1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 2

This week's work began by painting the main wheel bays with Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green. You might be able to tell from the above photo that I also scraped the silver paint from the glue areas. In between coats on the gear bays I put masking tape close to the seam on the bottom rear … Continue reading 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 2

1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 1

I finally carved out some time to work on the model. As you can see from the featured image above, I added the seat belt decals to the seat. The next thing to do was to complete the assembly of the seat. There were three other parts, the seat back and the head and arm … Continue reading 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 1

1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds

I've picked my next project. It's the Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds in 1/72 scale. The F-84G was the first plane flown by the Thunderbirds which were officially formed on June 1st, 1953 and stationed at Luke AFB in Arizona. The F-84G was a front-line fighter of the day and was utilized in combat during the Korean … Continue reading 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds

2024 Model Build Review

2024 ended up being a pretty good year for my model builds. I completed 9 models this year. Well, almost. The final two models of the year did take a few days into 2025 to get finished, mainly because of the weather. First up was the 1/72 Ban Dai B-Wing Starfighter. It was a pretty … Continue reading 2024 Model Build Review

Willy Ley Rocket Build Update 5 (Final)

I finally completed the Willy Ley rocket pair. I had originally hoped that I could complete it by the end of 2024, but obviously I didn't quite make that goal. Here is how it was completed. The space plane from the Orbital Rocket got a good coat of Tamiya White primer and then covered with … Continue reading Willy Ley Rocket Build Update 5 (Final)