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1/72 U.S. Mountain Troops

April 1, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

When I was in 4th grade, my grandfather, Lt. Col. A. Justin Williams, gave me a wonderful 25-volume history of the Second World War, The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of […]

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Dioramas, Military Miniatures, U.S.

1/72 TBF-1 Avenger by Academy

February 23, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

Raise your hand if you like Grumman’s iconic design for a torpedo bomber! (Me too.)

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Aircraft, Military Miniatures, PTO, U.S.

El Alamein Train Station Diorama, 1/72

September 7, 2021by christopherpflueger 2 Comments

My son previously posted his vision of the Italeri El Alamein Battle Set, in full battle mode. Here I have tried to create a more mundane scene around the station building, as well as a few shots of the British troops and vehicles that came in the set.

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British, Dioramas, Military Miniatures, North Africa, Photography

1/72 S-Model A13 Mk I

July 6, 2021by christopherpflueger 3 Comments

I decided to try this Chinese maker of inexpensive model vehicles with this A13 kit. Their catalogue seems to include a number of early-war vehicles that are, if not exactly […]

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British, Gaming, Military Miniatures, North Africa, Tanks and Vehicles

1/72 Cannone da 149/40

July 1, 2021by christopherpflueger 3 Comments

I have made this piece twice: once, when it was a Waterloo 1815 kit, and then again recently, when my son and I bought Italeri’s El Alamein Battle Set. The […]

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Dioramas, Gaming, Italian, Military Miniatures, North Africa

1/72 Type 3 Chi-Nu Japanese Tank

December 28, 2019by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

This rendition of the vehicle by IBG models was a nice kit to build! (Stray dog not included…)

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Japanese, Military Miniatures, PTO, Tanks and Vehicles

Airfix WWII USAAF Bomber Resupply Set

May 28, 2019by christopherpflueger 4 Comments

A very nice recent addition to the Airfix product catalog, shown here with my Academy B-17G.

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Aircraft, Dioramas, Military Miniatures, U.S.

Book Review: The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot’s Kit Bag

March 23, 2019by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

These books detail and evaluate the quality of all of the gear used by German and British airmen in 1940, from goggles to jackets. Photos include close-ups of surviving, museum-quality examples as well as snapshots of the men wearing them nearly 80 years ago.

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Aircraft, Book Reviews, German, military history

1/72 A-20G Havoc: “Southwest Pacific Warrior”

January 17, 2019by christopherpflueger 1 Comment

Kit by MPM Models. After-market canopy masking by Eduard. Although I have been working steadily on various builds over the last several months, I have been on a posting hiatus […]

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Aircraft, Dioramas, Military Miniatures, Photography, PTO, U.S.

1/72 Ju52/3M: Winter Diorama

June 30, 2018by christopherpflueger 2 Comments

As my adult model-building hobby era has continued apace, building a new version of this old favorite was on my to-do list, and here I share the results of building Heller’s kit of the “Tante Ju,” imagined on a snowy airstrip.

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Aircraft, Dioramas, Eastern Front, German, Military Miniatures, Photography

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1/700 Ships

IJN Abukuma_007
Agano_015 bw
USS Princeton (Pit Road)
USS Princeton (Pit Road)
HMS Nelson (Tamiya)
HMS Nelson (Tamiya)
Naruis Ships 015 bw
20200718_182936
Yamato_013 P1
U-Boote 016 dk
Prinz Eugen and Bismarck.
Prinz Eugen and Bismarck.
IJN Suzuya
IJN Suzuya
USS Indianapolis
USS Indianapolis
Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Eskimo
Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Eskimo
IJN Agano
IJN Agano
Kirishima wake_017
HMS King George V
HMS King George V
Agano_028
IJN Jingei_010
Junyo_010
Agano_003
IJN Arashio
IJN Arashio
DKM Bismarck (Aoshima)
DKM Bismarck (Aoshima)
Mikazuki_011
IJN Kashima_018
Tamiya 1/700 OClass
Tamiya 1/700 OClass
IJN Notoro_011
20200718_183841
German Harbor_002
USS Ticonderoga 007 bw1
Hasegawa 1/700 Battleship Ise with Gold Medal Models PE Parts
Hasegawa 1/700 Battleship Ise with Gold Medal Models PE Parts
Shokaku_012
Hornet wake_002
Myoko_004
HMS Kelley_041
DKM Gneisenau (Tamiya)
DKM Gneisenau (Tamiya)

1/72 Aircraft

horsa-glider-with-british-paratroops_011
A6M5 Zeke duo_017
F9f Panther_018
P-47 razorback_012
PV-1 Ventura_in_flight_006
P-47D_027
Do17E_004
P-51D Mustang_007
C-47
C-47
ki-48-ii_lily_in_flight-002
WWI Airfield_030
storch_004
1/72 Avro Lancaster
1/72 Avro Lancaster
Italeri F-104C
Italeri F-104C
F-15C Eagle_002
K5Y2 Type 93 Willow_002
WWI Airfield_002
Ju 87 B-2 Stuka_034
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RAF Dio with Blenheim and Spits 072
WWI Airfield_013
Bf 110 E-2 Trop_002
Too Late.
Too Late.
Italeri F-104G
Italeri F-104G
a-20 011bw_640x480
phantom 001c2
P-61B_010
SBD Dauntless_in_flight_001
in-flight shots_01 033 bw
academy-ju87-stuka-g-1_002
F4u-1_Corsair_019
tbf-1_002
Lutwaffe Airfield_034
bf-109-e-4_017
Stuka Airfield_010
Hurricane I_006
Ju 52 im Winter_035
F4u-1_Corsair_030
USAAF Resupply_B-17_006
F4u-1_Corsair_009
Hasegawa F-104J
Hasegawa F-104J
Swordfish_003
1/72 Westland Lysander
1/72 Westland Lysander

1/72 Tanks and Vehicles

T-26 A43_003
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile
ABM 42 47mm_003
Jagdtiger_Nr314_Trumpeter_1-72_007
arras-dio-011c
rommel 012crops
Dragon 1/72 Ke-Nu
Dragon 1/72 Ke-Nu
Priest North Africa_002
Sturmtiger_Dragon_1-72_002
Dragon 1/72 Ka-Mi w/out pontoons
Dragon 1/72 Ka-Mi w/out pontoons
JS-2M by PST Models
JS-2M by PST Models
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile and Mk VII
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile and Mk VII
PzKw IVG winter P2
RAF Emergency and Fueling Vehicles_003
M4A1(W)VVSS_L1
SdKfz. 184 Elefant_007
RPM 1/72 Staghound II
RPM 1/72 Staghound II
arras-dio-047c
Shermans North Africa_007
PzKw V Panther D_004
Tiger I_Late_Nr112_Dragon_1-72_002
SU-76M II_002 dk
PzKw V Panther G_Hasegawa_004
Churchill Mk III "Kingforce"
Churchill Mk III “Kingforce”
a9-cruiser-cs_006
rommel 006s
1/72 Renault R35
1/72 Renault R35
PSW 234/3 Stummel by Hasegawa
PSW 234/3 Stummel by Hasegawa
French in France 1940_014
T-26-4_003 L1
New Tanks 020
desert landscape 8-19-11 148a
PzKw IIIM new_004 dk
Cossack Cavalry_023
Japanese Beach 085
Tiger I_Mid_Nr131_Trumpeter_1-72_020
Italeri German Motorcycles and Afrika Korps_010
montys-grant_001
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Mk VII
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Mk VII
RAF Airfix_018
Chi-Nu 008
New Tanks ii 001dk
Tiger I_Late_Nr112_Dragon_1-72_031
Cromwell_Revell_006
SU-152 by PST Models
SU-152 by PST Models
RAF Emergency and Fueling Vehicles_004
T-26 M1933_003 DK
Jeep Heller_P1
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile and Mk VII
Airfix 1/76 Churchill Crocodile and Mk VII
M4 Mid Production Trumpeter_044
ESCI Green Devils Fallschirmjäger_008
a13-desert_001

Sacrificing the Old (1980s)

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