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1/72 Tamiya Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik (War Bird Collection No. 81)

July 3, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

The models in the 1/72-scale War Bird Collection by Tamiya are some of my favorite models to build. I find the quality to be excellent, and I appreciate the optimal […]

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Aircraft, Eastern Front, Military Miniatures, Soviet Russian

1/72 Airfix B-26C “Yankee Guerrilla” in Flight

July 2, 2022by christopherpflueger 2 Comments

I built this kit during what you might call the “medieval” period of my model-making career. It was after the Golden Age of being 10, 11 and 12 years old, […]

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Aircraft, D-Day, Dioramas, Military Miniatures, U.S.

1/72 Airfix Hawker Typhoon Mk IB

July 1, 2022by christopherpflueger 4 Comments

This kit, representative of Airfix’s new generation of products, made for a very satisfying build.

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Aircraft, British, D-Day, Dioramas, Military Miniatures, Photography

1/72 Mitsubishi Ki-51 “Sonia” Japanese Army Type 99 Assault/Reconnaissance Aircraft

June 29, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

I had one of these back in the ’70s, so when I saw the kit at the local hobby shop — in a condition and at a price that suggested it had been on someone’s shelf for quite a while before being transferred for resale — I sprang for it and recently put it together.

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Aircraft, Dioramas, Japanese, Military Miniatures

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 Ju 87G-1 and G-2 Stuka Tankbusters by Academy

February 25, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

Can you spot the difference between the two variants?

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Aircraft, German, Military Miniatures

1/72 Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Bomber by Revell

February 23, 2022by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

The Swordfish, known by its affectionate crews as the “String Bag,” did a lot of significant damage for an aircraft that was obsolescent even before the War began, with historic […]

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Aircraft, British, Military Miniatures

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

Arras 1940 1/72 Battle Set by Italeri

August 12, 2021by christopherpflueger Leave a comment

This is the second of these battle sets that my son and I have put together (the first one having been their El Alamein set), and we are liking them quite a bit.

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British, Dioramas, Gaming, German, Military Miniatures, Photography, Tanks and Vehicles

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1/700 Ships

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

1/72 Aircraft

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

1/72 Tanks and Vehicles

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

Sacrificing the Old (1980s)

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