Lukasz GmerekMay 155 minJunkers Ju 88 as a Night FighterI decided, it is high time to tackle a bit bigger bird this time. As it happens I have two such kits in my stash already, just waiting to...
Lukasz GmerekMay 1010 minTempest Weathering & Final AssemblyWeathering wise I decided to go rather easy on this particular model as it depicts aircraft after VE-day (thus we have red spinner, unit...
Lukasz GmerekMay 210 minTempest Main SubassembliesWith model painted and decals applied another important stage of model building has been achieved. Now it is time to start weathering...
Lukasz GmerekApr 77 minTempest Painting & DecalingPainting wise it is a 3-colour camouflage pattern with RAF Medium Sea Grey (RC289) on the belly and RAF Ocean Grey (RC288) and RAF Dark...
Lukasz GmerekMar 68 minTempest Flaps and Fuselage AssemblyWhile working on the Sabre engine I was moving forward with fuselage assembly as well. Application of putty requires it to dry before...
Lukasz GmerekMar 17 minSabre II Engine for TempestThis is my second approach to recreation of fully visible inline engine for the aircraft. First engine I did was Jumo 211 for Ju-87 Stuka...
Lukasz GmerekJan 169 minHawker Tempest CockpitFirst let me say say, that making this cockpit by using original, very detailed and crisp Eduard plastic parts straight from the box will...
Lukasz GmerekJan 65 minTempest Main Landing Gear & Gun baysBuilding aircrafts mostly starts with the cockpit and according to the instruction booklet of Eduard 1:48 Hawker Tempest Mk V series 2 it...
Lukasz GmerekDec 19, 20214 minRAF's Last Piston-engine FighterI always try to select interesting aircraft types as my modeling subjects and in my opinion Hawker Tempest is one of them. It is know for...
Lukasz GmerekDec 13, 202116 minMiss Virginia Weathering and Final AssemblyFinally, this is the 8th and the last entry on building P-38G in 1:48 scale from Tamiya. Including 7 months of pause from modelling it...
Lukasz GmerekNov 14, 20218 minP-38G Canopy, External Tanks and PropellersFinished with the painting process, I entered weathering stage of model building. It is advancing really well, but as it requires a lot...
Lukasz GmerekOct 20, 20218 minBase Painting of P-38GI must say that painting this model was hell of a ride for me. Definitely the most complex paint job I have done so far! Camouflage...
Lukasz GmerekOct 5, 20218 minMiss Virginia Landing GearAs soon as I had main fuselage assembled and primed I started to plan how to tackle camouflage painting as this is definitely the most...
Lukasz GmerekSep 20, 20216 minP-38G Booms & Fuselage AssemblyIf not counting 2 weeks in between I had almost half a year brake from modeling! That was definitely too long, but fortunately all the...
Lukasz GmerekApr 26, 20213 minPrep-work for aftermarket extrasIt has been a while since my last blog entry and this is because of other activities happening in my life recently which are taking up...
Lukasz GmerekJan 23, 20215 minMiss Virginia is coming!The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was designed and produced by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in response to the 1937 X-608 Specification...
Lukasz GmerekJan 17, 20218 minPainting, Weathering and final touchesPainting wise it is three-colour scheme which was adopted during 1938. This comprises RLM 70 Schwarzgrun (Black Green) and RLM 71...
Lukasz GmerekJan 15, 20217 minLanding Gear, Propeller and CanopyWhile the fuselage was being assembled and prepared for the painting stage I took care of all other smaller elements. I like to have it...
Lukasz GmerekDec 24, 20203 minJu-87 B-2 Fuselage Preparation & AssemblyAs shortly described in one of the previous blog entries, the mouldings of this model are very nice and we can find the riveting to be...
Lukasz GmerekNov 25, 20203 minJumo 211engine for Ju-87 StukaThe Junkers Jumo 211 was a German inverted V-12 aircraft engine primarily used in bombers like Ju-87 Stuka which I am currently building....