Bonsoir #histscalemodels crew. Here is my choice for #BastilleBuild It is a French Vampire, my favourite plane. Hopefully I can do it justice. This will also count towards my #buildthestash target as I had planned for this last year. 👍👍 All the best to fellow group builders. 😀

Right! The #BastilleBuild, in #histscalemodels starting whistle sprint is on! Just arrived, the Heller twin-engine twin-tail Bloch 174, has also arrived, joining the Heller Breguet 693. A contrast from the tragic Battle of France era. They're going to both be out of the box, albeit with new decals.

That's me starting #BastilleBuild with a prototype 405. We have a resin landing gear set to two otherwise crude unnumbered short run sprues by the CZ company RS-Models. #histscalemodels

Ok calling this 1/10 bust complete. Really enjoyed painting this figure up, hope you all like him.👍👍 #HistScaleModels #ScaleModels #figurepainting #bust

#histscalemodels #histbookchat - reposting in case of use...

With very many thanks to @revdrjohn.bsky.social I'm happy to report the #NavalHistory feed is back in commission - John will be leading the charge on stomping out AI slop, removing dubiously tagged posts and adding naval history content found elsewhere on BlueSky. (1/2)

X is shutting down communities until the end of May, even those with more than 1k members: prepare for another scale modelling user influx in the next weeks #histscalemodels

Next up for #histbookchat and right in time before #BastilleBuild on #histscalemodels

1/72 Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga type 11, allied code name Frances. Version is 761st Naval Flying Group, Philippines, Oktober '44. #histscalemodels

As the weather is better today the #buildthestash Sea King has gone out doors to cheer up @jaaaagirr.bsky.social #histscalemodels

Ginga Day8: Midori Iro is on, gonna wrap her up this weekend I think. #histscalemodels

Ginga Day7: Propellers, bombs and landing gear are being worked on, and the bays get their Aotake treatment. #histscalemodels

Ginga Day6: Shiny Xtreme metal is on. 😎 #histscalemodels

Ginga Day5: Dark green black on top of fine grey for the engine cowlings. #histscalemodels

Calling this one done. Xtrakit (ex-Matchbox) Gloster Meteor NF 14. 64 Squadron, RAF Duxford, 1958. Build was a fight and the decals very fragile. I've defo built better. First time I've used Hataka paints. I like them. Next one will be better. #HistScaleModels

Ginga Day4: That's the underside sorted with bomb bay and landing gear bays. #histscalemodels

Finished. Spitfire Vc, Mediterranean Theatre 1943. US (ex-RAF). Back when the US was on our side. Airfix 1/72 scale kit. Highly recommended. #HistScaleModels

Ginga Day3: The elegant design of this Betty successor is becoming evident with the wings on. Fun fact, the aircraft designer was also the one who then designed the early Japanese bullet trains 🚅 #histscalemodels

Another one I made earlier, Tamiya 1,35 Achilles Tank. #HistScaleModels #ScaleModels #Tamiya

Very nice, SC. 😎😎😎😎😎 I've got the Trumpy 1/48 one in the stash. 👍 QRP with an old piece you still like... Airfix 1/72 Sunderland.

QRP with an old piece you still like... Back in 2019 I got my hands on an Italeri Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, the models which in the painting process killed off my old compressor. #histscalemodels

Ginga Day2: Working on the two Nakajima Homare engines. #histscalemodels

Leningrad (To besiege a city) took me nearly 4 weeks to read, but it was well worth it as all of Prit Buttars Eastern Front accounts. Next up for #histbookchat something lighter with presumably some useful #histscalemodels reference pics.

Ginga Day1: Decent interior by Hasegawa, lots will be visible due to the big cage canopy and the greenhouse nose. #histscalemodels

Not sure if anybody can actually see this with the #histscalemodels feed acting up. It's me again, starting yet another Japanese Navy bomber.

@blueskyfeedcreator.com what's going on with #histbookchat and #histscalemodel feeds please?

It's finished. The most accomplished build I've ever done - a Panther kit given to me as a present in 2024. Hopefully the last Panther I'll ever build! Kit, Zimmerit stickers and photo-etch by Tamiya. Metal tracks by Friulmodel. Cables by Eureka. Art by me (and Earl Cat). #HistScaleModels

1. Imagine heavy. Completed, the 1/16 scale Trumpeter Sd.Kfz.251D. An east build for the scale. Nothing challenging. Im pleased with the over outcome. It's certainly a great scale to build in. Some things could have been better, cont #histscalemodels #scalemodels

SD.KFZ.250D update. Some weathering done, wheels on. Some bits to sort then on with the track. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

Another deleted scene from the film 1917. #histscalemodels #buildthestash

No more books about military campaigns and model kits of WW2 air land and sea weapon systems, I've had enough of those. Starting today I'll paint dwarf and elves figurines and read only Terry Pratchett again. #histbookchat #histscalemodels

Wheels all sorted and the base weather work done before top coat goes on. Just the chipping fluid to dry and a bottle of top paint to sort before camouflage pattern then goes on. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

#histscalemodels #scalemodels #A6M2 Here is my build of Eduards A6M2 Tora Tora Tora Zero! It depicts the A6M of Lt. Fusata Lida, IJN Soryu, second attack wave, December 7th 1941. It crashed on Kaneohe killing Lt Lida. ❤ building this kit & I'm pleased with the overall accuracy of the build & color!🙂

The #histscalemodels custom feed community continues to grow. Stats for total views over the past month. Thank you.

Some distressing and weathering started on the inside. A nice well worn look. Just some wash to add then the top can go on. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

1/72 Gloster Meteor F. Mk.III, version is No. 616 Squadron, Melsbroek (Belgium), March '45. #histscalemodels

Meteor Day5: Working on the landing gear and a shiny white spray coat on the airframe. #histscalemodels

Meteor Day4: Lower back is fine again so I am back in the basement, aka the happy place. 😀 #histscalemodels

Meteor Day3: Still working in small sessions outside the basement, kit not as good as expected but I'll stick with it. #histscalemodels

Good evening all. I got sidetracked with an old shelfer, a Dragon kits Ferdinand. Cleaned off the dust, repainted some of the camo and played about with some mud and dirt techniques, which worked well but I will need a lot more practice. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

Meteor Day2: Short run kit, meaning no locator pins. Will require some sanding on the hull, but wing roots look fine. #histscalemodels

Meteor Day1: My dear wife granted me 45 min. in her cozy home office and voilà, the admittedly basic all black interior is done. #histscalemodels

Another one done. Airfix 1/48 Gloster Meteor, Evergreen Display Team, College of Air Warfare, 1963-64. Overall a nice build, some shaving needed doing to get the two halves together around the cockpit. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

I finished my first build of the kits I picked up at Rivercon in Shreveport last weekend with a colorful little 1/72 Boeing F4B prewar fighter. putteringinthestudy.com/2026/03/20/1... #HistScaleModels Hats off to Yellow-Wings Decals for a terrific decal set. (It's still technically #BuildtheStash )

Whilst I can't sit on the bench until a couple more days, the doc didn't explicitly state I can't prepare it for when I can. 🫣 #histscalemodels

Happy St Patrick's Day. Post something green 💚 #histscalemodels

The plan to start the Meteor and catch up with @jim1860.bsky.social is delayed by a blocked nerve in the lower spine. Annoyingly I can't sit on the bench as of now 🫩 #histscalemodels

After the previous shorter Osprey offerings it's time to do a deep dive with @dienekes.bsky.social this week for #histbookchat

#histscalemodels #scalemodels #F4F-3 Here is my build of Eduards 1/48 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat. I've finished it as white section leader, VF-41 deployed on board USS Ranger, Dec 1940. VF-41 & VF-71 on board USS Wasp (black tails) were the first units to operate the new Grumman monoplane fighters🙂

1. Here is my completed Das Werk 1/16 scale sd.kfz. 250/1 Ausf.A im pleased withbthe final outcome. Some niggles along the way but its a great scale to work on. Not for the novice builder, a good degree of patience and build time needed. More images to follow. #histscalemodels #scalemodels