I am hoping someone here can help me. I have the AMT 1:200 Artemis I kit and I am trying to find the colors to replicate the tan and orange portions of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. I would prefer not having to mix paint colors as much as possible. Anyone out there with any suggestions should please respond here. Thank you. Bob

This is the old Revell kit cleaned up and re-released by Atlantis. It's a relatively simple kit of a little known rocket that played a pretty big role in the US space program. It was used to measure and test the stresses on orbital reentry objects. The missile was launched at an angle to get the appropriate trajectory for the re-entry desired. The extra motors strapped onto its waist provided spin stability. The launch pad is nicely done and actually has more parts than the missile. Three figures are provided, two working at a tracking telescope which would never have been deployed anywhere neat the actual launch site, and a third figure that is a mystery to me. His pose is bizarre and doesn't fit anywhere. To me he looks like some sort of overgrown chimpanzee waving his arms about. A little comic relief at least.

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past ,using a kit of wooden ship canon, if you like to view the complete WIP on this project , just follow this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/TVwvTJM9hT5kR6oc7 Enjoy ! Jmarc

As a matching bookend to my Honest John, here's ROCO's Lacrosse missile and truck launcher. I disassembled it, cleaned it up, added some detail to the cab which you can't see of course, painted it and cobbled together some decals from my spares. In real life the missile was not a success lacking in accuracy mainly. It was pretty quickly superseded by the Lance missile. Renwal/Revell did one in 1/40 scale, but it was based on the wrong truck chassis. They used the same basic truck parts as they already had on hand from other kits. To my knowledge, there is no 1/72 scale kit of it.

Hi ! Here a projects I have completed a while back , if you like to view the complete WIP on these 2 project , just follow this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/uWiK4i8ewp9aiciR7 Enjoy ! Jmarc

I started the 1/32 Fisher resin F9F-5 Panther last Sunday and finished it this evening. This was the starting point. The resin casting is VERY smooth, extremely nice, and the kit engineering is ingenious. That fuselage is cast as 1-piece and also hollow! The combination cockpit/nose gear bay/speed brake bay is designed to be slid up into the hollow nose from underneath after getting it painted. There's even a tray cast into the front of the cockpit designed to hold pennies or nickels as nose weight (I used fishing sinkers). The wings are cast as 1-piece wing tip to wing tip with the gear wells cast in and the proper dihedral already set. The elevators and ailerons are positionable and the flaps and speed brakes are separate. The resin landing gear are wire reinforced so that they have the strength to hold the model. The kit also includes a fret of PE parts for the cockpit, wing fences, the Tiny Tim rockets, and to help detail the landing gear. The model was primed with Tamiya Silver, which was then masked off on the leading edges of the wings, tail planes, and vertical fin. Rattle can Tamiya T-55 Dark Blue Gloss was used for the USN Navy Blue. When it was dry the red squadron trim was masked off and airbrushed on. The decals are from the kit and represent a typical Panther operating in Korea, but is not accurate for any one plane. This Fisher resin kit is now VERY rare (and expensive) ever since Fisher was burned out of his home in California a few years ago, losing all of his molds and being unable to replace them ever since. If you find this kit at anything near or less than $200 and want it, snatch it up as it's worth 2-3 times that! Critiques, questions, and comments welcome as always! Gil

Good evening all, I picked this one up at a swap meet, at a price I couldn’t pass up. Academy did a great job on the details of this kit. Tons of options. The weapons, and wheels are Reskit. Quinta Studios in the cockpit. My first time using MRP paints. They are great. Spray right out of the bottle. Airbrush between 15-17 psi does the trick. Clear coat with Tamiya clear. Wash was Tamiya ascent colors, black and brown.

This gun was a beast, as a kit and in reality. Developed at the end of WW II, it nevertheless saw service in the US for a short time until it was overtaken by the first generation of SAMs. It could fire up to 60,000 feet and earned the nickname "The Stratosphere Gun". This is the 60's vintage Lifelike kit of it that I got in a bag at the last IPMS Nationals. Amazingly, it was only missing two parts, one that I replaced by scratching up a replacement and the other was the fourth figure that came with the kit which I did without. There was not one part that wasn't covered in flash and/or mold seams or had sink marks or mold release pin marks. When I was done with the clean up my modeling area was under a 1/4" thick coating of plastic dust from filing and sanding every single part. Fit was mostly ok but some areas needed extra help to go together and the instructions weren't very specific on how some things went with other things. It came with a cover for the top of the gun that I have to believe was not used in action but rather when traveling or not in use. It was a typical 'action model' of its era having many moving parts which always makes assembly interesting. It could be displayed in battery or in travel mode, the two bogey wheel sets used similarly to those on a German 88. The figures were typical 60's molds and the poses somewhat stilted. Since the gun was used after the armed forces were integrated, I painted the ammunition handler as an African American. That skin tone is tricky. You may notice the round in the tray. That's the automatic loader. The tray tilts down and an arm swings around and shoves the round into the breach. Lifelike had a series of these 1/40 scale military kits and they all had cute nicknames on them. This gun was "Tilly the Toiler" ( There were no decals in the bag so I couldn't do that), An Amtrac was "Winne the Whale" and a 155 SP gun was "Choo Choo Baby". They also did some of the support equipment for a Hawk AA Missile battery, but they weren't named to my knowledge.

For my first build of 2026 I will be doing ICM’s 1/48 Russian U-2/Po-2 multi-purpose aircraft. This is a bi-plane that was initially used as a training aircraft and was also used as a liaison, reconnaissance, medevac, and general supply aircraft on the eastern front during World War II. The aircraft was so versatile that it was built from 1929 thru 1959 and used by 16 different countries during it service years. The version I will be building will be early WWII with skis for landing on snow covered fields. I first started off with the cockpit area of the fuselage halves by adding some details like the control levers and paint it. The instrument panels were then painted and I used the kit decals for the instrument faces. The fuselage halves were the put together. While gathering the parts for the lower cockpit I notice the landing light that mounts under the lower wing. I drilled out the kit “lens”, painted it with chrome paint, and created a clear lens from acrylic gel. I then worked on detailing the lower cockpit. The first thing I added was seatbelts to the seats. I then trimmed down the kit rudder pedals and made the foot straps. These were mounted on the lower wing assembly and then this was mounted to the fuselage. I am now working on the engine assembly and adding some details to the fuselage. You can see all the photos and details from the start in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-russian-u-2-po-2/

Hello everyone, just checking out the forum, I'm active on a few others and wanted to check this out. Cars, trucks, motorcycle are my subjects although I have built aircraft and armor. Working on a revell '90 mustang lx 5.0 drag car currently. See ya around

HI ! Here another project I have done in the past using the EDUARD kit ..If you like to view more pic of it , I have set up an GOOGLE page for it , just visit this link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/4BieFCWNi6GxWP2m6 Enjoy ! Jmarc

A modest amount of completions in 2025. First up, the SBS 1/72 Hawk Major: A set of Presier luggage and cart in 1/87, with an Oxford Miniatures VW Van repainted in Swissair colours: The ICM 1/32 Sea Gladiator, with less than full rigging - I'd be here til NEXT Christmas trying to get that task done.... Presier 1/72 1950's passengers, for an as yet incomplete diorama: Kinetic 1/48 F-104J. I got some of the metallics at the back a bit too dark, but too late to change that now! ICM 1/32 Fiat CR.42, I messed up the Italian camo scheme so did it in Swedish winter scheme instead. Cheeky! Airfix 1/72 Loch Ness Wellington, alongside a bit of the real thing. Eduard 1/48 Siemens Schukert D.III Academy 1/48 F-86D Special Hobby 1/72 Mirage F.1 Airfix 1/48 Lynx HMA.8 Airfix 1/48 Lynx AH.7:

Here's the first 14 (not all in order)... 1/48 AMT F7F-3N Tigercat, OOTB. Built this in 22hr-45mins on New Years day as part of an on-line challenge. 1/48 Academy F-4J, OOTB. 1/48 3D printed (6 parts!) M-48 Patton tank, printed for me by fellow club member Charl Vivier. The Korean War tiger scheme was all hand painted. In March I finally painted and decaled (over 100 of them!) 22 planes for the 1/540 USS Roosevelt I built in 2024. 1/48 Hasagawa F-104D with a resin interior. 1/32 ID vacuform A-7E Corsair II with resin cockpit, intake, canopy, and tires; and scratchbuilt wing folds. All markings were home made/painted/spares box. 1/48 AMT ES-3A Shadow (Viking) with a Black Box resin cockpit, Paragon resin wing folds, and Metal Details resin/PE engines. 1/48 CollectAire resin RB-66A Destroyer, OOTB. 1/144 Academy B-2 Stealth bomber, OOTB with the wheel wells and bomb bay closed and mounted in flight for my mother-in-law. 1/48 Falcon vacuform RB-57A Canberra with a scratchbuilt/spare parts cockpit, resin wheel wells and tires, and scratchbuilt landing gear. All markings were painted/spares box. 1/48 CollectAire resin B-57B Canberra, OOTB; all markings painted or from the spares box. 1/48 CollectAire resin F3D Skynight, OOTB; built as a Marine EF-10. 1/24 Revell Deal's wheels "Go Mad Nomad". OOTB. 1/48 ESCI F-4J Phantom with a resin cockpit and exhaust cans. 8 more to go in the next group! Gil

I built this one for fun, for nostalgia (built most of the Deal's Wheels as a kid!), and as a quick build to get #22 in under the wire for 2025. One of the things I enjoy most is painting the "guy" that's included in these kits. They're simple and large enough to practice your skills on without being too intricate. The flesh color was a matte acrylic "mocha" brushed on and then Sepia colored pencil was used for the shadowing. The hair was painted tan and then a dark brown wash added for tonal variation. Bare Metal Chrome foil was used for the trim on the sides, the rear panel, the windshield trim, and the rear roof posts. It was tedious, but no more so than all of the masking and painting that would have been needed to try to paint all of the chrome. Considering it's been decades since I did this, I'm happy with the results. Although these kits are quite simplistic, they do try to cover the basics. I dry brushed the molded in underside details. The headers needed the most work to get them cleaned up, remove mold lines, and completely hollow out their exhausts. Since the kit was designed back in the '70s to be as much a toy as a model, the axles and tires are designed to roll. The body was sprayed with Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red right from the can. After the foil was applied a sealer coat of Alclad Klear Gloss lacquer was airbrushed on. The lettering on the tires was hand painted in white acrylic. This finishes the year out for me on what was a short, fun trip back to my early teens! Comments, critiques, and questions welcome, as always! Gil

Here's a sampling of some of my models from 2025. Different genres, different scales, some OOTB others conversions or detailed. All were fun and that's what it's all about.

The end of the year has arrived and so now is the time to see all the finished models that came out of Maddog Manufacturing. It's been a long, but productive year and so this might have to be done in two parts. I also want to stress that several sets of models look a lot like others; I assure you they all have subtle differences and are not the same. I don't want people thinking that I'm padding my count. I took a lot of time and work to get to this and was determined to do so honestly. So, without further ado, let's sit back and watch the show. Here they are in no particular order: To start out with, I only completed two aircraft all this year. These are the two Testor's 1/72 scale B-2 Stealth Bombers; bringing my total 1/72 scale aircraft count to 500 completed aircraft: B-2 Spirit BuNo 21066; the original kit decals: The second B-2 Spirit BuNo 90127 "Spirit of Missouri" in honor of Bob Letterman. These are the 2006 IPMS Nationals decals: Next up, I did complete two Sci-Fi models in 2025. First is the Bandai 1/72 scale T.I.E. Interceptor: Followed by the Bandai 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon, complete with crew: Next up, the Shipyards have been launching a good number of ships and boats, this is probably a record for me when it comes to the number of ships completed in one year: First up: Trumpeter 1/700 scale HMS Westminster Type 23 Frigate: Followed by the Pit Road 1/700 scale USS John C Butler destroyer escort: Another Butler class DE, the Pit Road 1/700 scale USS Doyle C Barnes: Next is the Pit Road 1/700 scale USS Fletcher, late class: And another Fletcher-class destroyer the Pit Road 1/700 scale USS McCord: Back to the Royal Navy with the Airfix 1/600 scale HMS Tiger: The next one is the Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Mount Whitney Command and Control ship: Followed by the Trumpeter 1/700 scale French battleship Jean Bart, 1955 fit: Another Trumpeter kit, the 1/700 scale German Aircraft Carrier Peter Strasser: Next is the Hasegawa 1/700 scale Japanese cruise liner Hikawa Maru: Last but not least, the Trumpeter 1/72 scale US Marine LCAC: [IMG"]https://modelersalliance.org/galleries/us-marine-lcac-ii-jpg.132070/full[/IMG] Now for an additional miscellaneous model I finished up. Here's a Pola HO/OO scale Gazebo I finished up: Moving on from here we have a serious number of civilian and military vehicles all in 1/72 scale that allowed me to achieve the 1000 finished vehicle kits milestone. Here they are in no particular order.... A few softskins first, this is the ESCI 1/72 scale German Opel Fuel Truck: Another ancient ESCI 1/72 scale German Schwimmwagen: Next my Canadians got a few new vehicles: IBG 1/72 scale Chevy CWT 15 Fuel truck: IBG 1/72 scale Chevy CWT 15 Troop Carrier: ESCI 1/72 scale Canadian M-3 White Scout car: ESCI 1/72 scale Canadian Morris Quad with 25lb Gun: ACE 1/72 scale French VBL with Milan AT missile: Trumpeter 1/72 scale early German SdKfz 9 with crane: Another Trumpeter 1/72 scale, a late German SdKfz 9 with crane: IBG 1/72 scale Italian Lance 3Ro cargo truck: IBG 1/72 scale Italian 3Ro Truck with 100mm Gun: width="800px" height="576px"https://modelersalliance.org/galleries/italian-lance-3ro-with-100mm-howitzer-iii-jpg.131422/full[/IMG] IBG 1/72 scale Chevy CWT 15 all purpose truck RAF: Tiger Models 1/72 scale US Marine M1240 MRAP: Hobby Boss 1/72 scale German Landwasserschlepper: IBG 1/72 scale German Maultier halftrack: ESCI 1/72 scale Opel Ambulance: ESCI 1/72 scale German LKW 3-ton Truck: Attack 1/72 scale German Tatra T-111 cargo truck: PST 1/72 scale Russian Zis-42 Halftrack: PST 1/72 scale Russian Zis-42M Halftrack: ZZ Models 1/72 scale Russian PRV-10 Radar System: ZZ Models 1/72 scale Russian P-15 Radar System: ZZ Models 1/72 scale Russian P-18 "Spoon Rest" Radar System: PST 1/72 scale Russian Zis-10 Tractor with trailer: PST 1/72 scale Russian Zis-5 cargo Truck: Dragon 1/72 scale British LRDG Chevy Gun Truck: Heller 1/72 scale US Army Chevy 2.5 ton Red Ball Express truck: Trumpeter 1/72 scale German Panzerjaegerwagen: Trumpeter 1/72 scale German FAUN SLT 56 Tank Transporter: Modelcollect 1/72 scale US Army MAN KAT 1014 Tank Transporter: Takom 1/72 scale Russian MAZ 537 Tank Transporter: Takom 1/72 scale C911 HET Tank Transporter: UM Models 1/72 scale US Army M35 with Mine Rollers: Master Box 1/72 scale WWI British Mk. I Male: And that's about all I can fit on this page, see the following post for the rest of the models I finished this year..... And now for part Two of the Duke’s Pass in Review. The soft skins were posted so now we’ll post the artillery and heavy metal! First off, Aoshima 1/72 scale Japanese Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile Truck: Armory 1/72 scale US Army MGM-56 Lance: Modelcollect 1/72 scale German Twin 128mm AA Gun: PST 1/72 scale Russian M30 120mm Howitzer: PST 1/72 scale Russian 37mm AA Gun Towed: German Selbstfahrlafette auf Fahrgestell VOMAG AA Gun: Modelcollect 1/72 scale US Army MAN Tractor with Cruise Missile TEL: Dragon 1/72 scale US Marine M142 HIMARS: Foreart 1/72 scale US Army M142 HIMARS: US Army Patriot PAC III: US Army M997 HEMMTT with TPY Radar: US Army THAAD: PST 1/72 scale Russian ISU-122 Assault Gun: PST 1/72 scale Russian KV-1S: PST 1/72 scale Russian KV-1C: Revell 1/72 scale Russian BTR-50PK APC: Academy 1/72 scale Australian M1A1 Abrams: Trumpeter 1/72 scale Canadian Leopard: ESCI 1/72 scale Canadian Churchill Mk.III: ESCI 1/72 scale Canadian M113 APC: Academy 1/72 scale British Challenger I Mk.III: Heller 1/72 scale French AMX-13 105: Dragon 1/72 scale Syrian Panzerjaeger IV L70 Dragon 1/72 scale Syrian Hummel: Takom 1/72 scale Iranian Chieftain: ESCI 1/72 scale Iranian M60 Patton: ACE 1/72 scale Egyptian BTR-50PK APC: Trumpeter 1/72 scale Egyptian SA-6 Gainful: ESCI 1/72 scale Italian Leopard 1A2: Riich Models 1/72 scale Italian M109A2 Paladin: Pegasus Hobbies 1/72 scale German Maus: ESCI 1/72 scale German M113 APC: ACE 1/72 scale Civilian Forlite Sedan: ACE 1/72 scale British Salamander Mk.6 Crash Tender: Hasegawa 1/72 scale Japanese Rosenbaur Panther 6x6 Crash Tender: And finally, we wrap this up with this: AMT Box Scale Budweiser Clydesdale Eight-Horse Hitch: And that completes my 2025 Pass in Review. Man, I need a hobby! LOL!

I've been off the forum for a while. Figured it was time I got involved again. I've made it to the last 6 Nationals, and will be at the next one. Good to see my old buddy Mark Deliduka moving at lightspeed through his eclectic assortment of builds. I'll be posting some of mine in the near future. Glad to here. Ed Shelnutt

Ever since I first built the old Adams kit of the Honest John launcher, I have had a soft spot in my heart (head) for this vehicle. To my knowledge there isn't a small scale kit of it, but the Austrian company, ROCO, had one in their line. Now, ROCO miniatures are mainly made for the wargaming trade and are in true HO scale of 1/87, so they really don't go with most modern kits, which are in 1/72/6. But I wanted one so I found one on an internet auction site and bought it. Like most ROCO kits it's easy to disassemble and you wind up with about the same number of individual parts as a kit of that era in small scale. I did extensive clean up to remove mold seams and injection pin marks as well as adding the wire steps at the rear, the fender guides in the front and the hand wheels on the launcher mount. However, the cab needed serious work as the front wall was just that, a wall top to bottom with no detail or even a steering wheel. I cut out under the dash panel and extended the floor, added a transmission "hump" and a shift lever and steering wheel along with an instrument panel. I thinned the windscreen as it was way too thick and removed its overly large functioning mounts. The brace in the front that holds the launcher when it's lowered was too thick so I made a new one from rod stock. The final work was in adding the hydraulic cylinders that raise the launcher, which were completely omitted from the original. I painted the missile itself a different shade from the launcher to set it off and set off the warhead with a gloss finish, which I noted in several photos I found. Honest Johns eventually went on to be able to carry a nuclear warhead and were deployed to Europe and Korea and were used by several NATO countries as well.

This is the Minicraft 1/144 Boeing 727-200 built OOTB; although I did turn the nose gear. After finishing the ES-3A Shadow (which can be seen below) I figured I could get at least one more "quick build" in before the year's end. This is a very nice kit with decent fit, though the indented panel lines could be a bit sharper. The kit is designed to use modern airliner decals so there are no passenger windows to fill and no separate windshield to install. The top fuselage tail fin intake is separate and can be added at the end of the build, as can the engines, wings, and tail planes unless you're building a contest model. In that case their fit will need slightly more close attention. However, for a 5 day "shelf sitter", their fit is very good! These are the kit decals, though NOT (strictly speaking) the kit "scheme". Originally I was building an Eastern 727, but too late discovered my decals were for the -100 and too short! So, I had to resort to using the kit supplied Pan Am decals, which fit quite well. However, the bottom should be white and not NMF. Meh.... I left it like it is! On to the rest of the pics! The two empty holes in the back are for the tail bumper, which went "pinging" out of my tweezers into the blackhole under my bench! If it ever reappears I'll glue it in place. This makes #21 for the year! I have number 22 underway (something completely different!) and IF I apply myself it should be done by New Year's eve! Questions, comments, and critiques welcome as always! Cheers! Gil

As 2025 comes to a close here is a review of the eight builds completed over the last year. Four of these were commission builds. Three of them were larger projects that took up a lot of time to build to get the details correct for the clients. The first build of 2025 I built was Academy’s 1/48 PBJ-1D (B-25D). The scheme is the “The Fork-Tailed Devils” of VMB-433 for the U.S. Marines located on Emirau Island, New Guinea 1944. I added some resin seats as well as photo etch details to compliment the model. I had to scratch build the boarding ladders and many details in the nose. For a reference I used William Wolf’s “B-25 Mitchell – The ultimate look” book. This covers everything on the B-25 from drawing board to flying arsenal as well as all versions including the PBJ versions. You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-pbj-1d-b-25-mitchell/ The second build and the first commission build was of Trumpeter’s 1/25 scale American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper Fire Truck was for a client who trained and served as a volunteer fireman on this truck. This was the first time I built a fire truck and interesting build for me. The client also furnished many photos of the actual fire truck. I used some resin accessories from “Three Inches under” as well as scratch built many details like the fire hoses and nozzles, SCBA packs, and custom decals. Below are photos of the completed model as well as a short video of the model on a turntable. You can see all the photos, details, and final video from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-25-american-lafrance-eagle-fire-truck/ The third build and second commission I replicated a 1922 Ford Model T Touring for a close friend whose father recently passed away. The car was his pride and joy as he spent many years restoring it. The problem is there were no 1922 Model T Touring kits available. So after doing some research I found two kits that I used to “kit bash” most of the parts and sections to replicate most of the vehicle and scratch built other specific parts for the 1922 Ford. I used multiple photos of the actual vehicle so it was easy to replicate. This was then mounted in a display case made by Grandpa’s Cabinets. The term “Kit Bash” is a modeling term where multiple parts from multiple kits are used to make a specific model. This was the first time I used the kit bash method to create a fantastic replica for this memorial project. You can see all the photos, details, and a video of the build in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-25-scale-1922-model-t-touring-car/ The fourth build I used an old kit made by Testors. Testors was known for doing some of the unique subjects over the years. This is their 1/32 scale H-43B Huskie helicopter. It was originally released in 1961 by Hawk Models and re-issued in 1967 to include Viet Nam Era parts. The version I built is the final release of the kit in 1998. I scratch built all of the interior details. The Kaman Aircraft H-43B Huskie is a very distinctive helicopter. It uses twin main intermeshing rotors. These were counter-rotating so a tail rotor was not required. It was first flown in 1953 and was in service until the early 1970’s. During the Viet Nam War it was utilized as an Air Rescue and Recovery helicopter which were part of the Pacific Air Rescue Center. You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-32-kaman-h-43b-huskie-helicopter/ The fifth build I went back to 1/48 World War II aircraft. This build was Tamiya’s 1/48 RAF Mustang III. I used Kagero Decals to replicate the aircraft flown by the Polish Pilot F/L Mieczystaw Gorzula of the 309 squadron based at RAF Andrews Field. This was the aircraft that F/L Gorzula shot down a Me-262 jet fighter on April 9th 1945. The build required some minor modifications to add the dorsal fillet in front of the tail and I did my usual of adding details. I enjoyed this build and am happy with the final results. I would recommend this kit to anyone who is looking to build the RAF version of the Mustang. You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-tamiya-raf-mustang-iii/ The sixth build and third commission build was done for a client who requests/schedules a build every year. He was a Harrier pilot for VMA-214 also known as the “Blacksheep”. For this build he requested a build of the famous F4U Corsair the Blacksheep flew and it is set in a diorama of a Pacific Island Airfield. The F4U I used was the 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair which is mounted in a custom display case From Grandpa’s Cabinet’s featuring a typical island airfield with a Mini-Art Marston tarmac, a couple of rows of palm trees to line the back of the display, a background behind the trees of a beach/ocean view, and mounts that the client’s squadron patch and his name tag sit. I also used Eduard photo etch details to add to the realism. You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f4u-1a-corsair/ The seventh build and last commission build was a fun little project. I built Hasegawa’s Space Shuttle Orbiter on the Boeing 747 Egg Plane! I built this for a friend who is a fan of the Egg planes. This will sit next to the SR-71 Egg Plane that I previously built for him. It only took a few days from start to finish. You can see all the build photos and details in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/shuttle-and-boeing-747-egg-plane/ The eighth and final build was Hasegawa’s 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk. The scheme was that of VMA-214 as they flew out of MCAS Iwakuni during the early 1980’s. I used Eduard’s photo etch set for detailing the aircraft. The scheme decals were a mix of kit decals and Cutting Edge’s A-4M Skyhawk Part 2 decal set. You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-a-4m-skyhawk-vma-214/ This has been a good year for some interesting builds. I am already planning and scheduling builds for 2026. Thank you all for following along – Happy Modeling! LINK to photos : https://davidsscalemodels.com/2025/12/27/davids-scale-models-2025-the-year-in-review/