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15 February 2025 - Zoukei-Mura 1/48 F-4J Phantom II
Who doesn't love a Phantom? Been a little while since I tackled one, but if you are going to then ZM have a range of seriously good kits. Have built a couple of their F-4 series in the past and they are incredibly slick bits of plastic engineering. Have a few extras (not that much is needed) so let's see how this one goes....
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Latest creation...
Tamiya 1/48 P-38 Lightning
The second time I've built one of these new Tamiya P-38s. It's as close to perfect a kit as one can get these days and a joy to put together. Had to make a few modifications to turn it into an "L" and also to take the racing configuration into account. But a nice change to build a clean, striking racing scheme.
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Featured Build: The ill fated HMS Ibis
Deans Marine 1/96 HMS Amethyst, built as HMS Ibis
Quite probably the biggest and most demanding project I've ever undertaken. Taking Deans Marine's massive 1/96 HMS Amethyst and converting it into the earlier Black Swan sloop HMS Ibis, which was lost off Algiers in 1942. Persuaded by the sheer adventure of it, and a customer's family connection, I grabbed it by the horns and what an adventure it has been.
More scratch built than kit parts, this resulting monster of a model has taught me much in terms of modelling techniques and given me something to look back on with a degree of pride for years to come.