Regardless of the medium we use to express our creativity, the passion of the artist is evident in what we create. The art form of scale modelling is displayed on this web page to share the research, the attention to details, and the painting techniques to create a realistic rendition of a historical aircraft.
B-17G, 'Hikin For Home', of 91st Bomb Group, 322 Bomb Squadron, Bassingbourn, England. Build by: Wayne Hui Build Date: Start October 19, 2019, Finished xxxx Monogram Kit At the time when I write this article, Monogram is the only choice for a B-17 in 48th scale. That is until now. I read that by October... Continue Reading →
What If - Luft '46 Do-335A Nachtjager, NJG-1 Build Date: August 18, 2019, Finished Oct 24, 2019. History of Do-335 In 1942, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) issued a specification and invitation for tender for a twin-engine Schnellbomber (fighter-bomber) capable of carrying a 500 kg bomb at speeds of 750 km/h over a range of 2000 km. ... Continue Reading →
Build by: Ricky (Helo) Wong Build Date: September 21, 2019 US NAVY Helicopter Transport Squadron HC-11 Ricky (Helo) Wong, is an avid helicopter/aircraft/armour/diorama/figures modeller. His well-versed skills in all these areas of scale modelling are brought to bear this time on the Academy 1:48 CH-64D kit which was released sometime back in 2005. Of particular... Continue Reading →
US NAVY SH-3H Seaking, CVW-5 HS-12, Wyverns Build Date: Start July 14, 2019, Finished September 20 2019. SH-3H Seaking in the Cold War In the late 70s and 80s, the Soviet Union invested heavily in their attack submarine program to catch up with the US submarine technologies. The result was the new Delta and Victor... Continue Reading →
Monogram Pro Modeler 1:48 SB2C-4 Curtiss Helldiver Bomber Squadron VB-12 aboard USS Randolph (CV-15), 1945. Build Date: Start May 13, 2019, Finished July 13, 2019. SB2C-4 Helldiver The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was intended to be an advanced and better dive bomber to replace the ageing SBD Dauntless in November 1943. After the war in the Pacific... Continue Reading →
Build Date: Start April 8 2019, Finish May 10, 2019 Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter, along with the Hawker Sea Fury, Gloster Javelin formed the basis of British military aviation excellence during the early Cold War period in Europe. The Hunter's design is conventional with a swept wing. This design limits it to 1171 km/hr... Continue Reading →
Build Date: Start Jan 24, 2018. Col. Robin Olds, 433 FS, Satan's Angels, Ubon, Thailand, 1967. This is a kit my best friend, Ricky, gave me. Thank you, Ricky! I'd try my best to do this kit justice. For this model, I will be replicating Col. Robin Olds' personal aircraft as shown above. This Tamiya 1:32... Continue Reading →
Devastator 5-T-7 (Section Leader) from VT-5 assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5). Build Date: May 2005. This is one of my favourite amongst my models. This model along with my Monogram A-10 marked the period when my scale modelling techniques improved to a point where I felt I was able to compete with the best... Continue Reading →
Build Date: Start Sept 10, 2018, Finish January 8, 2019. S-3 Viking The Lockheed S-3 Viking was the most versatile aircraft in the US NAVY. The S-3A was initially designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). It entered service in 1975 to replace the ageing piston engine powered Grumman S-2 Tracker. (Italeri and Kinetics produced several 1:48 S-2... Continue Reading →
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