In spite of the countless new releases in the modeling industry these days, some subjects seem doomed to be built from old kits forever. The M5 artillery tractor is an interesting armored vehicle used in all theaters during WWII. Yet, there is no modern injected kit of it in any scale. In 1/72 scale, the only choice is the Hasegawa offering from 1975, but we show how these little models can be much improved with a few modifications. 

The Dove is one of the many outcomes of the Brabazon Committee in the mid-1940s when the British government started to investigate the future of the commercial passenger industry after World War II. Air Travel is a two-part article showing a diorama of the D.H. Dove PH-MAD at Southampton in the 1960's. 1/72 scale. The link for part 2 is at the end of the text.

Building a scale model of the P-47B is not just a matter of painting different markings on any Razorback kit. Here is my take to build a genuine WW RP-47B in the colors of the only one acquired by the Brazilian Air Force, using the Academy kit in 1/72 scale.

I uploaded a number of articles which were published in modeling magazines many years ago, now with full text and photos. The are  Hasegawa Ki-61 with stressed skin in 1/72 , Tiger Down vignette with the P-40B in 1/72 , Mark I vignette in 1/72 from the old Airfix kit , as well as the technical articles Turning props, to simulate turning propellers and Scrtachbuilting a modern carrier deck.. 

Here I show my cheap method for simulating  window curtains  in 1/72 passenger aircraft models. I am sure it can be adapted for other airliner scales. 

Air Travel is a two-part article showing a diorama of the D.H. Dove PH-MAD at Southampton in the 1960's. 1/72 scale. The link for part 2 is at the end of the text.

A 1/72 diorama depicting an IJA Nakajima Ki-27 Nate being serviced by a Toyota starter truck and crew, ready to take off for another mission! 

There is no modern injected kit of the M5 artillery tractor in 1/72 scale, the only choice being the Hasegawa offering from 1975. But we show how these little models can be much improved with a few modifications. 

My name is Rogério 'Rato' Marczak. I am a Mechanical Engineering professor at UFRGS, Brazil. I work with numerical methods for the solution of non-linear problems in Engineering. Here you will find things related to my hobby - plastic modeling - the construction and collecting of highly detailed scale models. 

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