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Imagine that. I finished my one-year build on time! I would have finished
sooner but (insert excuse here). Here's Hasegawa's 1/48 C-21A. In case you were wondering, the C-21A is
a LearJet 35 built to spec and for use by the USAF. I've only seen this kit built 3 times before, ever. Not sure
why as it goes together rather well. Mine is OOB although I did rescribe mine as a means to learn something new and,
I prefer recessed to raised panel detail.
Now for the sore spot on this particular kit because as you know almost every kit
has one problem or another. The decals I found were horrible to get them on. I found out later that hot (I mean
HOT) water help out considerably. Even then the decals still sucked. If there were aftermarket to use I would have used
them. But nobody makes them for a 1/48 C-21A. I got them on regardless, but I feel it's not my best work.
Here's a few pics of the Eduard Profipak 1/48 Heinkel He-280. The jury is
still out on whether or not it's worth the Profipak price, as I found the PE was the only thing that really added extra detail
to the model. But, they do give you parts to do a Jumo 004 engined one. And the decals should be replaced with
something from the spares box as the white seems to be a bit translucent. Not to mention, they were a huge pain to get
them on. If I had only remembered where I had stuck that Aeromaster sheet.....
A lot of people like to lump Eduard's kits in with the likes of Tamigawa's wonder
kits. But after building this I can honestly say this isn't so. It's somewhere between those wonder kits and a
good fitting Fine Molds or Monogram kit. Not a shake'n'bake kit, but not a huge pain in the ass, either. I built
it as a Junkers Jumo 004 powered version simply because that engine was chosen for production, and everyone was building the
HeS 8a powered version. I love standing out in a crowd of Me-109s!
Four views of my 1/72 Valley of the Wind Gunship. This kit comes from the
classic Miyazaki work. It was not a hard build and, besides, is just a neat ship. I built this kit a fair while
ago, and I have a second kit that I should do something with ...
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