Greenshirt Modeler

Category: 1/72

  • American Hack

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    Spitfire F.VIII, JF470/HL*R, 308th FS, 31st FG Italy 1944 The Subject This is an early Mk VIII, first flying in May 1943.  By June it was in North Africa and moved to Fano, Italy in late 1943. According to records, it had the standard Merlin 63, which means it was not an LF.MkVIII even though…

  • A build from my youth

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    Fi 156C3, 5F+YK, Luftwaffe, North Africa, ca 1941 This is the first Heller kit I was able to buy, I think from about 1980, but maybe earlier. It has the hallmarks of my building preferences from 1975-1980: hand painted with enamels, OOB decals, and a bit overzealous with the glue. The Subject I know little…

  • Model Photography

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    Ha ha!  I just realized after typing in the title that this post will likely crop up on a lot of searches having nothing to do with 1/72nd scale aircraft or plastic models…er…never mind. I’ve been struggling with photographing my models for the last few months.  Set up the booth and lights, take pictures, then…