Miles Magister T9736. Southeast England, circa Sept. 1940 This one is scratchbuilt in 1/144 using styrene throughout and the markings are for a machine that was modified to take part in Operation Banquet. I'm quite pleased with how this one came out. It's a cutie! #144scale #144スケモ

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I N2359/YB-J from 17 Sqn RAF #144scale

All finished. This is V1Models' 1/144 scale Short Crusader from the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice. It's a cutie! :) #144scale #144スケモ #Modelaircraft #Scalemodels #SchneiderTrophy1927

Rigging complete. It's almost there! 👍 #144scale #144スケモ #Modelaircraft #Scalemodels #SchneiderTrophy1927

Clear parts are my nemesis. This one needed 3x panes and 12x strips of painted decal to make up the frames 👿 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #scalemodels

Time taken to reduce panel lines is always time well spent. I used some Scotch tape as a guide and lightly traced them in with a sharp .3mm pencil, then ran a brush over them until they looked less stark. #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #scalemodels #schneidertrophy

Wow! I love it 😍

Masking.... 🤙 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #scalemodels #schneidertrophy

The V1Models kit doesn't come with a launching trolley, so one was made from scratch. It's good to have something to do between coats of primer :) #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #scalemodels #schneidertrophy

Lots of work smoothing and priming the surfaces, reducing panel lines, and thinning down trailing edges for a more in-scale appearance. Also replaced the struts and opened up the access hatch to make the thing look more inviting :) #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #scalemodels #schneidertrophy

This is the 1/144 scale Short Crusader of Schneider Trophy fame from V1Models in Japan. It's a 3D-printed piece and the designer has really put their heart and soul into it. I'm hoping that with a bit of TLC I can get it across the finish line 😊 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft

Took a few more shots before putting this one back in the cabinet. Fellow DH.2 aficionados will recognise the tailplane trim lever on the right-hand side of the cockpit. Plus the fluted Lewis drum, and the buckle on the strap which holds down the cover over the main fuel tank. #144scale #144スケモ

I just heard that my 1/144 scratchbuilding book, First World War Aircraft In Scale, will soon get a second print run. Sweeeet! 😊 #144scale #books #scalemodels #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft

What are you doing up there…!? Get down!!! 😱 #144scale #144スケモ #scalemodels #ww1aircraft

...aaaaand we're done! :D I added the last of the rigging over the weekend. Hard to believe the 1/144 Jeannin Stahltaube is finally done after 14 months of solid effort. I'm all out of words at the moment, so I'll just leave some pics here... #144scale #144スケモ #scalemodels #ww1aircraft

Deleted my Twitter account today. That felt good. 😊

Having a flashback to 10 years ago and the very first kit I completed after returning to the hobby ~ Eduard's Spitfire IX converted to a MkI. I was quite proud of this back in the day. That faded a bit when it was pointed out that the windscreen was all wrong for an early model Spit... Ah well! 😅

Got the left wing fully rigged today! I went the extra mile and used 0.05mm for the thicker structural wires and 0.02mm for the control cables. Now for the rest of it... 💪 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviation #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube

Getting close to the end. Only 37 pieces of rigging left to go! #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviation #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube

Finally got the scratchbuilt spoked wheels finished today after a year of trial and error (mostly error). It was a close-run thing though... they nearly finished ME! 💀 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviation #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube

I finally came up with something that makes rigging biplanes seem like fun. #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviation #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube

This is what I've been working on for the last 12 months. It's easily the hardest scratchbuilding project I've ever done. 1915 vintage, Jeannin Stahltaube ~ 1/144 scale 🖖 #144scale #144スケモ #modelbuilding #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube

Here's a work-in-progress shot of two Nieuport 17s which I built for my book on scratchbuilding 1/144 scale aircraft. Please note: it's 220 pages and regular softcover. Not, "192 pages & spiral bound". Dunno where Amazon got that from 😅 #144scale #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodels #WW1

This is the FE.2's little brother, the Airco DH.2. It was built as part of my book on 1/44 scratchbuilding and took about 8 months to complete. 😪 One day I hope to complete the RFC pusher family by doing the Vickers FB.5 and RAF FE.8 too! 🤞 #144scale #144スケモ

My scratchbuilt Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b in 1/144 scale. I think it will always be my favourite ❤️ #144scale #144スケモ

Yay! First post on Bluesky. I was looking for some nice bright pics to kick it off, so here are some shots of my scratchbuilt Curtiss Sparrowhawk in 1/144 scale. The fuselage was carved from beech wood, while the wings and tail are shaped out of acrylic and styrene. 👍