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Hasegawa 1/72 Chilean F-16D "Peace Puma"

by Greg Kittinger on March 1, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I saw this beautiful Chilean F-16 built by George Johnson a few years ago ((link)) and decided I had to build one myself (in my scale). I secured a Hasegawa Sufa as the base kit, and finally found some decals from TwoBobs on ebay (out of [...]

Das Werk 1/35 Panther

by David Adams on March 1, 2021 · in Armor · 8 ≡

This is a great kit that took up most of February . It's my first Das Werk build and I was impressed with the level of detail and quality of engineering. This kit as originally issued contained a full interior. This later issue excludes [...]

1/72 scale Kingtiger winter diorama – Ardennes 1944

by Mee Wan on March 1, 2021 · in Armor · 3 ≡

Greetings all, As promised, this is the build vignette of the Kingtiger 1944 Ardennes completed model. The kit from Dragon kit was top notch very few problems on the kit as well as the four figures that is included. The base done using [...]

1/72 M1B1 Abrams MBT

by Chris on March 1, 2021 · in Armor · 4 ≡

So there was a proposal to up gun the Abrams in the late 70s, add an auto loader, and change the drive train to a diesel. There are a number of images and drawings floating around the web and I decided to build one. So behold, my take on [...]

Fokker Dr. 1 – Lothar von Richthofen

by Carlo Farina on March 1, 2021 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Fokker Dr. 1 (1/32 Meng) with the insignia of Lothar von Richthofen (brother of Manfred). Red cowling, struts, undercarriage legs and wheel disks represented attachment to Jasta 11. Yellow tail was Lothar's personal touch. Contrary to [...]

MkIV "Tadpole" Emhar 1/35, WWI

by Jorge Garcia on March 1, 2021 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Original kit from 1995, maybe the only Tadpole 1/35 available right now (the Takon version is out of stock everywhere), this is not a Tamiya or Trumpeter model so the fiting is not the best, It needed a fair amount of work to produce a [...]

1/48 Bristol Blenheim If.

by John Healy on March 1, 2021 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

This is the outstanding recent Airfix kit. It’s highly detailed, well engineered, and is a pleasure to build. I started this one late last year and it assembled very quickly with no problems. The only thing I added was a set of Eduard [...]

Updating the old Monogram B-58 (1:48): part 2. engine intakes in 3D

by Gábor Szabó on February 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Just a short note for today - I finally finished the B-58 intakes, the printed parts are cleaned,primed, sanded adjusted and I sent back them to SBS Model for the first experimental moldings. I made a handmade replacement intakes set some [...]

Sweet 1/144 Type 96 Carrier Fighter (A5M4)

by James Kelley on February 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I started this project yesterday, and finished it up this afternoon. As with all of Sweets' kits, I loved it. A relaxing (mostly), easy build and 4 really cool livery. The model was airbrushed with Alclad II White Aluminum, and [...]

Classic Airframes Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver, Samoa, 1942

by Spiros Pendedekas on February 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 42 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Classic Airframes 1/48 Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver, VMO-151, as it stood in Samoa island, 1942. The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-seat scout bomber and dive bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was [...]