Kanzaki Returns (Area 88)

The finished model: The scene: After having returned to Japan to be with Ryoko, Shin confronts his nemesis Satoru Kanzaki.  After a night of nostalgia and competitive gamesmanship, Kanzaki reveals his intention to return to the Middle East in dramatic…

Need A Boost? (Area 88)

The finished model: The scene: Although the subterranean missile, the “Grand Slam” failed to destroy the base, the detonation destroyed a significant portion of the runway.  With the base facing attack from the Desert Aircraft Carrier, Mickey decides to attempt…

Steam Locomotive (Tintin in America)

Tintin in America (French: Tintin en Amérique) is the third volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle for its children’s supplement Le Petit Vingtième, it was serialised weekly from September 1931 to…

Motorboat (The Black Island)

The Black Island (French: L’Île noire) is the seventh volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle for its children’s supplement Le Petit Vingtième, it was…

Macchi M.52 (Porco Rosso)

Porco Rosso (Japanese: 紅の豚 Hepburn: Kurenai no Buta, lit. Crimson Pig) is a 1992 Japanese animated comedy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on Hikōtei Jidai (“The Age of the Flying Boat”), a three-part watercolor manga by Miyazaki. Toshio Suzuki produced the film. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Japan Airlines and…