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COVID No. 2-Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5b

by Steve Oakson on December 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the newer Zero kit- A6M5c changed to -5b. I had to modify the wings and fuselage. Removed the machine guns in the wings, and filled in panel lines and rescribed for the 5b. Also, modified the cowl to add the larger gun housed in [...]

COVID No.1- Seversky J9

by Steve Oakson on December 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

With the COVID shut down and general caution with life, I have been able to complete a number of kits- all 1/32. Some where started prior to March and completed beginning in March. This was the first. Started in 2016 and on the SOD due to [...]

Bi Millenium Falcon , 1/350 :)

by Petes Laszlo on December 24, 2020 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

Bi Millenium Falcon , 1/350 🙂

Messerschmitt Bf109 E-3a, Swiss, Tamiya 1/48

by Erik Gjørup on December 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

As the sun was out today, another long finished build got some fresh air I do apologise for the dust, but I only had a very short time before the sun dissapeared, so You will have to make do with the dust. I used this one as an excuse to [...]

Christmas greetings

by Hans Peter Tschanz on December 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hello aviation friends and model builders, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. With best regards Hans Peter and Verena

How a fishing net and a pole saved a world record flight: Vickers Wellesley Mk.I LRDU L2680, November 1938

by Roland Sachsenhofer on December 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

About the Vickers Wellesley Mk.I The Vickers Wellesley is astonishing at first sight - and still has remarkable things in store for the second, third and even fourth glance. I personally always find this feature interesting. So when I came [...]

It's that time of year to post your builds, lockdown builds??? At any rate, here is my 2020

by Rob Anderson on December 24, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

I was blessed (though at times it was kinda scary) to not ever have been locked down, as I work in an essential industry (dry wall manufacturing, nothing too exciting!) so I did not build as many kits as some who were forced to shelter in [...]

A-7D Corsair II Italeri 1/72

by Djordje Starcevic on December 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello everyone, Aside from the Hobby Boss standing in my stash as ultimate mold for A7 in 1/72, I couldn’t help myself, and must finish (if nothing else the one for sentimental reasons) this “old beauty”. With all the [...]

HMS Exeter… circa Dec 1939 (1/350 Trumpeter).

by Anthony Alvear on December 23, 2020 · in Ships · 13 ≡

After more 5 months, +800 parts, and 200 hours of work finished the Exeter, nice model... Many improvements added…Plastruct styrene sheet, Rod, strip, Generic PE from Big BlueBoy Models in railings, Flyhawk vertical and inclined [...]

Review: Just arrived on my porch – Bronco 1/48 MiG-15

by Tom Cleaver on December 23, 2020 · in Reviews · 11 ≡

The Bronco 1/48 MiG-15 (Fagot-A) has just arrived here today. As I had surmised from sprue shots, it is the Trumpeter MiG-15bis kit without the engine and without the fuselage divided fore and aft, with the correct modification made to the [...]