Author: George

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scale models

BAe Harrier GR Mk.5

Post author By George
Post date 2021-01-07

1st Fighter Squadron, Norway, Royal Air-Force, 1990

Tags 1/48, aircraft, Aires, Hasegawa, modern, RAF, scale model

scale models

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

Post author By George
Post date 2020-11-29

FG-314 (22314), 335 Squadron (“Tiger”), 116 Wing, Araxos, Hellenic Air-Force, 1965

Tags 1/48, aircraft, AMMO, CMK, Eduard, Greek, HAF - Hellenic Air force, Kinetic, modern, scale model

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Westland Lysander Mk.IIIa(SD)

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-20

V9367, No. 161 Squadron, RAF, Tempsford, UK, 1943

Tags 1/48, aircraft, Eduard, Gavia, RAF, scale model, WWII

scale models

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IX

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-18

MJ755, Hellenic Air Force, 2020

Tags 1/48, aircraft, Eduard, Greek, HAF - Hellenic Air force, scale model, WWII

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Hawker Tempest Mk.V

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-15

NV708, 123rd Wing, RAF, Wunstorf, Germany, 1946/47.

Tags 1/48, aircraft, Eduard, RAF, scale model, WWII

scale models

Vought F4U-1A Corsair

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-14

VF-17 Squadron, US Navy, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, February 1944.

Tags 1/72, aircraft, Revell, scale model, USN, WWII

scale models

(back to) Scale Modelling

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-12

After a 25-year hiatus, I am building scale aircraft models again!

Tags hobby, kit, scale model

cooking recipe

Chocolate-vanilla yoghurt cupcakes

Post author By George
Post date 2020-10-05

Delicious cupcakes! This was originally a cake recipe but in my experience the result is much better in cupcake form: Cupcakes are easier to bake and easier to serve. Bonus points: the kids love them!

Tags baking, cooking, cupcakes, desert, recipe

cooking recipe

Vanilla and orange flavoured fluffy waffles

Post author By George
Post date 2020-04-21

After numerus experiments and combinations based on several recipes I found online, I think I have finally come up the perfect recipy for home-made waffles: nice and fluffy, not too sweet but full of flavor.

Tags cooking, desert, recipe, waffles

DIY

IKEA hack: a headboard for the MALM bed

Post author By George
Post date 2020-01-10

An easy, cheap but elegant custom headboard for the IKEA MALM double bed.

Tags bed, DIY, hack, headboard, IKEA, MALM bed