Italeri 1/32 F-104
Italeri’s big F-104 does you no favours, yet manages to be an enjoyable build. I love this Canadian scheme and this might just be my favourite finished piece.
Tamiya 1/32 P-51D: My Little Pony
Having built Tamiya’s 1/32 P-51D back in 2012 or so I was pleased to find it every bit as nice as I remembered. This is a fantastic kit, but check the box schemes before building.
Trumpeter 1/350 Liberty Ship Build Review
Lovely kit of an interesting, historically significant, and under-represented subject. I enjoyed this very much, though realistic ship weathering remains elusive.
Revell 1/32 P-51D Build Review (My Little Pony Part 1)
A modern 1/32 P-51 tooling for 30% the price of Tamiya’s kit. Where were corners cut? Everywhere.
Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IX
A really nice kit, as expected. Also an opportunity to attempt to reproduce a build that inspired me to do better.
Hasegawa 1/48 F-15C
Hasegawa’s venerable 1/48 F-15 is a surprisingly nice build that stacks up well against more modern toolings. Other F-15 kits are embarrassingly poor efforts in comparison.
Trumpeter 1/48 MiG-23BN
Nice little kit of a 1980’s Warsaw Pact mainstay. No major headaches, though it is fiddly in places.
Special Hobby 1/32 Yak-3
Not bad for a short-run kit, though it has its moments. This little Yak-3 required a bit more thought than usual to get it working, as the biggest challenge was the fit of the landing gear bays.
Tamiya 1/48 P-38 build review
Tamiya’s P-38 is what you might expect from one of their 1/48 kits: clever engineering to make a simple, straightforward build that fits almost perfectly.
Eduard 1/48 Fw 190A build review
Eduard’s new-tool Fw 190 is a delightful little kit. Good detail, solid fit and no headaches. If you’re after an early Wuerger, this is the kit to get.