellent book about the German Armored...