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Empire of Japan-Fujimi 1/48th Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val IJN Pearl Harbor

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 14, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 24 ≡

The Val is my first entry to The Empire of Japan Group build. The Fujimi Val is not as detailed as the Hasegawa offering, but shape wise it is pretty accurate. A kit from the mid 70's, but it does have fine engraved panel lines. Just [...]

Empire of Japan Group Build, 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Hei, Shoki “Tojo” of the 246th “Flight Regiment”

by Louis Gardner on December 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

This is a plane that I recently finished up. It was built as part of our "Empire of Japan" group build. This build was started after a small cleaning accident occurred. I keep most of my stash model kits stored on wire rack [...]

F-86 Egg Plane

by Tom Rodgers on December 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

I just finished this little beauty for my youngest grandson, Colton, who will be two next month. It is the Hasegawa kit but I took some "liberty" by putting his name on it. Vallejo metallics over Tamiya gloss black primer. Kit [...]

One for Chuck

by Tom Cleaver on December 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Eduard P-51D with Barracuda Studios decals to do my childhood hero's airplane. There's a WIP thread in the WIP Group. There will be a review at Modeling Madness Thusday, republished here with more photos than there.

Banzai!...1/48 Nakajima Ki-84-I Hayate "Frank", Imperial Japanese Army

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Also built in 2015. Hasegawa kit (9364), added brake lines, aerials and landing gear indicators, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, Tamiya Aluminium for nmf. The model shows the a/c of Corporal Noboru Naito, 520th Temporary [...]

Revell Airbus A330-302, QANTAS

by Ray Seppala on December 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is the 1/144 Revel A330 Airbus (LTU Boxing) which I started a couple of years ago, I just managed to finish it up. It was built out of the box with only decals changed. I used Hawkeye Models Australia decals on it to represent VH-QPD [...]

Airfix (Esci) 1/48 “Blå Petter”

by Spiros Pendedekas on December 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 54 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Airfix 1/48 Saab 37 Viggen, carrying the famous "Blå Petter" scheme! The A/C's serial number is 37432, being the 132 production JA 37, delivered to F 16 wing in 1990. This striking scheme was chosen to [...]

1/48 Hispano Ha-1112 Buchon, Ejército del Aire

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Built in 2015. Academy boxing of the Hobbycraft kit, mostly built oob. Replaced the crappy kit canopy with a Hasegawa one, for that some putty and re-scribing was neccessary in the fuselage area behind the canopy. Used a piece of sponge [...]

Su-35S 'Flanker-E'

by Sebastijan Videc on December 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Su-35S ‘Flanker-E’ is the latest and very likely last version of the formidable Flanker series. It is not to be confused with the Su-35 of the late ’80s, which was the first to be designated Su-35 (aka Su-27M and T-10M). The first [...]

Airfix 1/48 Tiger Moth

by Matt Buxton on December 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is my build of the Shuttleworth Tiger Moth from Airfix's 1/48 kit. It's a nice kit and well engineered, there's even an included jig for adapting the tail for the two different versions featured in the kit as one has the anti-spin [...]