Welcome to BoweModels, the home of the professional model building services of Steve Bowe.

16 years, over 300 commission builds - and counting....

 On the workbench...

1st October 2026 - A-Model 1/48 Yak-52

I have built A-Model before and it can be a challenge, but this one looks to be decent enough. A nicely represented Yak-52, this one to be built in a rather striking custom livery of a privately owned aircraft. Watch this space to see how that develops! But it should be fun to build let's see how I get on...


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Latest creation...

Hasegawa 1/32 McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk

This is an old mid-1970s kit, but still holds up very well and is arguably more accurate than the modern equivalents. The quality of the parts and moulding is excellent for the period and it has built into a really impressive and imposing model of the A-4. And in Blue Angels livery, what's not to like?


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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.