Oct 29, 2019
As seems to be typical with Kitty Hawk kits, this came with a rendition of the two GE T-700 turbo-shaft engines. The T-700 is the workhorse of the United States military helicopter fleet being found in everything from the Blackhawk, to the Viper, Apache and others. As...
Oct 25, 2019
October 3, 1993, is a day that many will probably only remember because of the 2001 Ridley Scott film “Blackhawk Down” (based on Mark Bowden’s 1999 book of the same title). It’s something more important to me. Super 64 in her final resting...
Sep 3, 2019
See part 1 and part 2 to get caught up to what has brought us here. This update took a little longer than expected as life and a drive for perfection got in the way. Most of the delay cannot be attributed to Tamiya, as the kit is as close to perfection as I have...
Aug 22, 2019
Last week I began the build of Tamiya’s new tool P-38 (see: Part 1). With only a few hours invested I had gotten the build to the point that it was time to start assembly of the twin booms, a place in the construction that makes most who have ever cracked the...
Aug 16, 2019
Last weekend at the IPMS Nationals held in Chattanooga, I was able to get my hands on a pre-release boxing of Tamiya’s new tool P-38. As a lover of all things P-38, I enthusiastically shoved everything on my workbench onto the floor and dove right in. Having...
Jan 2, 2019
Built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Blenheim was initially designed as a fast passenger airliner for the civilian world. First flying in 1935, the Type 142 so impressed the Air Ministry that they ordered a modified design as a bomber. Initial...
