Stunning works of Wojtek Fojga

I've noticed him for the first time on Aeroscale with his simply fantastic Eduard's 1/48 Nieupoet 16. He built a very naturally looking Ni-16. His name was Wojtek Fojga.
Next time I was browsing Aeroscale.co.uk for the references on Eduard's 1/48 scale Fokker Dr.1 and found Stephen T. Lawson reference on Eduard's latest 1/48 fokker dual kombo kit. I Googled little bit deeper and found Wojtek's original forum build thread on Dr.1. Check this out here:

I've surfed that forum little bit more and found another astonishing 1/48 Lloyd C.V s.46 build forum thread by Wojtek. Here you go:

Favorite scale poll result

Saved the print screen of the favorite scale poll results. For the future generations :)

Poll closed - favorite scale of 2008

Well, the poll on the favorite scale is closed. I'm glad to announce the winner - 1/48 is the most popular scale amongst the visitors of this blog (113 votes - 52% of 100% of all votes). The second popular scale is..... 1/72! That's a suprise! At least for me - I thought 1/32 would win the first or at least the second position.
Anyway, 1/72 scale got (55 votes or 25% of all votes). Third place got 32's scale with 27 votes.
I've also noticed that armour scale colleagues also like to visit my blog - 8 visitors (or 3% of all votes) voted for 1/35 as they favorite scale. 5 votes for 1/16 scale, 4 voted for 1/144 scale and 3 visitors like 1/1 sclae models :)

Thanx for voting anyone!

Feel free to post your ideas on the next poll in this post comments.

Hasegawa news in December 2008

Here're some of Hasegawa's hottest kits in December 2008. "Hottest" according to my clasification of hotteness ;)

1/72 E-2C HAWKEYE 2000 "U.S. NAVY"

1/48 FOCKE-WULF Fw190A-8/R8

1/48 MITSUBISHI A6M1 12-SHI EXPERIMENTAL ZERO FIGHTER
1/72 JUNKERS Ju88A-4 "FINNISH AIR FORCE"
1/48 F/A-18E SUPER HORNET "VFA-137 KESTRELS"
1/32 KAWASAKI KI61-I HIEN (TONY) "68TH FLIGHT REGIMENT"
1/48 MESSERSCHMITT Bf109G-6/14 "HARTMANN"

1/72 F-14B TOMCAT "VF-103 JOLLY ROGERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL"
1/48 RF-4B PHANTOM II "VMFP-3 SPECIAL"
1/48 P-40M WARHAWK "FINNISH AIR FORCE"

Chris Wauchop's Bf-109G-10/R3 1:32 Hasegawa

Here's Chris Wauchop lates model - Hasegawa's 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10/R3.

Funny coexidense is that I'm in the process of building of the same subject from Hasegawa's kit in 1/48 scale with EagleCals decals!

Here're more pics from LIFE archives - Thunderbolt P-47

Also found some big pictures of big Jugs - WW2 USAF P-47 thunderbolts. Enjoy!

This one here looks like a good idea for my first diorama:

Some gorgeous WW2 pics

Found today on Hyperscale's forum - USAF during WW2 in Pacific. I guess it's Devastator, right?

other pics can be found here.
This photos shows the real condition of the worn out paint - really helpful for understanding of weathering.

USA modern aviation photos

You should see these pics - USA modern aviation. You can find F-15, F-16, Osprey, A-10 and helicopter photos as well. What differs those pics from other ones - high resolution quality. All USAF fans - must see! Browse the site to find more.

Talented modeller Pierre aka Scalephantomphixer does it again!

Just another mind blowing in-progress build from Pierre aka Scalephantomphixer. This time it's Roden's Felixstowe F.2A in 1/72 scale. Well, very inspiring and truelly breathtaking build.

Click the thumbnail to see the whole thread yet:

Focke Wolf FW-190A-8 Sturmbock in progress

It's time to update my Tamiya's 1/48 FW-190A-8 in-progress blog. As you can see Sturmbock is almost ready - it lacks only canopy... Actually the build stopped because of canopy which is ruined - it has a crack that quite visible and I really can't do anything about..

Feel free to comment and post your critique.

Found great source of airbrush supplies

Some time ago I've started to search for place to buy good yet cheap airbrush. I feel like I need to replace my old trusted Aztek and get stronger airbrush made of steel.
I know Brett Green and Chris Wauchop do best results with Aztek airbrush, but after some 4-5 years of hard work my Aztek needs replacement. I also noticed that nozzles (made from plastic) become worn out as I clean them everytime after painting.
I knew that ordinary airbrushes and they supplies cost much more than Testors airbrushes. I noticed that best airbrushes like Badger or Paashe will cost me no less than $100. But I need some airbrush that is cheaper than $100 yet strong + with warranty + could airbrush thin lines.
So I asked colleagues on Aeroscale.co.uk forum and got good advice with the link - Master Airbrush items on AirbrushDepot. Check them out here.

Sad news...

Well this sad news comes out late. In the beginning of October died Alexey Kirillov - founder of the world famous Russian company "Moskit". "Moskit" is famous with their unique exhaust pipes. None of the modern aftermarket companies makes that realistic exhaust pipes still.

R.I.P., Alexey...

Great NMF finish

Very interesting detailed article about building AZ Models 1/48 Avia B35.2 or Czechoslovakian Spitfire by Jaroslaw Kierat.

That's something truelly original!

Well, you rarelly see something original in "in-progress forum" threads. I haven't seen something more extraordinary in scale modelling for a long time!
Guy built a human tall figure from the plastic kit sprues - Sprueman! That's something original! Way to go!

Hellcat Mk.I by Brett Green

I've always been a fan of Brett Green finishing techniques applied on his aircraft models - subtle yet realistic finishes. This time it's not exception - Eduard's 1/48 Hellcat Mk.I

Hasegawa News in August 2008

Hasegawa's new aircraft scale models kits this august (mostly repacks with different decals):

Jun Temma building Tamiya's 1/48 Zero

Jun Temma goes on building great professionally built models. This time it's new Tamiya's 1/48 Zero. 

Unfortunatelly I don't speak and read Japanese, but in-progress pics say enough. Very inspiring!!

Now where's are my tools and unbuilt Sturmbock ;)

News From Eduard This August

Apart from brand new 1/48 Fokker Dr.I, Eduards has other brand new kits this month:

1/48 scale Fw-190 F-8/R-2


1/48 scale Sopwith Camel Weekend Edition


Interesting is also noticing how Eduard is getting more and more competitive in modeling world by designing and selling more and more interesting WW1 and WW2 fighter subjects. Eduard plans to release 1/48 scale SPAD XIII late version (WW1 French fighter) and 1/48 scale Lysander Mk.III in Finnish service. Very interesting subjects!

New 1/48 Scale Fokker Dr.I DUAL COMBO

My favorite hobby shop Modelimex.com already sells new Eduard's 1/48 Fokker Dr. I dual combo kit. This is the one I always wanted to build. Is it possible to build Red Baron "dreidecker" from this kit?

Built Tamiya's 1/48 scale Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero by Brett Green

Brand New Tamiya's 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5/5a Zero Review

Brett Green from Hyperscale.com review Tamiya's new Mitsubishi A6M5/5a Zero. Looks like a good investment (even knowing that I'm not a fan of ww2 Japanese a/c) - awesome engineering and, as it seems from the pics, perfect detail.

Roden 1/32 Fokker F.I in-progress build

Another beatiful and inspiring online build by Brad Cancian. This time it's Roden's 1/32 scale Fokker F.1

Chris Wauchop's Kawasaki Ki-45

Brett Green published another masterpiece of Chris Wauchop - Hasegawa's 1/48 scale
Kawasaki Ki-45. Seems just like a perfect model to me. Enjoy!

Amazing Luftwaffe Mig-29 Cockpit Video

This video is really amazing. I've not seen anything like this one before. All you aviation fans will simply love it! Highly recommended!

Eduard Releases in August'08

We've another 1/48 scale Focke-Wolf 190 from Eduard this august. This time it's FW-190F-8 - late war bird.

And the model I wait for most of all is Eduard's 1/48 scale Fokker Dr. 1 triplane! It seems Eduard got their marketing policy in a very aggressive way: first of all they release Royal kit, then they release dual combo kit and then they release kit's weekend edition. Very smart way to increase their sales, don't you think?

Anyway, here's the kit I waited for so long - I'll have a very nice birthday present to myself in August! Here're the color profiles:

Sturmbock in-progress

Little update of my Sturmbock in progress. I just have finished airbrushing mottling on the fuselage.. Which, frankly speaking, was pain in the... eyes. ;) The thing is that I tried airbrushing mottling yesterday and I thought the mottling is alright and I would go on decaling the model. But today I've changed my mind and totally was dissapointed with how the mottling looked on the model. Photos of the subject were totally different. That's why I have repainted the mottling today and I must admit I'm quite happy with the result. Well, it seems I tend to be happy at the evenings ;)

Anyway, here're the results (feel free to post your angry comments and critisize the mottling and the model :)