And with a quick wipe down of the bench, the Kinetic 1/48 F-5B is done and in the display case. It was a decent build, and served as a base for a dive into oil's (which I haven't seriously used in a while). #HistScaleModels #scalemodel #buildthestash

Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan, 1/72, Tamiya #scalemodels #scalemodeling #histscalemodels

Another oldie for #finishedkits 🇦🇷 Super Etendard (1/72, Academy) from 2024 #histscalemodels Full album: www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat...

Damaged decals removed (which was far easier than it should have been), and engines finished. Or at least, I thought they were, until I discovered that I'd neglected to paint the upper trailing part of the pylons white. Oh accursed build! #scalemodels #histscalemodels

It's good fun (and at first a somewhat tense experience) taking a knife so the Zimmerit. Got a bit carried away with it on the glacis so I'll step back and leave it for a day or so before carrying on with it. Got this Biber to keep me entertained in my downtime #histscalemodels

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, 1/72, Airfix #scalemodels #scalemodeling #histscalemodels

#HistScaleModels L-29 Delfín. A jet trainer that won comparative trials of Warsaw Pact countries against soviet Jak-30 and polish TS-11 Iskra. After, it was selected to become standard jet trainer for the air forces of Warsaw pact. Manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody.

Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu, 1/72, Hasegawa #scalemodels #scalemodeling

Kinetic F-16 Block 60(-ish) in 1/48! (Details below) #HistScaleModels #FinishedKits

President Trump on Wednesday criticized his administration’s directive to halt ICE officers from conducting most vehicle stops after two fatal shootings, immediately throwing the policy into question a day after it went into effect.

now this is podracing! Added the wash back and some light aluminium drybrushing #HistScaleModels

Thanks to @laserpferd.dtun.de for this fun group #BastilleBuild in #histscalemodels. Delighted to have contributed two models, and a fascinating, learning experience to go through too! bsky.app/profile/jdki...

My finished Tamiya 1/48 Corsair. Pretty happy with how it turned out! I picked up one of those void cubes, so I could take proper pictures for once 🐦 The last picture is the reference I've been using for this build #histscalemodels #finishedkits

This is as far as I can get for #bastillebuild as I have managed to misplace the ejection seat after all the effort improving the kit seat. I've got ideas on where it might be but I can't guarantee the deadline #histscalemodels

Mesdames et Messieurs, la Jaguar est terminée. It is in the livery of EC 04.011 “Jura” #96 based at Bordeaux-Merignac, to commemorate the disbandment of the squadron in July 1992 #histscalemodels #buildthestash #Bastillebuild

#histscalemodels. Decals on, been a nice build for a first helicopter

Four kits & a new paint set from ICM in June We update you with the contents, CADS, history & artwork in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/05/prev...

The "Jugs" of Saipan are next from MiniArt in 48th scale. Sprue layout, colours, profiles, decals & the real kites in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2026/06/spru...

This Weekend in The Hangar: Take Five - Aggressor lineup (CF-5D & CF-5A) #ModelAircraft #HistScaleModels

And the #BastilleBuild at #histscalemodels together. The roundel for the Bréguet 693 is a temporary paper one, I'll be replacing with an acrylic version soon (time ran out). There's a few extra stories, like that and sawing St Ex's head off(!) which I can share if of interest, once I'm back home.

I've just updated the sample pages for "Building the British Phantoms Volume Two". Here's a look at the refreshed set. www.klp.com.au/product/buil... #scalemodels

After inspiration from some piece of art I randomly found while searching for something else, this "what-if" scheme on this @officialairfix 1/48 P-40B is almost finished. #airfix #p40warhawk #48scale #scalemodel #aircraftmodel

エアフィックス 1/32 クルセーダー 発売当時はスケール・アイテム・メーカーどれをとっても守備範囲外という思い込みがあり、模型店でもシュリンクがかかって棚の高位置に鎮座していたので、縁の薄いキットというのが正直な印象でした。 2021年になって、舶来キットの高揚感とともに、量感と繊細さを併せ持った独特の雰囲気を味わいつつ組んでみました。 また、かつてヘッドの流用に消費されてきた同社マルチポーズ「第8軍」も組み合わせてみましたが、このプロポーションが実に秀逸で、首から下も魅力的だということを改めて思い知らされた次第です💦。 #scalemodels #histscalemodels

1/72 Modelsvit Mirage G8.01 Some parts very nice, some parts very complicated. #BastilleBuild #histscalemodels

The T-55 is coming along. In truth, construction is nearly done. I just have the less labor intensive fender to do and wiring up some ancillary stuff. Very happy with the fuel tanks, though! Looking forward to getting paint on this one because it has been such a dog to build. #histscalemodels

This Weekend in The Hangar: A flurry of activity this morning as a couple of New Arrivals came into The Hangar for a later photo session. #ModelAircraft #HistScaleModels

Terrible kit, to be honest. The undercarriage is hopeless 😔 It looks okay from some angles! 🤣 I'm not bothering with the rigging. Royal Siamese Aeronautical Service 1920. Academy 1/72 kit. Save your money and get a better kit! #HistScaleModels

Finished! Airfix P-40B in 1/48 scale with LED lighting and a Pimoroni Tiny FX microcontroller to control the lights and brightness. My nerd credentials are impeccable. #HistScaleModels #FinishedKits

No rest for the wick... #histscalemodels groupbuilders evidently. Our slave driving @jaaaagirr.bsky.social already lining up the next one! If only I didn't have TUTTO IL MONDO of Italian models already in the build plan from the stash, I might've escaped! Peccato. (Joking aside, these are fun.)

So the 1/72 Special Hobby Fouga Magister is done bar a couple of repairs. Will fix those later but prob won't have pics ready on time, so I reckon these might come to count as final pics before #bastillebuild is over. Went for the 1980s modelling mag aesthetic. More info in alt. #HistScaleModels

My new Legacy Collection book is now open for presale. This is the third and final part of this Tamiya collection, so if you have parts 1 & 2, here's your chance to complete the set! thekitbox.org/2026/07/09/t...

I've finally finished the beast Scammell. A tricky kit but a good one. Vague instructions means a good reference book is needed. Very good if you want to test yourself. Finished very clean and inspired by modern renovated versions, so not historically accurate.👍👍 #histscalemodels #buildthestash

Reporting in: the Hawkeye is flat. I repeat: the Hawkeye is flat! I wonder if I will find the windows under all that paint and varnish…. #bastilleBuild #histscaleModels

The massive improvement in quality of the 1/72 Hobby Boss Avenger is clearest when you compare the bomb bay & wheel well interior to the Airfix, Academy & Hasegawa kits. Two don’t have any, and the third is representative only. And the parts just couldn’t fit together any better. #Histscalemodels

Another multi-media short run kit that can produce a great model (not easily) was this Two Bobs T-2 Buckeye. Not available in main-stream kits it was also re-boxed by Special Hobby in Venezuelan, Hellenic as well as USN markings: #HistScaleModels #ModelAircraft www.flypastrush.com/post/top-gun...

Time for a look at some more sample pages, this time from our second-ever title, "Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale". www.klp.com.au/product/buil... #scalemodels #histscalemodels

I made it in time!! My #bastilleBuild Hawkeye 🇫🇷⚓️ „la saucisse“ (not her real name, just the dumb nickname she earned) Is done! 😃 Next group build I will pick something less complicated… 😂 #histscalemodels

#histscalemodels #scalemodels #BB56 Finishing Washington's Hull in prep for Pontos deck set. The Trumpeter North Carolina 44 kit deck plan matches Washington Nov 1943 closely enough to avoid a serious rearrange & large 3D $$$🙂 This will be US Navy measure 22 camo. She wore this MS-22 most often

#histscalemodels #scalemodels #BB56 If you find this in kids room... You know they're on the Hard Stuff!😬

Completed another bust. A couple of months ahead of the 86th anniversary of the #BattleOfBritain, this one is called "The Few" from Life Miniatures, 1/10th scale. No in progress shots of this, as I was never terribly happy with it "in progress" […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

New video out now! How to make your own replacements for dodgy transparent kit parts using clear epoxy resin: youtu.be/cQfoisfDzqc?...

#histscalemodels #scalemodels #bastillebuild #spad Figured I'd repost my #bastillebuild entry with the new infinite picture thing Bluesky has added🙂 This is the 1/48 Eduard SPAD XIII I built it as an example from French 🇫🇷 Esquadrille SPA 48, Western Front 1917. Also some bonus WW1 types I've done

I think this is more missions than we flew over Germany in World War II.

Spot the difference

Not one man who used Jeffrey Epstein to help them rape underage girls has been arrested. But a man has been arrested for placing his hand the Reflecting Pool's water. #NationalPriorities

Lol. Hunter is even winning MAGA over with his A+ trolling game.

Commission build for one of my old flying friends, and former owner of this aeroplane: scratch-built Dart Kitten model in 1:32 scale. #scalemodelling #scalemodeling #model #scalemodel #clasicaviation #classicaircraft #dartkitten

#HistScaleModels HP42 finished. Old #Airfix kit with 3D printed interior, resin windows and home-made decals to replace the yellowed originals. Finished off with a desert air-strip base. ‘Official’ photos coming later on today.

One of the kits I picked up this spring was a vintage 1/72 Airfix Grumman J2F “Duck”. I built it over the last month to continue trying to clear my stash, especially of smaller and older kits. putteringinthestudy.com/2026/07/02/g... #HistScaleModels

Added second hen, scythe and some cut branches. Almost finish of this miserable project. #WIP #scalemodels