







Plastic and wooden models made by me with over 80+ builds posted here. Be sure to click on “Older Posts” near the bottom of each page. All armor/military models are 1/35 scale, F1 cars are 1/12, aircraft are 1/48, submarines are 1/350 and wooden models in various scales. After a 40+ year hiatus I am trying to hone my skill sets as best I can while having fun. It’s been a very steep learning curve after being “out of the water” for decades!
The V-1 represented here in 1/48 scale. It was really the world’s first cruise missile, although totally inaccurate. It was used as a terror weapon against London by the Third Reich. This was put together using two different kits. The Tamiya kit was bad enough to warrant using a different kit for the V-1 itself, while the cradle used to bring it to the launch catapult was utilized, the actual V-1 I chose was a kit made many years ago by MPM. The Tamiya kit’s V-1 is modeled terribly with the cowling being way too thin which means the stanchion going from the fuselage to the engine cowling is also way too long. I added details such as in the fuel section, the rudder control, cradle details and a few other numerous small items I gathered from period photos.
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Type 74 done in acrylics. The Type 74 tank is made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan and features a 105mm main gun and was produced through 1988. In total 873 were produced. The Type 74 has a unique suspension system which can allow the tank itself to have the frontal armor and gun depressed as depicted here.
World’s first operational nuclear powered submarine and first submarine to transit the North Pole on August 3, 1958. She is preserved at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut.