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Tamiya 1:48 Jug – “Little Chief”

by Greg Fabian on October 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is the second model I've built since restarting my hobby after a nearly 40 year recess. The subject of this attempt was the excellent Tamiya 1:48 Razorback P-47 Thunderbolt. I really wanted to build the "Spirit of Atlantic [...]

Graf Spee 1/700 Trumpeter

by Dennis Meyers on October 24, 2020 · in Ships · 6 ≡

This is my first surface ship project since doing a few in my youth. This kit has no PE or resin but it has some very fine plastic parts. I used nearly every type of tool, glue, paint and technique I know of. The last steps were [...]

Piper L-4 Cub / Grasshopper – Směr 1/48

by Andrew H on October 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

I bring you a recently completed model that took neither much time, nor much effort, but which has produced a cool little airplane. To begin, I bought this kit after seeing one in person at an airshow last month. The airshow (or fly-in) [...]

Another Sherman

by Amari Luu on October 23, 2020 · in Armor · 9 ≡

As I waited for paint to arrive for my Sky raider, I decided to build a 1/48 Sherman. Since I also have a 1/48 Tiger, I planned on building a diorama for the movie Fury. The Sherman didn’t work out so the diorama won’t be of the movie [...]

Buchon Scale Models/Hasegawa 1/32 Hispano HA-1112 M1L “Buchon”

by Tom Cleaver on October 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Spain became one of the first foreign users of the Bf-109 when the Condor Legion departed Spain after the civil war leaving behind their Bf-109Es. During the Second World War, the Spanish received a number of Bf-109Fs and in 1942 Hispano [...]

1/72 Eduard Spitfire HF Mk VIII

by Geoffrey Abreu on October 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is the 1/72 Eduard Spitfire HF Mk VIII. The markings are for SAAF No 1 Sqn, the "Billy Boy Squadron" Trigno, Italy, March 1944. It started off as a weekend edition kit but I added a Eduard Zoom set (the PE rearview mirror [...]

Tempest II in an extra large Teapot

by Dan Lee on October 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

THE KIT The Tempest II kit which I purchased is the Hi-Tech version which contains various resin and photo-etch parts plus the original plastic. There is a lot to unpack in this kit as there are well over 300 parts in a grey plastic on [...]

Trumpeter, Mig-15, 1/48

by Allon kira on October 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Hi guys, here is my Trumpeter, Mig-15 in 1/48 scale. An excellent kit with very good fit and details.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Royal Hellenic Air Force Korean Detachment (ΕΚ.Σ.Ε.), Airfix, 1/72

by Spiros Pendedekas on October 22, 2020 · in Aviation · 50 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Royal Hellenic Air Force C-47, s/n 92630, named "ΑΡΗΣ"-"MARS", built through the "Korea : The Forgotten War……….." Group Build. It was at this scheme that [...]