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A Guide to Choosing the Right Scale

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by JOTCW

Introduction to a guide to choosing the right scale Embarking on the journey of building Cold War-era model kits is

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Tips and advice
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Top 10 Essential Tools for Successful Model Kit Building

Posted on August 26, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

Top 10 Essential Tools for Successful Model Kit Building

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Tools
Airfix 1/72 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star - Jets of the Cold War

Airfix F-80C Shooting Star

Posted on August 4, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

A mostly pictorial blog of my build of the Airfix F-80C Shooting Star from the Airfix Vintage Classic range. Airfix

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Aviation Kits, USAF

1/48 Cold War Fleet Air Arm

Posted on July 25, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

Building 1/48 Cold War Fleet Air Arm (Airfix) Building 1/48 Cold War Fleet Air Arm using the current and past

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Aviation Kits, Fleet Air Arm
CMK 1/72 USAF Korean Air War pilot

Korean Air War Project – Update

Posted on June 1, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

Just a quick Korean Air War project update. Where to start? Well lets start with the first of the CMK

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Aviation Kits, Dioramas, Figures
Amera S222 Dispersal Area and F-51 Mustang by Jets of the Cold War.

Amera S222 Dispersal Area

Posted on May 6, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

I purchased the Amera S222 Dispersal Area to display my Korean Air War Project model builds. The Amera dispersal area

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Dioramas
Airfix 1/72 F-80C and Academy 1/72 F-86F model kits WIP

April 2023 Update

Posted on April 10, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

Firstly it’s been a good few weeks since I last did a post. Life’s usual activities have to take priority

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Aviation Kits, Updates
Front and back covers of Flightcraft F-4 Phantom book

F-4 Phantom – A look at Flightcraft’s book

Posted on March 26, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

The F-4 Phantom, my number 1 aircraft of all time! Is it a bit strange that I have not yet

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Book review, Books
Front and back cover images of the Flightcraft book - Gloster Meteor

Gloster Meteor – A look at Flightcraft’s book

Posted on March 12, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

This is a quick look at Flightcraft’s – Gloster Meteor book, or the full title ‘Gloster Meteor in British service‘.

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Book review, Books
Italeri 1/35 Land Rover 109 Land Rover WIP

February 2023 Update

Posted on February 26, 2023December 19, 2024 by JOTCW

Hey everyone, it’s a February 2023 update and I’m excited to share that I’m still here and building models, albeit

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Updates

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