FINAL CONTEST ENTRIES


The Scale Model Addict BIG Spring Contest

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ARMOR CATEGORY


gto 004 Cruiser Tank Crusader Mk. 3
1/72 scale
Hasegawa
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jagdpanzer e100 027 medium German Jagdpanzer E 100
1/35 scale
Trumpeter
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final2 BTR-152K
1/35 scale
SKIF
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101 0290 This 1/35 scale M1A1 Abrams AIM from Dragon. The build was inspired by Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was build pretty(...)
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Picture 659 This build is pretty much out of the box. The only addition was the scratched stowage box on the rear drivers side. I used styrene and wine bottle foil to make (...)
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Picture 601 This build started as a Dragon 1/35 kit built out of the box. I read before of at least one Panzejager captured by the Russians and painted green. So I did (...)
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IMG 0770 Here we have my Tamiya 1/48 Panzerjager 'jagdtiger'. It is the first tank I have built, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. First off I pre shaded the model then applied (...)
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6-25-11 020 This is Tamiya's 1/48 Stuka Zu Fuss-- it is painted with Tamiya paints and weathered with some mist coats of Vallejo Dark Yellow for (...)
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05 Kits used to get CREEPING DEATH done were : Tamiya M1A2 OIF Legend TUSK 2 Upgrade Voyage (...)
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100 1909 Here is my finished entry for the Big Spring Contest. It’s the Dragon 1/35 Panther G with zimmerit. It represents a Panther in the 106th Panzer (...)
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LAV III #1 002 It is an out of the box build except for the ABER antennae P/N R -26 german aerials. I finished it with Tamiya paints, citadel wash (...)
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IMG 2019-15 This is a Flakpanzer 38 (t) representing unknown unit during winter 1944 (...)
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M4A3E8 Front Hobby Boss 1/48 scale Korean War Tank built OTB with some PE parts for the lights. I scratched built the handles for the machine gun (...)
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DSC08214 Pretty much OOB, The Tow cables were hand twisted from .01" lead Fly Tying wire , Painted with Tamiya Dark Yellow & Dark Green ,Dry Brushed with (...)
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DSC 7048 This is a Russian KV-1’s Ehkranami tank by Hobby Boss, in 1/48 scale. I built this kit (...)
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AIR CATEGORY


IJN Catapult2 004 1/48 Mitsubishi Pete on Kure Type II Catapult.
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front view The model build was out of the box the only special techniques applied was (...)
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sm81 pipistrello oblique The cockpit and interior has been scratch built. Fuselage doors have been detailed with stripe styrene and reposition to (...)
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academy-48-corsair-29 The only thing I really added to the kit was a pilot figure to stand in for (...)
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IMG 0959 After construction I primered with tamiya primer, then pre shaded with tamiya flat black (...)
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P1020630 Here's my completed Lancaster Mk 10 SAR in 1/72 scale to be entered in the Aircraft (...)
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DSCF2817 The build is of Ernst Udets fighter in 1916. The 1:72 scale Eduard kit, was (...)
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2-009 This is the Trumpeter 1/48 scale FW200 C-4 Condor built straight out of the box. I did add the wing brace kit from Nautilus to (...)
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DSCF2832 Rodens 1:72 kit of a Curtiss H-16 flying boat. This particular bat operated out (...)
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Haggistom-AH-64D-Longbow-Apache-Side This build is a straight of the box build. As my first attempt since (...)
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IMG 0147 My third airbrushed kit, after the Spitfire and a P-47. Time was not on (...)
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IMG 0198 Basically this model was actually my first time trying to do (...)
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IMG 0139 This is a kitbash of the Airfix Spitfire PR.XIX and the (...)
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IMG 3550 [1024x768] What a time I had with this build! It was very enjoyable in (...)
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100 1932 Here is my contest entree. 1:48 Tamiya Hyakushiki Shitei III (...)
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Final 2 AH-60 DAP Blackhawk
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PDR 2033 Here is the new Airfix 1/72 Bf 110C. The model itself is built straight (...)
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Predator 32 Final I painted it using pre shading technique. I also drilled some holes in(...)
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SCIENCE FICTION CATEGORY


ccaf891cb68fa7f649c0 6 Used a normal dreadknight from GW, added a (...)
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IMG 0517 Here we have my 1.72 (ish) Revell Republic Gunship Snap Kit entry. I first started off priming the kit with humbrol white acrylic (...)
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bandai-1000-yamato-24 It was done as an "out of the box" build from the Bandai (...)
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MAK-4 This is the Ma.K. KAUZ Panzer Kampf Anzug Wapruf(K) built out (...)
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kyrios5 A straight forward build of Bandai's 1/100 Gundam Kyrios. These kits always fall together really easily, but painting them can be a real challenge due to the shear amount of parts and colors. This kit was no (...)
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100 2128 AMT Romulan Warbird. Extensive seams and large gaps required tons of filling and sanding; used Squadron Green. Primed with (...)
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IMG 2564 I pretty much made this kit without a lot of modification. The modifications i did were to add rivets and a spike to the shield, and to add a wire (...)
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IMG 0803 Made a new base of wood and brass rod (...)
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04 First of planning was key to building this model. I added 9 white l.e.d.s and a few strands of fiber optic cable. I used color filter (...)
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1024 Finished Right This model is a Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 Land Raider. It was built using the Land Raider Crusader kit, but has been (...)
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tactical pod regult oblique The Tactical Pod Regult is the latest release (now discontinued) of Mecha from the Macross/Robotech Series. This is one of 3, 1/72nd scale Mecha (...)
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SMA.1 This is my very first contest entry, also my first attempt at salt weathering, there were some happy accidents that i decided (...)
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image1 The "Tydirium" was a Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Lambda-class shuttle, which operated as a courier and a transport in the Prefsbelt (...)
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P1020783 I built the kit pretty much out of the box. I first pre-shaded with dark and medium colors before starting the base coat and top (...)
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odysseus-twins-a19 I started with the saucers from two of Polar Lights 1/1000 Enterprise Refits, the nacelles from one of those kits, and the nacelles (...)
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DSC08204 Build OOB, This kit is from Bandai & is 1/35th scale. Extensive filling of seams ! The Figure was shot with Tamiya Dark Green as (...)
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6-25-11 010 1/20 Wave version of the Ma.K Polar Bear. It was built using mostly CA glue and a mixture of Walmart craft paint and Floquil (...)
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100 0306 With this model it transforms.When it trans forms to its psycho frame thiers red pieces the emerge.With this model the psycho (...)
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P1010918 Complete scratch-build (...)
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mutara-1000-58 The model started life as the AMT/Ertl 1/1000 Enterprise 'B' from 'Generations.' It was modified as the Mutara class in a couple (...)
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IMG 1857 This basically a straight build of the 1/60 Broken Blade Delphine from the (...)
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AUTO CATEGORY


Nissan Nismo#2 Curbside Tamiya Kit is built SOB (Straight of Out of Box). Car is painted Tamiya Acrylic (...)
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SMA 1 Lowered front end by chopping and moving the front axle mounts and radiator crossmember forward by 5mm (...)
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Aston Martin DB5#3(1) Rare Curbside 1/24th Airfix Kit. Built SOB. Car Body is painted Tamiya Spray British Green (...)
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Front 2 I build this kit out of the box and added some scratch detail. I have added (...)
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Nascar2 021 I pretty much enjoy building Nascar model kits. I believe the hardest (...)
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Front View 1 For this project, I chose Monogram's 89 Ford F-250 Super Duty Pick kit. It's an older kit with no frills, super detailed parts and (...)
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P1010002 Custom fully upolstered interior with simmulated buckskin and vinyl covered seats (...)
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PDR 1990 Built pretty much straight from the box with a couple of minor tweaks. This was sort (...)
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fat1 This car represents a circa 1963 Altered class drag car. You always saw the shiny high dollar cars in the magazines but the low (...)
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Fiat 15 Final I've made some modifications like cut open grill above the engine (...)
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Enzo Side With a V12 engine boasting 650hp, a 0-100 kph time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 350kph, the Enzo Ferrari (...)
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front qtr view I replaced the kit tires and wheels with Pegasus wheels, tires, rotors and calipers. Added photo etched seat belt buckles, speaker grills (...)
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Picture 678 I use to see these things quite often growing up. Fairly rare these days. We use to call them "Trucktactors" (...)
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DIORAMA CATEGORY


K1A104 Here we have Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Korean K1A1. For an older kit, i felt the detail was rather nice, but a bit of a bear (...)
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detail 01 Diorama consists of 3 separate model kits released in the 80's designed by (...)
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SMA-SDKFZ-3 This is the AFV Club Sd Kfz 11 late with the Dragon M55 trailer and (...)
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DSC 7106 This is a Merkava tank by Tamiya, in 1/35 scale. I built this (...)
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skow-AA-Side This is a 1/48th scale ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft gun produced by ACE. The kit was assembled, primed, and (...)
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DSCF8492 (Medium) The scene depicts a injured mercenary pilot just escaping from her damaged safs suit,she has been chased by an enemy (...)
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20110630 259 This diorama was inspired by my childhood love of Godzilla. I was always amazed by the models in these movies. The amount of (...)
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DSC00243 Starting with the model I tried two of the motors in the engine pods and made up a former all the motors then putting them to (...)
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FIGURE CATEGORY


2011-06-16 20-30-30.595 This figure is built using bits and greenstuff, the body (...)
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021 Green Stuff to fill gaps and smooth areas, sculpted cork (...)
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SGwHG14 final I painted this figure using layering technique. Unfortunately there (...)
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Ithandir (bust)53 Final I painted this bust using acrylic paints and layering technique (...)
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DSCF3371 Sioux Indian Bust 1/10 scale Young Miniatures
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ALL OPEN CATEGORY


VooDoo0156 Legend resin electronics bay, reskinned the afterburners. Double masked (...)
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side The model I built for the all-open category is the Tamiya 1/35 Jeep. It is the first model I have built that is completely (...)
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P1020502 F-16C Block 30, NM ANG
1/48
Tamiya kit with Afterburner decals
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thor2 Dragon
German 54cm Morser 1/35
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t1front Tamiya 1/35 Mid Production
Verlinden Resin engine
hand tooled Zimmerits
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BSfront2 A collaboration of the Tau Devilfish and Imperial Guard Baneblade, main features include: assault team crew (...)
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Corvette America-1(1) I had this rare kit long ago but met with an untimely accident when my mother decided to throw out a box with a bunch (...)
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RX7 060 This is a total custom post apocolyptic vehicle. I won't give much of a description (...)
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SS858775 Kit is box stock except for drilled gun barrells and stretched sprue antenna. Weathered with enamel (...)
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SS858760 Kit is box stock except for guitar string shift lever rod and rear brake rod, and ez-line brake and throttle (...)
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This was one of the first airliner kits I built back about 6 Years Ago. Wardair Canada was my favourite (...)
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keith 003 This is basically a box-stock built kit with the exception that I have cloth-lined the seat to simulate wicker, added seat (...)
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DSCF0002 Model is of a Chapel made by Games Workshop for the Warhammer Fantasy Tabletop Game (...)
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004Challenger Front Three Quarter Kit Built OOB, with the exception of the wheels which are resin replacements. All chrome work is repainted with (...)
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5 This is a Revell Monogram kit, though it is not as good a quality kit like Tamiya and Hasagawa, it is still a decent kit. though it has raised (...)
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002LAV Side Kit built OOB. Extra equipment is all resin from various companies as well as the water bottles and boxes from (...)
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004Zero Left Three Quarter Kit built OOB, with the exception of the gun barrels and pitot tube, which was replaced with barrels and tube (...)
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CU I bought this kit to be a little light relief from the Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IXc that I was getting bogged down in. I had (...)
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engine After market photo etched seat belt hardware and license plate frame was used. After market 1/12th scale (...)
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PDR 2006 The kit was painted up a while ago. Since I was going to take pictures to send to UltraForge, I figured I would enter it in (...)
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IJN Catapult2 013 1/35 Sturmgeschutz
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omf3a2-vi The decals are custom made. The artwork was done by myself and custom (...)
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mini 2s Survivor's mini Scale : 1/24 Manufacturer : Tamiya
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TFO2 I haven't been modelling long and this is actually my sixth kit overall. I spent around 4 months on this starting (...)
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Front View Russian Army Tank T-72 M1 + Base
1/35
Manufacturer Tamiya
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Front View British Challenger 1 Tank MKIII Modern
Scale 1/35
Manufacturer Tamiya
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Front View German PzKpfw II Ausf Luchs Tank Late Version + Brass Etched elements by Tasca
Scale 1/35
Manufacturer Tasca
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05 The hair and beard/goatee on each model is made with green stuff. The base was made (...)
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IMG 1491 Body colour was an automotive 2 pack paint, for the engine, suspension and wheels Tamiya acrylics (...)
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3 Heres my 1.72 Finemolds Millennium Falcon, I tried to stay as faithfull to the 32" studio model as I could trying to replicate (...)
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Klingon BOP Side Here is my entry of the Klingon Bird of Prey from AMT/ERTL from the early '90s. I think I may have built in somewhere (...)
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Chouhi Top I have always been attracted to mecha, and model kits of mecha. I have an extensive collection of 1/100 and 1/60 scale (...)
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Front02 Well, these "Toy Biz" kits were fun mostly because of the subject matter, and they were really in-expensive. However, they did require a lot of gap (...)
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GREEN BB Detail 2 I have always been attracted to mecha, and model kits of mecha. I have an extensive collection of 1/100 and 1/60 scale Gundam kits. Although (...)
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Rsd Sazabi Top I have always been attracted to mecha, and model kits of mecha. I have an extensive collection of 1100 and 160 scale Gundam kits. Although (...)
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Shiba-I-Sazabi Side I have always been attracted to mecha, and model kits of mecha. I have an extensive collection of 1/100 and 1/60 scale Gundam kits. Although I used to scoff (...)
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SpiderMan Detail 1 Well, these "Toy Biz" kits were fun mostly because of the subject matter, and they were really in-expensive. However, they did require a lot (...)
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Venom Detail 1 Well, these "Toy Biz" kits were fun mostly because of the subject matter, and they were really in-expensive. However, (...)
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Gaiking Detail 1 This is a build I did in 2007. It was an old Shogun Warriors model kit that I found on Ebay. I originally (...)
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Frontasdf The kit was built out of the box appart from the decals as the Hasegawa one broke up from age. The model (...)
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IMG 2553 The gun itself and the figures are Tamiya 1/35 scale. The trees are made from twisted wire with some polyfil (...)
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sma3 This is a custom-made diorama, of a scene captured from the original 1953 film release, of the HG Wells classic, "War of the Worlds", whew (...)
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DSC07586 The Jupiter 2 Saucer features this stuff, over 300 hand installed fiber optic strands, color matched to Screen (...)
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sma3 n the Star Trek Enterprise, fully lighted effects interior and exterior, such as Nav, Impulse, Warp Engines (...)
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000 1174 00 Tamiya 1/48 Corsair. OTB No decals all insignias were painted on.
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ML SMA NOS Front 062911 The model was built with glow in the dark parts. I used a wash to bring out the details in the face (...)
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sma003-1 kit name : sherman mk.iii mid production sicily
manufacturer: dragon
scale: 1/35
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P-47 019 Tamiya's 1/48 P-47D Razorback "Pistol Packin' Momma"/"The Cotton Chopper", aftermarket (...)
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IMG 6727 "I got it!" ... scratch build using parts from Games Workshop WH40K SPace Orks Grot (...)
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IMG 6716 Model build as a scenery for the Malifaux game. A water tower with steam pump for pumping water in to (...)
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100 1860 1/32 Revell Arado. OTB except for the decals, their are no decals on this build, I made the masks.
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100 1920 After market seats and I did my own decals. All smaller (...)
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The Thing Detail 1 The Thing (...)
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LVG1Small-vi "Plywood&Canvas" WNW LVG C.VI 1/32
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MF162 46-vi The Heinkel He 162 (also called "Volksjaeger" "people´s hunter") was a German (...)
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AFTER-LIFE CATEGORY


IMG 0886 Here we have my 1.48 (ish) Tie Ugly. This is a hybrid of two star war (...)
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FrankinMini FrankinMini made from a Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275 Rally 1/24 Scale (...)
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RX-78-3 action2detail Afterlife theme! Sweet! Iv'e had this idea to do for awhile now. Like a rusted up gundam thats beat rusten away (...)
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20110630 125 In a dark and never talked about corner of the kingdom of caring (...)
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DSCN9935 Warbuggies are lightly armored, two-man attack vehicles that combine raw speed and a formitable weapon (...)
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