Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page: Alex Hunger built another 2nd generation TAB-VEE model
Added a page on Cassutt 'aftermarket' wings, a research project related to my 1/72 scale Cassutt 111M model
Removed the link to Heico van der Heide's 'ElveScaleModeling' website in the main menu, since it was stopped in 2023
The Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model page was split into two: one showing the CAD work and 3D printing, and one showing the construction of the model, that was finished just in time for ESM 2024
Added the 'Blue Stee' missile to my 'wanted' list on the For sale or trade & wanted page
Updated the page about my vacuum resin casting process with an analysis of the vacuum level as a function of time
Updated the custom decal design service page with three sample sheets of custom decals
Created a new page for the 3D design of the hood of the 1/25 Peterbilt 281 from 'Duel', to create the 'needle nose' version
Updated the Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model page: construction is almost finished, painting will be next
Revised the Monogram 1/48 F-84F 'stores configuration study model' page and the subpage RNLAF F-84F bombs. I had concluded earlier that the RNLAF used the combination of AN-M65 and AN-M66 bombs, but recently I had to revise that. After more research I concluded that the AN-M64 and AN-M65 combination was used. I subsequently built a set of Brengun AN-M64s.
Updated the Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model with photos of the definitive model being built
Updated the near-dormant Esci 1/24 Lancia Beta page with a build report by Thomas Hamann (Netherlands) that points out numerous small but annoying problems of this model
Updated the Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model: the design process is finished, the final parts have been printed
Updated the page about my vacuum resin casting process with photos and text of the materials that I use
Updated the 1/48 F-84F ATO rack and 1/72 U-2C Q-bay hatch 3D design & print pages with lessons learned regarding the supports that are required for printing
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page: the 1/72 Q-bay hatch for the Lockheed U-2A/C is now available, and the same applies to the 1/48 ATO (JATO) rack for the F-84F Thunderstreak
Updated the Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model with the first printed parts
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with photos and a description of the Verlinden 1/72 fire-fighting Mule
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page: Alex Hunger's 1/72 scale 3rd generation TAB-VEE is finished
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with photos of a 1/72 scale 3rd generation TAB-VEE under construction by Alex Hunger (Germany)
Updated the Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model with a half time review
Removed three dead links to fellow Dutch modelers' websites in the main menu: Erik Fontein Bergingsvoertuigen, Jurrie's PlasticKits and Sidney de Koning
Updated the Mildenhall 1934 fuel trucks page with seven new photos of the 'Shell ribbed tank 1' fuel truck, as seen at Croydon airport in the same year
Added a link to Leon Vercruijsse's 'ElveScaleModeling' website in the main menu
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a Pocher 1/8 kit, to be released summer 2024
Created a new page about Cassutt 111M 3D CAD model that I'm trying to make
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with photos of the finished 1/72 2nd generation TAB-VEE by Alex Hunger (Germany)
Created a new page about Mildenhall 1934 fuel trucks that supported the MacRobertson London to Melbourne air race. I might want to build one of them, but need help in their identification
Updated the 1/25 Peterbilt 281 from 'Duel' page with the first rough 3D model of the narrow grille for the 'needle nose' version
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with a work-in-progress of a 1/72 2nd generation TAB-VEE by Alex Hunger (Germany)
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with three photos of the Type 1 APU-equipped Mule, and five photos of the firefighting version, all from 'The Final Countdown' from 1980
Updated the 1/72 F-104G starter cart page with fresh 3D prints, the third attempt, the best so far
Updated the 1/25 Peterbilt 281 from 'Duel' page with the first 3D prints of the front wheel
Updated the 1/25 Peterbilt 281 from 'Duel' page with the first 3D prints of the windshield gaskets
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with a small number of spare canopies for Hasegawa 1/72 kits
Added a page about my vacuum resin casting process, that gives me consistently perfect castings
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with several 1/72 shelters built by Alex Hunger (Germany)
Added a page about the Nunu 1/24 Kremer Porsche 935 K3 under construction. I modified the model considerably to remove the worst of the shape problems
Added a page about a mystery Luftwaffe hangar skeleton at Volkel airbase. It's an extensive summary of a BritModeller thread from 2021, updated with more information found since then
Moved the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page to the 'Models - canceled' section. The new Revell model looks fantastic, and it would be a waste of time finishing this old model
Added a new page about a Monogram 1/72 D-21 'what if' that I built for a contest held by Flash Aviation / IPMS-NL Regio Zuid meeting
Updated the 1/72 F-104G starter cart page with a start of the redesign of all parts, making them more suitable to the small 1/72 scale
Added a page about the 3D parts that I'm desiging for the 1/25 Peterbilt 281 from 'Duel'
Updated the custom decal design service page with a sixth example of how decal artwork is made, showing Arie Luyendijk's Lola T93 indy car from the 1993 season
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with three colors, MRP-437 to 439
Added a page about the fictitious shop displays project, that I have been working on since 2016, and presented at the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling event. It is my biggest modeling project so far
Updated the Academy 1/72 Me 163B, Hasegawa F-4 eggplane, Hasegawa 1/72 MiG-23, Airfix 1/72 Gnat from 'Hot Shots' and Verlinden 1/72 MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors pages with fictitious shop displays that I made for these models
Added pages about the old Revell 1/72 F-16A, built in both the red-white-blue color scheme, as well as in the gray color scheme. I built both for our club's display table at the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling
Added a page about the Hawk 1/32 H-43B Huskie, that I built for our club's display table at the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling
Added a page about the Airfix 1/72 Gnat from 'Hot Shots', ready for our club's display table at the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling
Added a page about the Verlinden 1/72 MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors, also for the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a 1971 Langheck kit from manufacturer that's new to me, Classic Car Resin Kit
Finished the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane, and I'm happy with the result
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a 1/8 scale 935-K3 by Mezzo Mix Models
Finished a Hasegawa 1/72 MiG-23, as straight out of the box as I could, ready for our club's display table at the 2023 Euro Scale Modeling
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a two reboxings of the Tamiya 935-78 by Crown. The list now has 250 entries and 203 box art pictures
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a reissue of the Tamiya 935-K2 in 1/20 scale, and split the original entry into the original issue and a n older reissue.
Added a link to Nemmy's 'Plastic Scale Modeling' website in the main menu
Added a short page about the Hasegawa 1/72 SR-71A that I built as a 'play toy' for a kid
Updated the Pander S4 Postjager mystery logos page with more possible explanations for the logos
Updated the Esci 1/24 Lancia Beta page with a link to a YouTube video by Shinzo Auto Works. Normally I don't list added links on this page, but this video is exceptional. Link courtesy of Jack van Hoek (NL)
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with three old Tamiya slot car bodies of the 917-10, courtesy of Michel Jamin (B). Information on these models / bodies is scarce, if you know more, please contact me
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page, with custom decal printer Scalegrafixx from Germany
Updated the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka page with more photos of the Stuka's bomb suspension rings
Updated all four 3D printing project pages with a second printing attempt: 1/72 F-104G starter cart, 1/24 Lancia LC2 louvers, 1/48 F-84F ATO rack and 1/72 U-2C Q-bay hatch. The results vary, but there's lots of improvement
Updated the Monogram NASCAR 1985 Thunderbird version 1 page, in the 'Models - cancelled' section, with more information on the movie cars that the model was partially based on
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with four colors, MRP-433 to 436
Updated the old Italeri/Dragon Su 24 Fencer build report with a sketch showing all the cuts of the modified fuselage
Found the original Sony Mavica 2002-vintage photos of the Kremer 935 K4 and replaced all photos again (see 15 May 2022). They were shot with incandescent light and that still shows
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with a new short section: Humbrol paint in small glass bottles. Since they don't completely fit in the page's theme, I've put them at the end of the listing. Photos courtesy of Paul Digard (UK)
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with a peculiar photo of an Upper Heyford shelter under construction
Created a small webpage for the subject of Soviet aircraft shelters in the GDR, showing the layout of a Su-17 shelter at Templin
Updated the BD-5A/B factory engines page with a few more facts - the research continues
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a reissue of the Tamiya 935-76 in 1/20 scale
Updated the Parts Packs page with four reissues by Atlantis of old Revell Parts Packs
Updated the Visible engine models page, specifically the section about the Revell 1/3 scale 2.3 liter four-cylinder turbo, with one more issue from 1985, and its provenance
Updated the cartridge section of the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page, with the last five missing cartridge codes for the Powis-Parker printer, courtesy of Luca Goldin (Italy)
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page, with custom printers Circus City Decals, Fusion Scale Decals, OBS-CALS and STS Scale Model Car Water Slide Decals in the USA, and Precision Design Co in Canada, courtesy of Peter Wisniewski (USA)
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with a photo comparison of the tip tanks and J79 nozzles of the various 1/72 models
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with new colors for the numbers 006, 007 and 089, plus new codes for the primers (formerly 083-089)
Updated the Parts Packs page with AMT sets PP033 and PP034
Added a new page with the definitions of RNLAF and RNN fonts that I found in an old NLR document
Added a new page about a Volkel bomb splinter that I dug up from a 78-year old mostly undisturbed bomb crater
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with a photo comparison of F-104 kit canopies
Created a new page for a 1/72 Russian cruise missile, the Amodel 1/72 Kh-55M. It's a shame they are actually being used these days
Created a new page for a 1/35 figure diorama that I finished recently: Peter's point fifty, depicting one of my uncles during his childhood, dragging home a point fifty machine gun
Updated the Visible engine models page a new engine kit by Franzis: a 1/4 scale Volkswagen Transporter 'T1 Bulli' four-cylinder boxer. Also added were three Franzis issues of generic engine models that were issued under numerous other brand names (line 4, V-8, hybrid)
Finished the 1/72 AQM-34K 'Orange Crush' for the third time, this time placed on 'desk model' style base
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page, with custom printer 'PrintMetWit' from the Netherlands
Finished the 1/72 AQM-34K 'Orange Crush' for the second time, this time placed on an Air Logistics 3000 trailer
Added a new page about a Airfix Four-Stroke Engine that I recently finished
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with an update of the Lakenheath entry, courtesy of Anthony Barrett
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with a great new find: an American version of the 'One hour - plastic enamel' tin, courtesy of Mario Wens
Updated and extended the research page about the BD-5A/B factory engines with two more photos of N500BD with the Polaris engine
Added the second YouTube channel to my list of fellow Dutch modelers' websites in the main menu: 'Kit Kabinet'. The channel has more than 100 videos already
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with work on the clear epoxy resin castings of the fuselage shells
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with the Hobby Boss kit from 2021 and some initial comments on it
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with clear epoxy resin castings of the fuselage shells
Updated the 1/72 AQM-34K 'Orange Crush' page with progress on the Air Logistics 3000 trailer
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page, with custom printer 'Above & Below Scale Graphics' from Canada
Updated the Ultrasonic NaOH paint stripping page with comments on the chemical compatibility of NaOH and model plastic
Updated and extended the research page about the BD-5A/B factory engines
Integrated the separate page with A-1E pictures from 1998 in the Monogram/Hasegawa A-1E page
Updated the Canopy masking with Cheap Chocolate Foil page to current standards with larger photos and improved layout
Slightly rearranged the structure of the main menu:
Created a 'kit and paint lists' section, split off from the 'references' section. It contains nine lists
Created a 'Techniques' section, split off from the 'references' section. It contains four articles
Renamed the 'References' section to 'Research'
Created a research page about the BD-5A/B factory engines
Updated the custom decal design service page, with a list of preparations that the customer can do, to streamline the process
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with replacement photos for all remaining old photos
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with new photos where possible, to replace the horrible grainy old photos from another era of digital cameras. This was the first update of the page in 18 years..
Updated the Visible engine models page with a 'Playz' issues of the generic V8 engine. There are now 100 different kit boxes shown
Updated the examples on the custom decal design service page, to show the step of preparing the artwork for printing
Added a new page about a custom decal design service that I offer for a fee, time permitting. The page contains five examples of the process of decal artwork design, to show why it takes multiple hours to design a decal set
Added a review of the old Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL. After a bit of work, the body became surprisingly nice for such an old model
Updated the BD-5J census page with new information about the two crashes of N5BD. Included is a quote that may shed a new light on Bede's business fortunes afterwards.
Added an old report on the Model Art 1/72 ASMP, that turned out to be considerably undersized. It's listed in the 'Models - cancelled' section
After a long delay I wrote a report on our club stand at the 2019 Euro Scale Modeling event: Apollo 11 in six stages. It's published on the IPMS-NL website, and it's in Dutch.
Moved the Monogram NASCAR 1985 Thunderbird version 1 page to the 'Models - cancelled' section
Added the Monogram NASCAR 1985 Thunderbird version 2 page, covering the second attempt at building this model
Added an old report on the Unicraft 1/72 RQ-1 Predator, that I quickly abonded in favor of the Platz RQ-1. Therefore it's listed in the 'Models - cancelled' section
Upgrading and validation of the HTML coding of my website, to conform to HTML 4.01 Transitional, continues steadily. Around 275 pages are now done. You will probably notice hardly anything
Upgraded the 2002-vintage photos on the Kremer 935 K4 page to the current picture size using Upscale.media. The project is still dormant
Upgraded the Monogram 1/48 P-47D Razorback page with double-size photos, conforming to the current website standard. Upscale.media was used to enlarge the 1999-vintage low-res photos - the quality difference with a normally enlarged digital photo is enormous! Thanks to Meindert de Vreeze for the tip.
Likewise upgraded the earliest photos (from 2001) in the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard report. The color balance problems remain though
Likewise upgraded the oldest photos in the LS 1/72 BD-5J, the Academy 1/72 Me 163B, the Tamiya 1/72 Bell X-1 and the Italeri 1/72 X-32 reports
Slightly rearranged the structure of the main menu:
The cancelled projects were removed from the 'under construction' header and got their own section
Created a '3D CAD / 3D printing projects' section. It was filled with the 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart, the 1/48 F-84F ATO rack, and two projects previously included in the main reports of the Seminar 1/72 U-2C and Protar 1/24 Lancia LC2, where they took up too much space to my liking
The menu contains many projects under construction that have been dormant for more than 10 years, but I hesitate to remove them
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with two 1/72 Pou du Ciel kits for sale, by Aeroclub and Aircraft In Miniature (AIM)
Updated the Beavis & Butthead figures page with another possible manufacturer's name: Resinator
Updated the Parts Packs page with AMT sets PP022 to PP032. The page now shows 100 different sets.
Moved the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page from the 'under construction' section to the 'reviews' section. The page started as a build report but slowly grew into a review over time
Updated the PlusModel 1/72 BQM-34A Firebee review with an follow-up review of the Air Logistics transportation trailer included in one the issues
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with a link to three Alconbury photos where some details can be seen of 3rd generation shelters under construction. Courtesy of Anthony Barrett
Updated the Visible engine models page with a four reissues by 'Machine Works', of the generic V-8, generic four-cylinder, generic V-twin and the Porsche six-cylinder boxer. Also added a new engine section: a 'Machine Works' hybrid engine. There are now 98 different kit boxes shown
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with four photos of the firefighting version
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with two more spare kit decal sheets
Added a new page about a 1/72 AQM-34K that I built as 'Orange Crush' for its former crew chief
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with two photos of the rare fire fighting version, two photos of the Type 3 APU and two photos with general details
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with animated GIFs that compare the MPC and AMT bodies (at the end of the page). It's a great improvement over showing two separate photos
Updated the Matchbox 1/72 MiG-21PF page after finding the real photo that inspired the box art
I built an old Matchbox 1/72 MiG-21PF model 'au naturel', in its plastic colors, following the style of a fellow club member. It was fun, but I don't think I will repeat it
I had to repair my Monogram 1/48 F-84F 'stores configuration study model'. During the build process I filled it with polyurethane resin to make it a sturdy 'play' model, but some of the resin is reacting with the kit's plastic. The repair was a success, but maybe more problems will develop
Updated the Pander Postjager colors and markings page with a link to Richard Bouvet's beautiful 1/48 scratch-built Pander Postjager model
Removed one more dead link to fellow Dutch modelers' websites in the main menu: Remco van der Zon
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with 24 new Japanese WW2 colors
Created a 'reviews' section on the main menu, split off from the 'references' section. It contains nine kit reviews
Changed the format of the Bristol Mercury reference page for the Fokker G.I. All photos are now shown full-size, instead of thumbnails with linked pages
Upgraded the Revell 1/72 Storm Shadow page with larger photos, that also show the label that I recently added to the stand
Updated the Airfix 1/72 A-1H page with a single construction photo that I found in my archive
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with a new reissue of the old MPC kit, again under the AMT logo as in 2020
A note of work in progress: I started tidying up the HTML coding of my website, to conform to HTML 4.01 Transitional, and checking each upgraded page using the W3 Markup Validation Service. You will probably not notice anything, and that's perfect.
Slightly revised the review of the PlusModel 1/72 BQM-34A Firebee models, after viewing Peter Szabo's build report
Added an abandoned project: the Lone Star Models 1/72 Q-2A Firebee. It was superseded by the PlusModel KDA-1 Firebee that came out in 2020
Updated the Visible engine models page with a correct picture of the 'see-thru' version of the Revell Slant Six. For many years the wrong box art was shown.
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with two photos of the rare fire fighting version
Added a review of the PlusModel 1/72 BQM-34A Firebee models from 2020
Added a review of the older Tsukuda 1/72 A-1H Skyraider. In the past I looked high and low for this model, and now I know what I missed: it was a pretty good kit!
Added an old and abandoned project: the Academy 1/72 MiG-27. It's mostly to document my building techniques in that era
Moved the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes page to the 'Aircraft - canceled' section, after selling both models. I also upgraded the photos to the current size
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with five more reference photos, including two of the rare fire fighting version
Updated the Visible engine models page with the Atlantis reissue of the former Monogram and Revell 1/12 scale Wright Cyclone 9-cylinder radial, and corrected the picture for the Atlantis reissue of the former Revell 1/11 scale Allison T56 (501-D13) turboprop
Upgraded the 20 year old page about Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard with larger photos, after finding the most of the originals. But please remember they are 20 year old digital photos, shot with incandescent light bulbs. I could not remove the color balance problems, so they look pretty awful compared to more current photos. The page is also extended by an upgrade with two figures, for a club project.
Updated the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka page with work on a figure and a few bombs
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with new insights in the painting details of the early Vietnam war A-1Es
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with four more Model Factory Hiro kits in 1/12 scale. I think the 917-20 'Pink Pig' is a very recent issue
Checked all links on the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page. Many Hyperscale links were dead unfortunately, but I'm still trying to locate the pages
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with the box art of the second issue of the Nunu/Platz K3 in 1/24 scale: the pink & white Gozzy sponsored #42 car, Le Mans 1980
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with different boxings of the Le Mans Miniatures kit 124038 and Profil 24 kit 24018
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a new K3 in 1/12 scale by Mezzo Mix Models, 3D printed instead of cast resin as before
Updated the Ultrasonic NaOH paint stripping page with a few more experiments and photos
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with a little progress
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with 88 additional shelters in the census - I had overlooked five Danish air bases with TAB-VEE shelters for USAF deployments
Added the first YouTube channel to my list of fellow Dutch modelers' websites in the main menu: 'Hobby Robby'
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with a 1/144 model of the 1st generation shelter, built by Barrie Raterink
Upgraded the 18-year old Italeri/Dragon Su 24 Fencer build report with 15 newly made photos, to replace the low-res Sony Mavica originals
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a 1/8 Porsche 917K by IXO Collections
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with one more tin ('Liquid Copper' in the 'Art Oil' style of tin), plus lots of small details regarding dating of the tins, courtesy of Lee Harris.
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Australian custom printer 'Custom Hobby Decals'
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page: long-time Alps printer JBot is active again
Added a new page about my Monogram 1/48 F-84F 'stores configuration study model' project. It is my biggest modeling project so far, and the webpage has no less than fourteen sub-pages. The pages probably need some clean-up and spell checking.
Upgraded the 16 year old page about BD-5J N3038V with larger photos, after finding the originals. But please remember they are 16 year old digital photos
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with the first 3D resin printed models: the 917-10 in 1/12 and 1/24 scales by Mezzo Mix Models
Updated the Parts Packs page with two new sets by Gofer Racing, that appear to be reissues of old Revell sets
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a new issue of the Heller kit
Updated the Pander Postjager mystery logo page with two new photos, showing the arrival at Amsterdam-Schiphol, courtesy of the fantastic 'NIMH Beeldbank' photo archive
Updated the Combat Kits 1/72 BAe Mantis review with a new issue of the kit
Removed four dead links to fellow Dutch modelers' websites in the main menu: Ron Brown, Niek Uwland, Jan Kusters and 'Promotional scale models' (about desk models)
Added a review of the Combat Kits 1/72 BAe Mantis model that was issued in 2018. More or better photos, and measurements of the real thing are most welcome
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with two more tins, courtesy of Lee Harris. First is the earliest deep-drawn tin from the 'Art Oil' era, second are photos of the 'Authentic Railway Enamel' that was listed but had no photos
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with five more kits of various brands with box art photos. The page now lists 38 different box art photos
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with five of the oldest types, courtesy of Lee Harris. He discovered two variations of the 'golden stripes' version, and similarly two height variations of the 'Art Oil' version
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with the addition of Wiesbaden to the shelter census, courtesy of 'mattys1968'
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with sketches of the RNLAF ECM antennas
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with US custom printer 'Highball Graphics'
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with 7 more reference photos
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with two YouTube links plus Bentwaters details in the shelter census, courtesy of Anthony Barrett
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with 3D CAD work of the 1/72 U-2A/C B-camera Q-bay hatch that is planned for the near future
Created a new page for a Skyrim Skeleton Key game prop that I built from 3D printed parts as a gift
Updated the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page with some color debate and color sample photos
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a photo of a better 3D print of the Q-bay hatch, but a redesign is necessary
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with a photo of the improved 3D prints of the louvers, that need to be redesigned nevertheless
Updated the 3D printed 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart page with photo of the first successful 3D prints of the detail parts
Created a research page about the profiles used on the AQM-91 RPV, in support of my (re-)construction of the A+V Models 1/72 AQM-91
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a photo of the first 3D prints of the Q-bay hatch
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with a photo of the first 3D prints of the louvers
Updated the 3D printed 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart page with a photo of the first 3D prints
Updated the 1/10 scale Locost chassis page with more photos of the finished chassis
Updated the 12 Squared models page with a recreated logo
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page with a set of 30 reference photos, showing both the 'short' version, and the 'long' version with three types of APUs attached
Created a new page for Beavis & Butthead figures by Dangerous Playthings, showing the unbuilt parts
Created a new page for my adventures in RF-104G wreckovery from 1983
Split off the BD-5J census from the LS 1/72 BD-5J page, to a separate page, due to the excessive length of the former
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with news of Italeri reissuing the old Esci 934
Updated the very old Heller Komet page with much better and more photos
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a link to the Peugeot 905 walkaround with 138 photos on the 'Museum Collection' website
Updated the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page: I cleaned up a 22-year old list of race car walkarounds. Most have gone in the mean time, of course, but a few survive
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a 1/24 1970 917LH by Sakatsu, courtesy of Johan Brusefält
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with 3D CAD work of the F-84F ATO-rack that is planned for the near future
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with decals for 'Smash-Up Derby' (USA) or 'Crazy Racers' (Europe) cars
Split off the 3D printed 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart page from the RF-104G page, since the latter was getting too large
Created a page for the Dragon 1/35 V-2 in the 'canceled' section
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with 'recycled' numbers 006 and 007, that are now 2-component polyurethane paints
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a photo comparing the Heller/Airfix model to the Profil24 model, courtesy of Johan Brusefält
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with progress on the detail design of the 3D CAD design for a B-camera Q-bay hatch
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with new numbers 401 to 408
Added the website of Eddy's Modeltrucks to the links on the main page
Updated the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis page with new details of the last photo showing the Soesterberg shelter construction, courtesy of Mario Warnaar
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with British custom printer 'Custom Model Decals'
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with the new Model Factory Hiro 935-78. Also added an obscure Nitto 1/39 scale 935-77
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with the news of several new resin sets for the Porsche 962 by Classic Racing Resins (formerly HobbiTime). This is the first update of this page in ten years!
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with five new sets of replacement rear fenders for the K3 version, by Classic Racing Resins (formerly HobbiTime)
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new Franzis 1/4 scale Volkswagen four-cylinder boxer
Updated the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234B page with a dimensional check of the model, which it passed
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with yet another issue of the Czech Masters Kits / IPMS Master Models / Aeromodell / Mareksa resin kit, this time by French company Eurokit
Updated the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234B page with a few new progress photos, plus a nearly complete log of the flights of the aircraft that I want to portray
Updated the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page with a few new progress photos, including test fitting the decals that I designed
Updated the Dragon 1/72 YF-22A from the 'canceled' section with two photos showing the cockpit and its problems
Updated the Academy OV-10B Bronco page with better and more photos
Updated the shelter census on the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis because I had overlooked the north-east shelter area at Ramstein
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with data on two more old 1/72 models of the Fokker G1: a Czech 'polyester' model from 1977 and a planned model by Cap Croix du Sud
Upgraded the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page with larger versions of the old photos
Upgraded the Printapart 1/72 Eaglet page with larger versions of the old photos
Upgraded the A+V Models 1/72 AQM-91 page with larger versions of the old photos
Upgraded the Esci F-100D page with larger versions of the old photos
Upgraded the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with larger versions of the old photos
Upgraded the old 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with larger and color-corrected photos, after finding the Sony Mavica originals from 2002
Upgraded the old Dragon 1/72 YF-22A page with larger and color-corrected photos, after finding the Sony Mavica originals from 2001. Also added a scan of the decal sheet. The model remains 'canceled' though
Upgraded the old ARII/Twelve Squared 1/144 A-12 Cygnus page with larger photos, after finding the Sony Mavica originals from 2003
Updated the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234B page with a change of paint system and detail work on the wing and canopy
Created a new page about the USAFE TAB-VEE shelters and their genesis, the result of extensive research
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a 1/24 1971 917PA resin body by Loon Models
Updated the 3D printed 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart page with the finished 3D design work
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with an overview of all U-2 electronic systems, part of the research for the B-camera Q-bay hatch
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a new section for the 935L version, with a kit by Custom FX. The list now has 224 entries
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a 3D CAD design for a B-camera Q-bay hatch
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with 1/48 scale M116 napalm tanks with bare igniters / fuzes (under development)
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with a small breakthrough: I managed to draw louver panels in 3D CAD, for subsequent 3D printing
Created a new page about the 3D printed 1/72 RNLAF F-104G starter cart that I plan to have 3D printed
Updated the MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing with all comments that are listed on the labels
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Italian custom printer Heroes Models
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with four resin conversion sets for the Nunu-Platz Porsche 935 K3, by HobbiTime and SK Decals
Created a MRP (Mr Paint) acrylic lacquer listing since none existed so far, and I badly needed one. It has four sub-lists too
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with 1/48 scale ALE-2 chaff pods that are now available
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with more photos of the unmodified fuselage pod versus the modified fuselage pod
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with four more US tins
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with five decal sheets for the 1993 IndyCar season (not available from Indycals)
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with a photo of the kit's decal sheet, plus a photo that describes all work on the body so far
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with three prints of the custom decals in various scales for C-130Hs of 336 squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page, with a (hopefully) more logical sequence of the sections
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with larger photos, and added a tin from the 'fluorescent' range, courtesy of Leif Hellström (Sweden)
Updated the Pander Postjager wing profiles page with a really nice find: I finally found the mathematical models that were used to define the Munk M-profiles
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with the new (reissued) Italeri 935-77 Baby, that does not represent a proper Baby. The list now has 219 entries with 178 box art illustrations
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a study of how to improve the fuselage pod
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with a custom decal sheet for the Pander Postjager
Added photos of the 1/700 B-2 kit to the 12 Squared models page. Only one kit of the list lacks photos now
Updated the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page with the decals that I designed for this model
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with a custom decal sheet for the C-130Hs of 336 squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with US custom printers Firebird Designs and Polecat Decals
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new Franzis BMW R90S boxer engine, and added an index
Expanded the RealSpace 1/96 Apollo Command & Service Module and the Revell 1/96 Apollo Lunar Module pages with a short photo report of the Apollo 11 display that we showed at Euro Scale Modeling 2019
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with information about the brand-new Platz / Nunu 1/24 935 K3. The list now has 217 entries with 175 box art illustrations
Moved the Italeri 1/72 Su 17M-4 Fitter page to the 'Canceled' section while awaiting the new Modelsvit Su-17M-4
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with two 935-79 and one 935-81 transkits by HobbiTime
Added a new page describing my RealSpace 1/96 Apollo Command & Service Module
Added a new page describing my Revell 1/96 Apollo Lunar Module
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new generic 4-cilinder visible motor, by Discovery Mindblown
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with measurements of the BRM slot car body. It is far too wide, and therefore not suitable to build a scale model
Updated the Esci 1/24 Lancia Beta page with yet another Ronal wheel set, that still is not the definitive answer
Added a new page with a Badger 150 needle measurements that I did about 25 years go
Added a new page about a 1/72 AQM-34L that I built as a desk model
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with four photos of the box contents
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with another issue of the Fujimi 1/24 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a newly-discovered 1/8 Eidai-Grip 911 Carrera RSR Turbo RC model in factory Martini colors (courtesy of Robert Smith) and a much better photo of the box art of the sister model in a fantasy purple color scheme. The list now contains 213 models
Split off the wing profile discussion from the Pander Postjager colors and markings page to a separate Pander Postjager wing profiles page. I 'cracked' the profile for the center section of the wing, it's a 15.8% scaled M12 profile
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page: six US custom Alps decal printers are no longer active, and one link was updated. With thanks to Pete 'Peteski' Wisniewski
Updated the Pander Postjager colors and markings page with a link to a short film on GettyImages, found by fellow Postjager modeler 'Moa'
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with five resin bodies and a Cleveland 351 engine by Motor City Resin Casters
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with a new entry for BD-5J N110BJ that was erroneously listed as N11069 before
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Decalwinkel added to the list of custom decal printers that use other printers
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with a new section for 'clear colour' tins, and one new fluorescent tin
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Draw Decals, Decalcomaniacs and Circle Track Decals from the USA added to the list of custom decal printers that use other printers
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with eight BRM slot car bodies that might be the best-shaped 1/24 injection-molded bodies
Updated the For sale or trade & wanted page with a decal sheet of the Revell 1/72 F-16 from 1976 (H-222) that I redrew
Added a new report on an old model: the Airmodel 1/72 XF-85, my first vacform, that failed due both the poor quality and my limited modeling skills
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new 1965 Ford Mustang 289 V8 model, 1/3 scale, announced by Franzis
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with two 1/12 911 Carrera RSR Turbo models announced by Model Factory Hiro
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with a prototype of a correct rear wheel
Updated the AMT custom 1949 Ford page with a build report of the flathead engine
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with lots of measurements and analysis of the available wheels and tires. I uploaded this update earlier in incomplete form, accidentally
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Spotmodel from Spain added to the list of custom decal printers that use other printers
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new V-8 model by Stemnex / Amazing Toys
Added a new page about Ultrasonic NaOH paint stripping, something that I recently discovered, almost by accident
Updated the AMT custom 1949 Ford page with some information on the many body styles of the 1:1 car, plus what the model represents
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a solution for the kit's tires
Updated the photos of my resin AN-M66 bomb on the For sale or trade & wanted page
Updated the Parts Packs page with more AMT issues of the last two years
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with news that Italeri will reissue the Protar kit in 2019, and that KMP is working on a replacement vacform cockpit section
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a 1/24 935 K3 slot car body by Ortmann
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a future release of a 1/24 935-79 (customer) by Beemax. 208 kits and counting.
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a future release of a 1/12 935 K3 by Mezzo Mix Models
Added another resin item from my own production to the For sale or trade & wanted page: M116 / Mark 77 Mod 0 napalm tanks in 1/48 scale
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with more details about the kit and improved photos
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a future release of the Revell 1/24 934
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with new aftermarket parts and decals by Kool Models Production
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a new decals sheet by Museum Collection
Updated the AQM-34L page with photos of three more AQM-34 test models, that I built to check decal designs
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with an Otaki 1/12 935-78, an RC model
Updated the Visible engine models page with MegaBleu issues of the generic 4-cilinder and V-8 engines in two language versions
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with 'Melius Manu' added to the list of custom decal printers that use other printers
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with three 1/12 1971 917Ks by Model Factory Hiro
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with 'Parkes682 Decals' added to the list of custom decal printers that use other printers
Added a preliminary page about the 12 Squared Gnat 750 model, since search engines had already sniffed out this 'under development' page
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new 'visible' 1/3 Porsche Model 547 flat-4 boxer racing engine by Franzis
Updated the Hasegawa 1/72 F-104D page with photos of a Verlinden TF-104 detail set
Updated the Esci F-100D page with the model now painted with Mr Paint
Updated the Airfix 1/72 A-1H page with a Tsukuda Skyraider that I wanted for many years while building the Airfix model
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a new section listing custom decal printers that use other printers
Added the website of Rays Kits to the links on the main page
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with a discovery about the font used for the serial numbers
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a similar analysis of the font used for the serial numbers of early bare-metal USAF U-2As
Updated the A+V Models 1/72 AQM-91 page with a photo comparison of the original and my modified model
Added two resin items from my own production to the For sale or trade & wanted page
Added the website of Jan Kusters to the links on the main page
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with much improved build photos, plus a photo analysis of my tilting of the fuselage between the wings. However, what is shown is still the same as in 2003, since the build has stalled because of fuselage shape problems
Updated the Visible engine models page with the 11th different boxing of the 'generic 4 cylinder engine', this one is by Franzis
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with new information about the floor panel
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with sprue scans
Updated the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page, with photos of the Verlinden and Maquettes Dauzie resin parts
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with a new aftermarket decal sheet by Indycals
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with the first resin castings of my various scratch-built small air intakes
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with the latest tin design for the standard range
Added a new report on an old model: the Kovozavody Prostejov 1/72 MiG-15UTI that I tried to build way back, with limited modeling skills and very few references
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with work on the engine air intakes, fuselage reinforcements, wing painting and various scratch-built small air intakes
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with another Studio 27 transkit, this time for the 1976 Kremer K1
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with four models: a Nitto 1/26 Carrera RSR Turbo with 'Circuit Wolf' markings, a Nitto 1/28 Carrera RSR Turbo, an Aoshima 1/24 935-77 and a Nichimo 1/24 935-77. This brings the grand total to 201 listings
Updated the Revell 1/48 Lippisch P 13A page with an experiment: I wanted to make the decals completely flush with the paint surface
Updated the AQM-34L page with photos of my fourth AQM-34 test model, built as 'Orange Crush'
Updated the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234B page with work on the centerline pylon and the canopy
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with two old tin types: a 'Scenic' type with a green tartan tin that wasn't shown so far, and another design from the 'Railway' line, both courtesy of John Walker (UK)
Updated the Pander Postjager colors and markings page with a mathematical model for the thickness distribution of the Munk 12 profile, kindly provided by Keith Pickering
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with better photos of 10 old tin types, thanks to a donation by Huub van Dijk (Netherlands), a 'Glow paint' tinlet contributed by Ian8534, and 7 relatively new tin types from my own collection
Updated the Humbrol 'Authentic colours' list with 37 additional RAL colors and 6 new 'PA' colours ('PA' is short for 'Patina'), courtesy of Jan Böttcher (Germany)
Updated the Pander Postjager colors and markings page with an analysis of the wing profiles that were used. It has zero relevance to the colors and markings of course
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a resin 1971 917 Langheck body by Custom-FX from the UK
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a link to a 48 part YouTube video set showing the build of a Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 934
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with two new resin bodies by Custom-FX of the Joest-built 935-81 aka JR-2, with and without door covers. The counter now stands at 196 entries (after a recount)
Created a new page for the Attack Squadron 1/72 RQ-7B that I finished recently
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer Arctic Decals in Finland
Updated the Esci F-100D page with work on the wing tip RWR pods specific to a Danish Super Sabre
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a new model by Fujimi of the 911 Carrera RSR Turbo (courtesy of John Cully) plus the news that the Revell 1/24 934s are out
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a resin 1971 917 Langheck body by K.Models from Japan
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new 'visible' 1/12 scale Ferrari V12 engine by Model Factory Hiro, courtesy of Pierre Meunier (France)
Updated the Revell Amato top fuel dragster page with photos of work on the body
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer Speedway Decals in the USA
Updated the modeling workplace page with better photos of my spares boxes
Updated the modeling workplace page with photos of my plastic strip and rod organiser
Added the website of Kars Jans to the links on the main page
Updated the Revell Amato top fuel dragster page with better photos
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new visible Porsche boxer engine, and three reboxing of existing models by Franzis from Germany
The AMT custom 1949 Ford now has a uniform coat of Mr Surfacer, so the car's shape is easier to see
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with three more Model Factory Hiro 1/12 kits. The list now contains 127 entries
Updated the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page: I split off the section with camouflage color information, updated the text, and added an interesting link with conflicting color information
The AMT custom 1949 Ford got a coat of Mr Surfacer, and the hood is being lengthened
Added the websites of Rik Verhagen and Erik Olijnsma to the links on the main page
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with some work on the hood and front bumper
Updated the Airfix 1/72 A-1H page with better photos
Updated the MPC 1/25 1971 Mustang page with better photos. Also added are photos that compare the MPC and AMT bodies
Updated the Esci 1/24 Lancia Beta page with better photos
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with better photos of the finished model
Updated the Academy 1/72 Komet page with better photos of the finished model
Updated the layout of my 20 year old Italeri/Zvezda 1/72 MiG23ML review. I would go for the RV Aircraft models now, and forget about this kit
Updated the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page with some progress with the wing and nose
Updated the Revell 1/48 Lippisch P 13A page with better photos
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with one more Model Factory Hiro 1/12 kit
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with an Aardvark Models resin body of the 935J or 935-80 version. The counter now stands at 184 kits, slowly going for the 200 mark
Updated the abandoned Italeri 1/72 X-32 page with my analysis of the model's shape problems
Updated the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka page with better photos and a figure under construction
Updated the Bill Elliott T-Bird page with better photos and an extended review of the model
Updated the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234B page with better photos
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Su 17M-4 Fitter page with better photos
Updated the Hasegawa 1/72 TF-104G page with better photos, and a bit of progress, after years of dormancy
Updated the Hasegawa 1/72 F-104D page with better photos
Updated the Atomic Models 1/32 AGM-86B review with more comments on the shape, and a revised decal sheet for this model
Updated the Parts Packs page with nine more AMT issues of the last two years
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with three Studio 27 transkits for the works 1976 Le Mans 935, and two customer 935-77 cars. The counter now stands at 183 kits
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with two photos of real Starfighter sheet metal with some model paint samples
Updated the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page with better photos, and a bit of progress, after years of dormancy
Updated the AQM-34L page with photos of my third AQM-34 test model, built as M-42L 'Tohm Dy'
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a Classic Models Museum 1/12 935-78
Updated the 1/25 1971 Mustang page with a reissue of the AMT '73 version
Updated the old Italeri 1/144 A-6E Intruder page with new photos of the finished model, and bigger versions of the construction photos
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with six more Model Factory Hiro kits
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with news about a new French BD-5J that made its first flight
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page with a Studio 27 transkit for the 1976 Vallelunga 935. The counter now stands at 178 kits
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with three new decals sheets by Kora Models
Finished the 1/10 scale Locost chassis scratchbuilt from plastic rod and sheet
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer ASB Models in Spain
Created a new page about a 1/10 scale Locost chassis scratchbuilt from plastic rod and sheet
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with new photos of the model under construction
Updated the AQM-34L page with the latest resin parts cast for this model
Updated and cleaned up the Dutch modeling links in the main menu
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 page. The project is dormant since 2002 though
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with improved photos of the markings I'm developing for this egg model, and larger versions of all construction photos
Updated the AQM-34L page with four test models that I built from resin parts
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with some progress with the plastic and painting
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with four photos showing various modifications of the model
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page: the text on the 934/5 was improved, and the Kremer 935-K1 models were split off from the 934 section where they did not belong
Updated the Protar Lancia LC2 page with new photos, replacing those from 2001
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a Völkl Model Cars (VMC) model
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Kawai 1/38 935-77
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with details of the model's development at Heller
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with five Fujimi reissues
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new visible V-Twin engine by Haynes
All photos of the AMT custom 1949 Ford page were redone
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a Grip 1/20 scale 1969 917 Langheck model in fantasy Salzburg colors
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a new Bristol Mercury engine from SBS Model
Added a link to Ton Hazelaar's model cars website in the main menu
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a new Tamiya 1/24 934 model and the oldest box of the Fujimi 1/24 935-78. The number of kits is now 177
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with news about BD-5J N78FS that made its first flight in 2013
Finished the Revell 1/72 Storm Shadow
Added a new page showing the third 1/72 PowerPlane that I built for a coworker
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with news of a future release by Special Hobby
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with two new 1/12 scale 1970 917 Langheck models by Model Factory Hiro
Added a new page with a review of the Flightpath 1/32 Storm Shadow
Added a new page showing the second 1/72 PowerPlane that I built for a coworker
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with links to scratchbuilt eggplane models by Vlad Korolev and Björn Bäcklund
Updated the Hasegawa 1/72 Bf 109G report, describing battle damage repair using a Lego jig
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with photos of two brandless Czech resin kits
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printers GWS Custom Decals in the USA and Tailormadedecals in Germany
Updated the AQM-34L page with a picture of the decal artwork under development
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with five new 1970 917K models by Model Factory Hiro. The number of 917 kits jumped to 101!
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new visible V8 engine by Haynes, and three more box types of the Revell V8
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a new 1/12 Carrera RSR Turbo transkit by Mezzo Mix Models
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer MAV Decals in South Africa
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a link to 'Brandprofiles' that offers logos in vector format, information courtesy of Peter Wisniewski
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with another boxing of the Fujimi 1/24 935-78, making the new total 174. Also, the text on the 935-76 body styles was corrected
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a 1/12 resin Carrera RSR Turbo by Classic Models Museum
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a new model from Fisher Model & Pattern: a fictitious six-wheeled, double-engined Bonneville record car, called 917 Doppelheck
Updated the Visible engine models page with a new visible engine: Lindberg is about to release a 1/4 scale Ford 1948 Flathead V-8
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with more comments on shape and details problems, after viewing the 1:1 car at Spa
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with an older resin model of the 1969 917PA by Scale Production / AutomobilMiniaturen. The list now contains 95 models, slowly approaching 100
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with eight resin 1/24 scale 935 K3 models by 'Mysterious'
Added photos of the Northrop JB-10 and T12 bomb kits to the 12 Squared models page, which now shows all 1/72 kits that 12 Squared produced
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a new resin model of the 1969 917PA by Allen James
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a six 1/24 slotcar Porsche 917 bodies by Slotracing Werk
Updated the Humbrol 'Authentic colours' list: G.W.R. railway colours were incorrectly listed as 'Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway', whereas 'Great Western Railway' is correct. Information courtesy of 'Wg Cdr Luddite'
Updated the 1/72 Lambach HL II page with new photographs, replacing those from ten years ago. Construction dit not progress in the same time span however
Added a message to the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page about the unauthorised copying of the whole page by a Hong-Kong based outfit
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Japanese boxing of the 1/20 Fujimi 'Black Porsche' 935-76
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a soon to be issued Tamiya 1/24 model of the 934
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Nitto 1/35 model of the Porsche 935-77
Updated the Visible engine models page with three additional issues of the 'generic 4 cylinder engine', making the total nine boxings under six brand names
Updated the Shapeways 1/72 PowerPlane page with feedback from Shapeways about the problems that I encountered with their 3D printed parts
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with some older Mercury engines by Aeroclub
Updated the Visible engine models page with more details of the Revell Chrysler slant six model
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news of a new resin 1/72 Bristol Mercury engine
Updated the Shapeways 1/72 PowerPlane page with a new photo of the real thing
Updated the 1/72 Lambach HL II page with a diagram showing the construction method of the 'fabric over stringers' fuselage
Added a link to Ed Lenders' truck modeling website in the main menu
Added a link to Heico van der Heide's modeling website in the main menu
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with news about BD-5Js N100DK, N152BD and D-EBDJ that all made their first flights in 2012
Added a link to Rob van Driel's modeling website in the main menu
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with an ABC Brianza 1/12 model of the Porsche 935-78
Updated the Pander Postjager colors and markings page with a link to a fantastic research tool, an online archive of 400 years of Dutch newspapers. Courtesy of Meindert de Vreeze
Added a page about my Profil24 1/24 Porsche 917 1969 Langheck under reconstruction to eliminate its shape problems
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with yet another Alps-derivative printer, the Kimosetter 410 (information courtesy of Steve Bell)
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer Mask Decals in Spain
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer Red Firecracker in the UK
Created a page about Pander Postjager colors and markings
On the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page, the 935-K2 was split off from the 935-76 category, after finding sufficient proof about this subtype
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Renaissance transkit for the Porsche 935-81
After being dormant for nearly 15 years, the AMT custom 1949 Ford page was updated with an overview of all boxings of this model
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with descriptions of the UMi Modellwerke 917-10 and 917-30 kits, found in MRRN magazine
After more than a year of no news, a new Porsche 935 was added to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list. It's the resin 1/24 935 K3 by Custom FX
Updated the AQM-34L page with photos of a preliminary model built from resin parts
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with three 1/24 slot car bodies by Fein Design Modell
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with pictures of two Microscale decal sheets
Updated the AQM-34L page with some resin casting work done for this model
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with the box art of the Formula Canada L&M 917-10, courtesy of Edward Erbeck
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printer Decal Lab in Spain
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with a box art picture of a Humbrol issue of the Esci model
Created a new page for my Shapeways 1/72 PowerPlane that was finished a few days ago
Updated the Parts Packs page with Revell's 'Custom parts for vans'
Updated the Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review with three extra photos and two scans of decal sheets
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom Alps printers Andy's Alps Decals and Greg's Decal Graphics, both in the USA
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with three 1/24 scale 917-30 kits by Model Factory Hiro
Updated the Parts Packs page with a new AMT parts pack that has just been issued. Three more are expected to follow
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with an Entex 1/20 scale 1969 Kurz- and Langheck
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with links to F-84F and EA-6B eggplane models by ErikZTM
Updated the Visible engine models page with a very thorough analysis of the 1/4 Visible V8, courtesy of Monty Montgomery
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with a Classic Models 1/12 scale 1971 Langheck
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Chris's Bespoke Transfers from the UK
Added a Airfix 1/24 Peugeot 905 review. This kit has a tarnished reputation due to major warping problems, but there are also decent straight examples to be found, as the review will show
Updated the Parts Packs page with more box pictures. The only ones missing now are Revell C1163 'Harley custom' and an AMT kit that possibly doesn't exist
Updated the Revell 1/72 Storm Shadow page with a last minute inlet modification
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with two Le Mans Miniatures box art pictures
Updated the Parts Packs page with more box pictures, 62 in total now
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with two Profil24 box art pictures
Updated the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes page with a link to Pierre's beautiful 1/72 model of an Erickson Aircrane
Updated the Humbrol 'Authentic colours' list with information on colours added and deleted in 1981, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with a dating of one Authentics tin type, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with news about a new jet BD-5 taking to the air: N60LC made its first flight in January. News courtesy of Justin Lewis of Lewis & Clark Performance, LLC
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with more information on N53EJ that was bought by Red Bull's 'Flying Bulls' team
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with more detailed information on the Alps MD-5000i and OKI DP-5000S models, courtsey of John Peck
Added a link to Peter Stoof's modeling website in the main menu
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with news of the issue of the previously announced Renaissance 1/24 935 K3
Added a link to Rob Hamann's modeling website in the main menu
Updated the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes page with a link to Ron Denning's scratch-built 1/18 model
Updated the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes page with a link to Jean-Baptiste Verlhac's amazing Revell 1/72 model
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Caracal Models from the USA
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with links to two sets of eggplane models by Tony Landis
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with the a Schuco 1/16 model and the box art of an Eidai 1969 917PA
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with the first Le Mans Miniatures box art photo (courtesy of Ken Mouton) and the first Profil24 box art photo
Updated the Visible engine models page with two Airfix kits, reissues of the Smithsonian / Popular Mechanics / Haynes generic 4 cylinder engine and the Hornby generic turbofan engine
Updated the Porsche 917 kit list with two box art photos, courtesy of Sylvain Bartholom
Created a Porsche 917 kit list, with 75 entries and 40 box art photos
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with links to Norm Dubay's 1/48 U-2 build on Hyperscale
Updated the A+V Models 1/72 AQM-91 page with a link to a review on Al Magnus' site
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page: if you're interested in the 'Czechmaster' resin Fokker G1 model, please contact Jos Gouman, he has a few extra
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with fresh links to the Super Etendard decal sheets by Colorado and Model Art
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with OKI-Japan cartridge codes
Updated the Humbrol 'Authentic colours' list with Authentic Racing Colours, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the Humbrol 'Authentic colours' list with new information about the 'kit' contents, courtesy of Stephen Mortimer
With lots of help I compiled a list of the Humbrol 'Authentic colours', both the six-tin sets and the individual tins. Feedback is very welcome!
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a link to a German-language Alps forum on the Druckeronkel.de website
Updated the Parts Packs page with two more box pictures, 57 in total now
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with some comments on the accuracy of the model, compared to the Heller model
Added one link to Dutch modeling websites in the main menu
Added four links to Dutch modeling websites in the main menu
Removed eight dead links to fellow Dutch modelers in the main menu
Updated the cutaway drawing index with a link to the Russian AutoWP site with around 1200 car cutaway drawings
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Tokyo Marui 1/24 935-78 with vacform body optimised for battery powered racing
Updated the Italeri 1/72 X-32 JSF prototype with news of a 1/72 scale die-cast model that possibly is a better basis for an accurate model
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with several box art pictures and some more information on the origins of this model
Updated the Revell 1/72 Storm Shadow page with six new construction photos
Updated the Visible engine models page with another issue of the Smithsonian (Popular Mechanics / Haynes) generic 4 cylinder engine
Updated the Parts Packs page with another picture, 52 in total now
Updated the Esci F-100D page with a link to a set of 54 great RDAF F-100D photos
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with Elephant Rocket from Japan that offer an Alps repair service and sells refurbished printers
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer FFSMC Productions from France
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page by moving the previously separate reference section to the main page, hopefully providing easier navigation
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with a link to a magnificent little BD-5J model by Václav Hochmuth (end of the page)
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Red Pegasus Decals from the USA
Production of the last model of the Alps printer has officially come to an end today. The Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page was updated accordingly
Updated the Parts Packs page with three pictures
Updated the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page: KP Models informed me that they are not working on a Have Blue model in any scale
Updated the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page news about a new model to be issued by KP Models, and information on two versions of the Pegasus kit
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with more in-progress photos
Updated the Visible engine models page with two box photos, the Testors 426 race Hemi and the Minicraft Honda 750
Updated the Parts Packs page with two new pictures
Updated the Parts Packs page with three new pictures
The Italeri 1/72 Su 17M-4 Fitter was dormant because of its horribly inaccurate canopy shape, but I'm happy to report that a vacform canopy by Pavla solves this problem
Updated the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane page with links to various eggplane sites
Added a page about the Printapart 1/72 Eaglet, a CAD-model that was printed in 3D by Printapart. The future of modeling!
Added a page about the A+V Models 1/72 AQM-91 RPV under construction
Added a page about the Hasegawa F-4 eggplane under construction
Added a page about the Revell 1/72 Storm Shadow cruise missile under construction
Added a page about the Revell 1/48 Me 163B under construction
Added a page about Parts Packs from the sixties
Moved the Dragon 1/72 YF-22A to the 'Aircraft - canceled' section
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with the news of a M & S Hobbies transkit for the 1984/85 longtail IMSA Porsche 962
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with another photo of Powers posing with a dark blue U-2
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a link to official USAF badges in vector format
Updated the cutaway drawing index with a link to 'Art of the Cutaway' containing several interviews with cutaway artists
Updated the AQM-34L page with four new photos showing the slow progress with this model
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer DecalDoc from Germany
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with more information on the Korean origins of this model
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with news of a possible Chinese version of the Alps printer
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with another boxing of the Nichimo 1/24 935-76
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news of the reissue of the Airmodel vacform model
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with a new decal sheet by Model Art
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Peddinghaus Decals from Germany
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Ditech Produktion 1/24 Kremer Porsche 935-K4 resin body. The totals are now 153 models and 132 box art illustrations
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a short review of the ARII 1/20 RSR Turbo, plus three links to built models by Haltica, courtesy of Takeshi Watanabe
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with a nice photo set kindly contributed by Robert Immler
Revised the 'Mule' deck tractors in 1/72 scale page, with (among others) unconfirmed designations for the early narrow and current wider versions
If you're thinking about buying an Alps MD-5500 printer, the last model available, you have until 31st May 2010 to decide. Production and sales will stop at this date. Ordering information can be found at the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a revision of the U-2A/B/C model designations and more required modifications for an accurate U-2C
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Kadee Quality Products from the USA
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Custom Emergency Vehicles from Canada
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with an Aardvark 1/24 scale 934 that uses a Fujimi 911 as donor
Put the Dragon 1/72 YF-22A on hold after discovering a serious problem with the canopy shape
Updated the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page with new information regarding the camouflage schemes
Updated the Visible engine models page with many more details of the Gescha 1/6 scale Ford or Opel four-cylinder, courtesy of Philippe de Lespinay
Updated the Dragon 1/72 YF-22A page with box art photos of other 1/72 scale YF-22 models
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Max-Model from the Italy
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Hornby Young Scientist generic turbofan engine
Corrected the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: the ARII 1/20 scale RSR Turbo is not a reissue of the Nitto model, information courtesy of Takeshi Watanabe. Links to Takeshi's Union RSR Turbo and Tamiya 935 models were also added
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer John Hagen from the USA
Updated the Verlinden and Fujimi MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors page with a Fujimi reissue and more on the accuracy of the various models
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer ModelWerks from the USA
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a new Model Factory Hiro RSR Turbo in 1/24 scale. The totals are now 151 models and 132 box art illustrations
Added the 131st picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: a catalog photo of the LS 1/24 Porsche 935-78, courtesy of John Cully
Party time! Today I added the 150th model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list, in the shape of a Nichimo Black Porsche 935-76. A box art photo of the Scale Coachworks 935 K3 with Coke markings makes the total of box art pictures 130
Updated the cutaway drawing index with 30 drawings from 'Cutaway Aircraft Of World War Two', making the new total 2903
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with a great little piece of history: the airman who came up and applied the skull & bones markings 43 years ago wrote me to tell the story behind it!
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with an RC version of the Eidai-Grip 1/8 RSR Turbo. The count is now 149 models and 128 box art illustrations
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with three more kits: different boxings of the Ben 1/24 and Carrera Structo 1/12 models of the 935-78, and a Scale Craft RSR Turbo. The count is now 148 models and 127 box art illustrations
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Popular Mechanics issue of the generic 4-cylinder engine
Updated the Visible engine models page with the Gakken original issue Ford 707 turbine engine
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 145th model: Tamiya reissues the 1/12 scale 934 with photo-etch parts
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 144th model and 124th photo: a resin set to create the customer 935-77/78/79 in 1/12 scale by Monkey Claw Models
Updated the Verlinden and Fujimi MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors page with four new resin models by DreamModels
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Smithsonian 4-cylinder engine, identical to the Haynes-issued engine, that is now confirmed as a Heller-made model, courtesy of John Cully
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 143rd model, a Japanese issue of the Aoshima 1/24 935-78
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Blue Tank 1/28 935-78. Totals are now 142 models and 122 box art photos
Added a bit of nostalgia to the 'canceled' section: a report on my Airfix 1/72 A-1H that infected me with Advanced Modelers Syndrome. The model was eventually overtaken by the Hasegawa A-1H and subsequently never finished
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with an Imai 1/24 935-78. Totals are now 141 models and 121 box art photos
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a reissue of the Tamiya 1/12 935-76 and another boxing of the ARII 1/28 935-77 in Vaillant markings. Totals are now 140 models and 120 box art photos
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 138th model, an Aoshima 1/24 935-78 'White Special'
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with photos of the original Humbrol tins and their cardboard packaging, courtesy of Ricardo Dacoba, and a 1967 bottle of thinner, courtesy of Dreamjourney1
Deleted an erroneous entry in the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: Scale Design transkit SDT13 was a Corvette. Back to 137 models now!
Cleaned up the links section on the main page, removing dead links to the modeling sites of Harro de Jong, Klaasjan and Mattijs Frank
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with a new CanMilAir decal set for a ficticious Snowbirds team from 2015
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Gescha Model T Ford 4 cylinder engine
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 138th model, an Aoshima 1/24 935-77 with fictional Porsche Racing markings
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the 136th and 137th models (a Nitto 1/24 935-77 with Hayase Racing markings and a Aoshima 1/24 935-78 in another box) and the 116th box art photo (an ARII 1/28 935-77 in Vaillant markings), courtesy of Steve Jungwirth
Added photos of four kits to the 12 Squared models page
Added the 136th model and 113th box art photo to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: a Fujimi 1/12 RC 935-78
Added a reference page about 12 Squared models
Added a brief review of the Atomic Models 1/32 AGM-86B
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Haynes 4-cylinder engine, courtesy of John Cully
Added the 135th model and 112th box art photo to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: an Aoshima 1/16 RC 935-78
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with more information about the brandless resin model and yet another issue of the Czechmaster resin kit by Aeromodell
Reorganised the custom printer listing on the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page by country
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Diecast and Decals from the USA
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with a Modelers issue of the Tamiya 956
Updated the Reference page of the 'Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals' page with Powis-Parker ink cartridge codes, courtesy of Peter Wisniewski
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with news of Revell reissues of the Hasegawa 962C, kindly provided by Harald Weber
Updated the Reference page of the 'Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals' page with OKI DP-7000 ink cartridge codes, courtesy of Joachim Lamers
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with information on how to obtain factory-fresh Japanese Alps MD-5500 printers through Alps Supplies from New Zealand
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Bedlam Creations from the USA
Added the 134rd model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: another boxing of the Esci 1/24 934, this time by Esci-Humbrol
Added the Unofficial Matchbox website by Reinhold Bogaard to the links on the main page
Updated the Visible engine models page with box art photos of all Williams Brothers aircraft engine models, courtesy of Daniel J. Brett, president of WB
Updated the Verlinden and Fujimi MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors page with a picture of the Maquettes Dauzie MD-3 kit
Added the 133rd model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: a new Italeri 1/24 935-77 issue, likely the old Esci/Nitto model
Added Maarten Waterloo's website on the subject of promotional scale models to the links on the main page
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with the interesting news that the 1/12 Carrera Structo RC body fits the Tamiya 935 chassis, courtesy of 'Rocker Johnny' from Sweden
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with two sites offering logo artwork in vector graphics format
Added the 132nd model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: another boxing of the Esci 1/24 934
Updated the Visible engine models page with more box art photos, and added information on the identity of the Renwal/Revell V-8
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with another American Humbrol tin
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Fireball Modelworks from the USA
Updated the decal information on the Lancia LC2 page, courtesy of Don West from Canada
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on the causes of the crashes of N23AP and C-GBDV
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Colin King from Canada
Added Sidney de Koning's website to the links on the main page
Updated the Verlinden and Fujimi MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors page with a Maquettes Dauzie MD-3
Updated the Reference page of the 'Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals' page with all Alps-Japan ink cartridge codes
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a link to Simmers Paint Shop Forums that list various aircraft fonts
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with a better explantion of the quality achievable with dither printing, courtesy of Peter Wisniewski
Added the 131th model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: another boxing of the Entex 1/43 935-76
Updated the Esci F-100D page with information on the Danish practice bombs, courtesy of Lars Myrup Lassen of IPMS-Denmark
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Black Lion Decals from the Netherlands
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with pictures of three new tins, kindly supplied by Rob van Riel
Added the 130th model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: another boxing of the Gunze-Sangyo 1/24 935-78
Updated the Humbrol tin evolution page with a (bad) picture of the oldest tin version
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with more information about the brandless resin model in 1/72 scale, kindly supplied by Jos Gouman. It now appears that this model formed the basis for the MPM injection moulded kit
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a link to a fantastic reference: a digital mockup designed by Pim Pouw, member of the Stichting Fokker G.I
Updated the cutaway drawing index with 70 drawings from RAF Yearbooks, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a brandless resin model in 1/72 scale, information courtesy of Jos Gouman
Added a new reference page: a very large cutaway drawing index. I've been collecting cutaway drawings for years, and by combining several listings I've now created one with over 2700 entries! A special thanks to David Muir from Australia for contributing his list of race car drawings
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N1BL and N210LL, courtesy of former N1BL mechanic Gary Redden
Added the 128 & 129th models and 105th & 106th box art pictures to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a Dexim 1/20 Porsche 935-76 and another boxing of the Nitto 1/28 935-78. The total count was corrected too
Added the 126th model and 104th box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a different boxing of the Nitto 935-77 model. The page layout was changed slightly
Added Bjorn Dol's Spunk Models website to the links on the main page
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with a link to a great walkaround photo set on the KPM Kaznejov website
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with a Plastik Hut photo kindly provided by Ricky Coronel
Added a reference page about Humbrol tin evolution. Comments are very welcome!
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with more detailed information on the various aftermarket body parts
With sadness I removed Al Superczynski from the list of custom printers on the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page. Al passed away this morning in Little Rock, Arkansas. Cause of death was an allergic reaction
Updated the Visible engine models page with an additional Renwal visible V8 boxing
Updated the Visible engine models page with a Gakken Mazda rotary box top photo
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer DecalService.nl
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with a Micro Nitro transkit for the Group-C high-downforce configuration
Added a reference page about Visible engine models
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printer Drucker-Onkel Decalservice
Updated the Revell Amato top fuel dragster page with a table listing the Slixx decals for nineties Top Fuel cars that I found so far
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information F-WZAV, courtesy of Philippe Bezard
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N5BD, N13SL, N53EJ, N153BD, N177RB, N210LL, N11069 and C-GBDV, information courtesy of former N153BD owner and pilot John Duncan
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printers Al Superczynski and Decal Connection
Updated the Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals page with custom printers Cedarleaf Custom Decals and Skunkworks Laboratories
Added Jurrie's PlasticKits website to the links on the main page
Updated the page about Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals: the introduction was extended, the part on layering of spot colors was re-arranged from easy to difficult, and some internal links were repaired
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N557DM and C-GBDA courtesy of Gecko and Warren Vail
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with four new Model Factory Hiro kits
Added Andries Waardenburg's website to the links on the main page
Added Bel Air Models to the links on the main page. Not the average modeler!
Added a new page about my old Esci F-100D under construction
Added the 124th model and 103rd box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with yet another issue of the Esci 934 model, this one under the Esci-Scalecraft label
Added a new page about Design your own Alps / OKI custom decals. This page has been under construction for more than a year, and is still not complete, but nevertheless a good starting point
Replaced some photos on the Italeri 1/144 A-6E Intruder page with improved ones
Replaced some photos on the Academy 1/72 Komet page with improved ones
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with three construction photos, showing the inlets and the replacement canopy
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with one construction photo, showing the definitive fuselage shape
Added the 123th model and 102nd box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: a Carrera Structo 1/12 935-78 RC model
Added the 122th model and 101st box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: an Aardvark Models 1/24 935-76 resin body with 911-style headlights
Added Niek Uwland's web site to the links on the main page
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news about a Fokker G.I book that is in the works by the Stichting Fokker G.I
Added the 121th model and 100th box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: an Esci-Ertl 1/24 scale RSR Turbo
Added four resin 1/32 resin slotcar bodies by Ditech Produktion to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 page with histories of the two K4's that were built
Added new decal artwork to the Hasegawa 1/72 TF-104G, showing most of the decals needed for my planned Turkish 104 two-seater
Added the 98th box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: an ARII 1/28 scale 935-77
Added the 115th model to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: a Yodel 1/20 scale RSR Turbo
Added three box art pictures to the LS BD-5J page
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with information about the Airmodel Fokker G1 model, kindly provided by Peter Ibes
Added 'SIG Airliners' to the links on the main page
Added 'Jelle's Modelbouwpagina' to the links on the main page
Added a box-art picture of the 1/8 scale Grip RSR Turbo to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list
Added seven box art pictures to the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page
Moved the Italeri 1/72 X-32 JSF prototype to the 'canceled' section, because the model's shape is just too far off
Updated the Plymouth Superbird page with news that my nice inner fenders are bogus unfortunately, confirming a long suspicion (thanks to C.R. Krieger)
Updated the page about Canopy masking with Cheap Chocolate Foil with a new technique to split the foil, courtesy of Rich Cox
Updated the Porsche 956/962 kit listing on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with a Tokyo Marui (Tilt) 956
Updated the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page with three box art photos
Updated the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page with some building comments on the Beechnut CW-21B contributed by Quincy Seymour
Added the 111th entry to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: an Entex 1/43 scale 935-77
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N150BD, N501AE and HB-YAU courtesy of Erling Wiig
Added links to three more Dutch modeling websites on the main page
Updated the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider page with news of the issue by RVHP of no less than six resin conversion sets for AD-5's/A-1E, including a USAF version like I'm building
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a 1/12 Nikko RC 935-77, and two Scale Coachworks box art scans by Ricky Coronel
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with the Australian VH-POK built and owned by Tori Mac
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a box art picture of the Scale Coachworks 935 K3, contributed by Dale King
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with yet another issue of the Esci 934 model, this one under the Esci-Humbrol label, and another boxing of the Nichimo 935-76
Corrected the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list: the Black Box 935 K3 box art picture was mistakenly shown as the Scale Coachworks box art. It is replaced by a better picture kindly provided by Ricky Coronel
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list with a resin slot car 935 K3 by Racer from Italy
Updated the 1/25 1971 Mustang page with seven box art scans. The lineage of the various kits is slowly becoming more clear
Added a 1/28 Hobby-Mac Porsche 935-78 and an Imai Porsche 935-76 (scale probably 1/40) and removed an erronous Tokyo Marui 935 Baby in the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 list
Updated the 1/25 1971 Mustang page with two Otaki box art scans
Updated the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page with a brief report of the white metal CW-21 produced by Merlin Models
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N1BL courtesy of Paul Dion
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N8TW, N13SL, N45DH and N501AE, courtesy of Erling Wiig
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with new information on N1BL, N45DH, N53EJ and N210LL, courtesy of Paul Dion, Peter Reny, Rafael Flores and Erling Wiig
Added a Black Box Prototypes Porsche 956 Kurzheck transkit to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
Added a Strada Sports BBS wheel set to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with a new BD-5J nearing completion: N505BD owned by Gary Lyons
Updated the Esci Lancia Beta page with a new possible source for the elusive Ronal wheels that this model requires
Added a new page about BD-5J N3038V that I built as a gift to the aircraft's owner, Juan Jimenez
Updated the page about Canopy masking with Cheap Chocolate Foil with another source of this free masking material: Mentos rolls!
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with news of a fully detailed resin 962C announced by Profil 24
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a new set of color matches as reported by a modeler who visited Soesterberg regularly before the war, with a confirmation that the CMK resin model was also sold under the name 'IPMS Master Models', and with fuselage measurements of the CMK model provided by Sidney de Koning
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with yet another possible source of Matra 155 rocket pods: PP Aeroparts is reported to have issued them in 1991
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with the instruction sheet of the CMK resin Fokker G1 model, courtesy of Sidney de Koning
Another small update of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page: I added a small drawing explaining the error I see in the cockpit shape
Added a picture of the 'Black Porsche' Fujimi 935-76 kit to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page
Added box art of the LS 935-78 to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit list, replacing a catalog picture
A small update of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page: I was told that the colors found on recovered G1 parts were different than the colors reported in the 'Camouflage en Kentekens' book
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with photos of the CMK resin Fokker G1 model that appears to have a more accurate fuselage pod. Photos courtesy of Rene Erhart
Added a link to Klaasjan's modeling website on the main page
Added box art number 84 to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit list: the Nitto 1/20 RSR Turbo
Added a link to Tim van Dooremalen's modeling website on the main page
Added a link to Ronald Kok's modeling website on the main page
Added a link to Harro de Jong's modeling website on the main page
Added number 102 to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit list: an Otaki 1/24 'sort of' 934
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with another color photo of a blue CIA U-2
Added number 101 to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit list: a rather mysterious Grip 1/20 Porsche 934 Turbo 'Martini'
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a photo that proves once more that N803X was dark blue and not black
A milestone: with the addition of another boxing of the Nitto 1/28 935-77 the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing has reached the 100 mark!
Added a link to Björn Dol's modeling website on the main page
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with photo-etched radiator parts by Harald Weber from Germany
Updated the Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956 page with pictures of the chassis modeled in Inventor
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news that Vector from Russia has issued highly detailed resin Mercury engines (with links)
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing with a Revell 1/16 RC 935-78. One to go until the 100 mark! Also added a box art picture of the Little Garage K3, making 80 box art pictures
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with box-art of the reissued Airfix U-2A/B/D
Updated the kit list on the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page with a sixth 1/72 model by RVHP and some minor details of the other models
Added one kit (an earlier issue of the Imai 935-77) and one box art picture (Entex 935-77) to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page. Totals are now 98 entries and 79 box art pictures
Added three more kits (all reboxes though) and a new box art picture to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page: Ertl-Esci 934, Airfix 934, Nitto 1/28 935-78 and Ben 935-78. Totals are now 97 entries and 77 box art pictures
Updated the BD-5J listing on the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with data provided by Erling Wiig, Scott Maning and Stanley March
Found a picture of a 'Black Porsche' Fujimi 935-78 kit for the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page
Added four new box art pictures to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 page: Esci/Scale Craft 934, Nitto 935-77 (1/24), Aoshima 935-78 and Entex 935-78. This makes 72 box art pictures for 94 entries
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with definitive proof of the dark blue CIA camouflage, and more testing of alternative canopies
Added links to Modelbrouwers.nl and Remco van der Zon's modeling website to the main page
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news that that the White Ensign Models/MW Models LVA paint series is available now
Also updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a link to Wiek Luijten's computer art web site with some very nice Fokker G1 paintings
Added a link to Wilko Jonkers modeling website (under construction) to the main page
Added one new entry to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935: an ARII 1/20 911 RSR Turbo, making 93 entries
Added two more entries to the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935: an Entex 1/24 911 RSR Turbo and another boxing of the Gunze Sangyo 935-78. Only eight more kits to go to reach 100 entries
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with news of a dedicated LVA paint series that will be produced by White Ensign Models for MW Models
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing with three more box art photos and another model: a Nichimo 935-77 in 1/24 scale. This makes 90 entries
Updated the Bill Elliott T-Bird page with a comparison the kit wheels and the new nine-spoke wheels
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with the final Matra 155 rocket pods
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2C page with a scratch-built speedbrake well and interesting adventures with the canopy
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing with yet another model: a Nakamura 935-77 in 1/20 scale. This makes 89 entries
Updated the main page of my models website
Updated the Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing with a few more box art scans
The research pages about the AQM-34 Firebee were split off to form a dedicated AQM-34 Firebee RPV web site
Added a Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 kit listing, with over 80 entries
Added a new Porsche 962 transkit by M&S Hobbies to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
Moved the 'models' part of my homepage to the XS4ALL webserver. If everything went well, you won't notice the difference, except for different URLs of course. The old server will redirect for quite a while
Updated the Revell Amato top fuel dragster page with more information on the Slixx decals, courtesy of Guy Beaudette
Added a piece of silly decal artwork to the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page
Updated the Revell Amato top fuel dragster page with scans of the Revell and Slixx decal sheets
Added new material to the LS 1/72 BD-5J page: Tony Landis kindly supplied a photo of his 'Pepsi' BD-5J model plus very nice artwork of the 'Coors Light Silver Bullet'
Added scans of the Tally Ho! decal instructions to the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page, with thanks to Garry Loveria
Updated the LS 1/72 BD-5J page with more information about the various wings used on the BD-5, courtesy of Mark ter Keurs
Added a set of Alps-printed Pepsi decals to the LS 1/72 BD-5J page
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with a section about the attempts at finding suitable Matra 155 rocket pods
Added a fifth 1/72 model to the MPM 1/72 CW-21B page, a white-metal model by Merlin Models
Added a new reference to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page, from either Wings or Airpower magazine, courtesy of Victor Garcia
Added 'Attack of the Drones' by Bill Yenne as a reference to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page
Added one new photo showing the continuing story of the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider fuselage modifications
Added a new reference page about the Verlinden and Fujimi MD-3 'Mule' deck tractors
Updated the 1/25 1971 Mustang page with a source for aftermarket decals for many Mustang versions, plus more information on the recent AMT Mustang reissues
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2 page with more details of the Airfix kit inlets and two modeling articles
Updated the Seminar 1/72 U-2 page with inlet news after more research that makes N803X a U-2C instead of a U-2B
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with seven new photos of the finished model
Updated the 1/144 YF-23 page with two better photos of the model
Updated the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page with a link to a Japanese modeler's model
Added a new page about my Revell Amato top fuel dragster under construction
Updated the ARII/Twelve Squared 1/144 A-12 Cygnus page with two new construction photos
Updated the Dragon 1/72 YF-22A page with five new construction photos
Added a new Porsche 956-962 book to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
Updated the AQM-34L conversion page with photos of the complete model, for a shape assessment
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with photos of the work done on the canopy and the landing gear
Solved another small piece of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I puzzle: the elevator hinge issue was answered by drawings of the Stichting Fokker G1. Also added some extra references
Updated the AQM-34L conversion page with a photo of the fifth nose modification. Building a shape just from photos isn't the easiest job.
Solved a small piece of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I puzzle: Jan Verwoerdt provided the exact prop diameter
Added a page about Canopy masking with Cheap Chocolate Foil
Updated the reference section of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page, courtesy of Jan Verwoerdt
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with a photo of the custom-printed decals
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with photos of the base-coated model, plus comments on the best decals for a Dutch 104
Updated the 1/25 1971 Mustang page with a first attempt of re-drawing the body striping
Updated the Bill Elliott T-Bird page with a better photo of the home-cast wheels
Updated the Esci Lancia Beta page with the latest version of my home-made decal artwork for the 'Fruit of the Loom' scheme
Replaced one box art scan on the Seminar 1/72 U-2B page, courtesy of Larry Engesath
Added five box art scans to the Seminar 1/72 U-2B page
Added news about a likely reissue of the 1/25 1971 Mustang by AMT (I'm building the MPC kit)
Added five box art scans of old MPC and AMT Mustang kits to the 1/25 1971 Mustang page, courtesy of Dean Milano
Updated the AQM-34L conversion page with a photo of the fuselage after its latest modification
Updated the AQM-34 Firebee modeling page with news of a die cast 1/144 DC-130 with Firebees
Corrected the decal artwork for the 1991 Lancia LC2, thanks to comments from Riccardo from Italy
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with photo-etched exhaust panels produced by Harald Weber from Germany
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with remarks from a 1973 kit review of the Airfix model
Updated the decal artwork of my ARII/Twelve Squared 1/144 A12 Cygnus thanks to comments by SR-71/U-2 specialist Alan Johnson
Added photos of the MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang model under construction, and revised the review of the model with generous input from Eric Verschuur
Added a page about my ARII/Twelve Squared 1/144 A12 Cygnus (under construction)
Revised the MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang page, and added more details on alternative kits
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with some propeller details
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page with news of a new decal sheet for the Akin Coca Cola car from Raceworks
Added three photos to the MPM 1/72 XF-85 'Upgraded' review page
Updated the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page with a new reference book titled 'TWR Jaguar Prototype Racers'
Added box-art scans to the Tamiya 1/72 X-1, Esci 1/72 RF-104G, Hasegawa 1/72 TF-104G, Italeri 1/72 X-32 JSF prototype, Heller Me 163B, Dragon 1/72 YF-22A, MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I, Plymouth Superbird and MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang pages
Added a new page about my High Planes 1/72 Bearcat Racer that has some initial work done
Added two fantastic walkarounds to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page, showing the Air Force Museum's AQM-34L and AQM-34N. Many thanks to Mark Nankivil again. The AQM-34 pages have also been rearranged to reduce downloading times
Added a BD-5 wing list to the LS 1/72 BD-5J page
Corrected some sizes of aftermarket BBS wheels on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page. The wheels surely are a confusing subject, but I am getting closer to the real facts
Added samples of my freshly-printed Alps decals to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I, 1/72 A-1E Skyraider, Dragon 1/72 YF-22A, Seminar U-2B and LS 1/72 BD 5J pages
Corrected the description of the Perry 962 IMSA body and the 962C BBS wheels on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
After the lid was blown off my own black project, I put the Seminar U-2B on-line
Extended the 'decal' section of the Lancia LC2 page, with complete artwork of the 1991 'Veneto Equipe' LC2 that I plan to build from the TamTech body
Added a 'decal' section to the Lancia LC2 page, with some good news for all Protar LC2 builders
Added interesting camouflage links to the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue page
Revised the Profil 24 and Studio 27 entries on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page, adding and correcting many catalog numbers
Added an 11-photo walkaround of the Pima AQM-34L to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were again kindly contributed by Mark Nankivil
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 page with more decal artwork
Added a page about the Academy OV-10B Bronco that I just started
Reduced the loading time of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page by moving the Mercury engine photos to a separate page
Added CorelDraw decal artwork to the Dragon 1/72 Ar 234 page
Added a new page about my attempt to build a better chassis for the Tamiya 1/24 Porsche 956
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with a scan of the kit decals and a photo of the resin Mercury engine, both kindly provided by Sander van Kreijl
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 page with information on the car's subsequent history, kindly provided by one-time owner Mike Hagen
Another small update of the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L page, with a slightly modified nose shape
Added box-art and decal scans to the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes page
Created a new page containing a comparison of the noses of the Revell and Aurora 1/72 Skycranes
Updated the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I page with some more construction progress and a picture of my own decal artwork
Construction of my Italeri/Dragon Su 24 Fencer was stopped today, after the news of the release of the new Strim or Stream Su 24M model, that appears to be much better and more accurate
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 page with details about two 1/12 scale 935-78's, with thanks to Francis Ng
Updated the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L page with new endplates for the horizontal tails, plus an interior view
Updated the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L page with some preliminary decal artwork
Added a page about my first steps with the Pegasus 1/72 Have Blue. It won't be finished soon.
Updated the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L page with photos of the enlarged inlet, the jig I built for the wings and horizontals, and the extended tailcone
Updated the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L page with a photo of the nose job
Added yet another wheel set to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page, by MicroNitro.net
Added some dimensional data to the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider, in an attempt to understand the kit's errors
Again added more discoveries about the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury accuracy
Very likely identified the drawing on which the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury kit is based. This will hopefully allow a better analysis of the MPM kit
Added some more discoveries about the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury accuracy
Identified a set of aftermarket wheels on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page, by Arrowhead Aluminum Accessories. They were formerly listed as being from an unknown manufacturer
Added 5 photos of the Strategic Air and Space Museum AQM-34L to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were kindly contributed by Andy Hill
Added 2 photos of the San Diego Aerospace Museum AQM-34R to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were kindly provided by Mr. Alan Renga and Mr. Tony Beres of the museum
Finished the modeling workplace page with two photos
Added two new resin IMSA 962 bodies to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page
Created a new page for the Hasegawa 1/72 F-104D that I'm building
Added a page showing the first steps of my Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34L conversion
Added a For sale or trade & wanted page
Revised my comments on the accuracy of the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury kit (it's better than I thought originally)
Added another example of Alps decal artwork, this time to the MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang page
Added a new page about the work performed so far on my Italeri 1/72 Su 17M-4 Fitter
Updated the list of 1:1 scale BD 5J on the LS 1/72 BD 5J page, thanks to the help of BD5 mailing list members Bob Bishop, Juan Jiminez, Corkey Fornoff, Peter 'Acrojet' and Scott Manning
Added a scan of David Romero's decals for the Coca Cola Porsche 962, with many thanks to John Cully for donating them!
Added a new page about my first scratch-build project, a 1/72 Lambach HL II
Updated the LS 1/72 BD 5J page once more with news about a resin 1/72 model to be released by Anigrand from Hong Kong
Updated the LS 1/72 BD 5J page with news about the re-release of the kit by ARII, and extended the list of 1:1 BD 5J's
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 with a screen dump of the decal artwork I'm preparing
Added 23 photos of the Air Armaments Museum BGM-34 to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were kindly contributed by Mark Nankivil
Added 'Dark Eagles' by Curtis Peebles as a reference to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page
Added a link showing the USN paint scheme of the BQM-34 to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page
Added 16 photos of the Warner-Robins AQM-34V to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were kindly contributed by Mark Nankivil
Added 6 photos of the Pima Air Museum AQM-34's to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The photos were kindly contributed by Mark Nankivil and Tjepke Heeringa
Added TO 1-1-4 painting instructions to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page. The scan were kindly contributed by Drew Hill
Added two scans of KMC resins accessories for my 1/72 A-1E Skyraider
Added pictures of the custom decal artwork for the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider, Dragon 1/72 YF-22A and Tamiya 1/72 X-1 models
Split up the large Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page into three pages
Added a page about my modeling workplace. Photos are still to be added though
Added a new page about a Dragon 1/72 Ar 234 under construction
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page, with a single photo of the finished model
Added book references to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 - models and accessories page
Added two photos of decal artwork tests for the 1/72 A-1E Skyraider
Added a photo of decal artwork test fitting to the LS 1/72 BD 5J page
Added a photo of the decal tests I performed while building the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka
Added 39 walkaround photos of BGM-34's Firebee drones to the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34. The photos were kindly contributed by Mark Nankivil
Added box-art scans to the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka, 1/72 A-1E Skyraider and LS 1/72 BD 5J pages
Updated the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34 page with four more photos kindly supplied by Larry Engesath
Added a quite extensive research page about the Teledyne-Ryan AQM-34 / BGM-34, as preparation for conversion of an Italeri BQM-34 Firebee drone. The page was put together with help from fellow modelers Larry Engesath, Drew Hill and Tjepke Heeringa
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with photos of the model during a round of corrective work
Updated the Esci Lancia Beta page with a box-art scan, and a sample of the home-made decal artwork for the 'Fruit of the Loom' scheme
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with a picture of the artwork for Alps decals for the serial numbers
Added photo links to several 'Plastic Hut' aftermarket items on the Coca Cola Porsche 962 - models and accessories page
Created a new page about my Dragon 1/72 YF-22A model, which is getting close to the painting stage
Created a new page about my Esci Lancia Beta model, that I plan to finish in 'Fruit of the Loom' colors
Added a box-art scan to the Italeri 1/144 A-6E Intruder page
Updated the 1/144 YF-23 page with scans of the box-art and some decal tests
Created a new page about my first kitbash project: a 1/72 A-1E Skyraider built from the old Monogram A-1E and the new Hasegawa A-1H
I found a few slides showing the construction of my Italeri 1/144 A-6E Intruder
Updated the Tamiya 1/72 X-1 page with three new photos and more construction progress
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with four improved photos
Updated the Esci 1/72 RF-104G page with improved photos, more to follow later
Created a new page for the Hasegawa 1/72 TF-104G that I'm building. Just some work on the fuselage and cockpit assembly work
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page again, this time with five photos showing the decaling and the cockpit
Updated the LS 1/72 BD 5J page with more building progress
The Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard has progressed to the painting and decaling stage now. Photos of scratch-built parts and a scan of the box were added too
Added 10 new and 3 improved photos of the Mercury and Pegasus engine to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury page
Updated the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page again with more aftermarket stuff, and four pictures of it
Added more kit and reference information to the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B page
Updated the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page with five aftermarket sets for the Tamiya model
Updated the LS 1/72 BD 5J page with four links to other BD 5 model pages
Updated the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page with a reference that I hadn't heard of before ('Jaguar XJ Racers')
Updated the LS 1/72 BD 5J page with more construction details, and a link to a great source of BD 5 information (no modeling progress though)
Added a short review of the resin parts in the MPM 1/72 XF-85 'Upgraded' kit
Added a sad note to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page, about the tragic death of Bob Akin, the real car's owner and driver
Divided the Coca Cola Porsche 962 page into three separate pages, because the original page had grown too large
Updated the report on a Monogram 1/48 P-47D Razorback used as a play toy for a nephew
Updated the Kremer 935 K4 with more photos of the front end modifications
Created a new page, showing my adventures in creating a Kremer 935 K4 from Tamiya's Porsche 935-78 model. Only tackled part of the front of the car so far
Added one more modeling reference (MRM issue 36) to the Lancia LC2 page
Added a second reference to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM page: Stephen Miller's booklet 'Model Detailing Profile: Jaguar XJR V-12 Prototype Sports Car Racing Engine'
Added a news about a forthcoming Speedline IMSA 962 transkit on the IMSA Porsche 962 page, news courtesy of Nicholas Henson
Added a box art scan to the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B page
Added three modeling references to the Lancia LC2 page
Another update of the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page, with some more news about aftermarket resin wheels, some words about the Scale Motorsports 956 superkit, and Plastic Hut and Studio 27 body parts
Added a brief review of the Beechnut 1/72 model to the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B page
Another update of the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page. The Sports Craft Models decals are now confirmed as being similar to the Dave Romero sheet, and some more details about the Speedline/Two Guys Racing resin wheels have become available
Updated the Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard page with four photos and more text on the model's construction
Again an update of the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page, today with photos of the Speedline 'turbo bumps', kindly supplied by Tom Hiett
Another update of the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page, with more detail on aftermarket items, such as the Penguin scoops, the decal sheets for the Akin car, and news about more wheels and engines expected in 2002
Added a great photo of the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962, showing many useful details
Updated the Coca Cola Porsche 935 page with some interesting news about the LT1 shown there. Information kindly supplied by Tom Hiett
Extended the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page with a section on IMSA engine layouts, and 1/24 aftermarket products
Added some more ideas for the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B
Revised the layout of the main page
Expanded the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B page once more with more building experiences of fellow modellers, and some kit numbers added
Expanded the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B page with more references, more models, more accessories, and a better analysis of the MPM kit
Added a new page, about the MPM 1/72 Curtiss-Wright CW-21B, with additional data supplied by fellow CW-21B modeler Henk Jan Donker
Added a new page, that shows the building process of my Italeri 1/72 Super Etendard
Added some more information on the engine problem of the Lancia LC2, courtesy Eric Verschuur
Added two extra sources to the Lancia LC2 page, courtesy Eric Verschuur
Added a new LC2 model by Modelers to the Lancia LC2 page
This site is currently available from two servers, www.kolibri.lr.tudelft.nl where it all started some 3 years ago, and the new server www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl, which currently mirrors the original site. The former server will be phased out in the near future, so the latter must take over the site. Therefore the pages on the old site will be deactivated in steps, and the new one will be the only one updated from now on
Performed a major overhaul of the site, renaming quite a few pages, and improved the file naming. Hopefully not too many errors remain
Deleted the 'naked' Fokker EIII pages, and the link to my Me 163B website
Deleted the Tyrrell 023 page, because it was still nearly empty after 3 years of promises. Perhaps it will return later
Removed a dead link and updated another link on the Lancia LC2 page, and added more information on possible engines for the model, courtesy Eric Verschuur
Created a new page about the Italeri 1/72 X-32 JSF prototype, under construction
Updated the Lancia LC2 page with some remarks about engine bay detailing, courtesy of Murray Dickinson
Updated the prototype Mosquito page with 7 new photos and lots of resin casting and vacuum forming
Updated the Protar's 1/24 Lancia LC2 page with some new findings
Updated the 1/144 YF-23 page, with three construction photos and some more text on the construction
Add one construction photo to the Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka page
Created a new page about Protar's 1/24 Lancia LC2 Group-C racer
Added photos of the finished Revell Lippisch P 13, and text about the construction and painting process
Finally added photos of the finished Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka, and added a lot of text about the construction and painting process
Added a sad ending to the Heller Komet page
Added two links to Skyraider sites and deleted the very incomplete USAF A-1 units from the USAF A-1E Skyraider page
Added a page about a Fujimi 1/72 Ju 87D Stuka under construction
Added a link to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page, pointing to 'The Race Car Walkaround site' by Tony Gartshore that already has 25 race car walkarounds
Added a report on my fifth finished model, an Academy 1/72 Me 163B Komet
Added a link to Edwin Hoogschagen's Fokker G.I web page to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury page
Added a newly acquired reference about the LS 1/72 BD 5J
Updated the report on my Hasegawa 1/72 Bf 109G-14 that is now finished!
Added 9 new engine drawings and pictures to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury page
Added some text about the kit's accuracy and four Pegasus engine pictures to the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury page
Rescanned the pictures of the MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang
Added a link to a new Jaguar XJR-8/9 site on the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page
Added a report on a Hasegawa 1/72 Bf 109G-14 that is close to finished
Added a report on a Monogram 1/48 P-47D Razorback that I slapped together as a play toy for a nephew
Lent some web space to fellow modeler Tjepke Heeringa to post his Classic Planes 1/72 Gee Bee R-1/R-2 in-box review
Revised the text of the 1/144 YF-23 page, explaining the building process in some more detail
Added a plug for IPMS (including links) to the opening page
Overhauled the Coca Cola IMSA Porsche 962 page, with updated information on the most suitable models
Cleaned up the scale models page considerably, deleted some very old pages, and I wrote a small introduction
Added a second PSP picture to the Pierced Steel Planking page
Continued the report on the Bill Elliott T-Bird page, including pictures of resin cast wheels
Added a new report on a kit that I recently started: the MPM 1/72 Fokker G.I Mercury
Added another in-progress report, this time of a prototype Mosquito using the Airfix model
Added some more modeling information to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page, plus new links to two more sports car walkarounds
Added three more pictures of the Coca Cola Porsche 962, and introduced header graphics
Slightly extended the Heller Me 163B page with some wing modeling experiences
Rescanned the pictures of the USAF A-1E pictures page
Added three-view and cross section drawings and a cockpit picture to the LS BD 5J kit page
Finished the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page
Added the final eleven pictures to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page. The page still needs some reorganizing however
Added eight more pictures to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page
Added six more pictures to the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page
Resumed working on the TWR-Jaguar XJR-9LM walkaround page. With the arrival of a new scanner a new attempt was made at scanning the pictures, with a much better result. Only three pictures so far, but expect more soon
Added three interesting pictures to the Coca Cola Porsche 962 IMSA page and revised the page a little. Also shown now are the alternative car for this decal sheet: Bob Akin's Porsche 935 K3
Revised the Plymouth Superbird page.
Temporarily put up two pictures of a Lightning F3 that is depicted by a Cutting Edge decal sheet, in an attempt to answer the question what type of wing is fitted
Revised the 1/144 A-6E page
Created an 'under construction' report of my BD 5J model
Revised the 1/144 YF-23 page
Added box art to the Bill Elliott T-Bird page
Found the right wheels for the MPC-Ertl 1/25 1971 Mustang I want to portray
Major update (including new pictures by Tom Hiett) of the IMSA Porsche 962 page
Added an 'under construction' report of my Heller 1/72 Me 163B Komet
Updated the link colors
Added pictures of Bill Elliott's Thunderbird