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German WW I airfield diorama 1:32

by Carlo Farina on June 30, 2020 · in Diorama · 9 ≡

Dear friends, here is a project that started last August. Albatros DV of wingnut wings, engine with resin by Taurus Model, seat belts by HGW models, lozenge decals by Aviattic and turnbuckles by GasPatch model. the albatros is painted in [...]

Ventura!

by Tim T on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

This is my version of the great Revell Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, the plane that replaced the Hudson. Apparently much reviled by the RAF (unmmaneuverable and under-armed) , it was put to wide use by the USAAF (amongst others). This is BuNo [...]

MY PHOTO STUDIO 1984-2016.

by Rodney J. Williams on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Here are 4 digital images of my photo studio. As a retired professional photographer and model builder I made this simple set up to take "top-quality" photos of my finished models. I used my six foot long by 3 foot wide fold-up [...]

Sq/L Jan Zumbach Pilot RAF 303 Polish Squadron

by Hans Peter Tschanz on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Jean Zumbach's full name was actually Jan Eugeniusz Ludwig Zumbach, he was born on April 14, 1915 in Ursynów Poland.Combat names: Johnny Brown, Kamikaze Brown was a Polish military pilot, entrepreneur, mercenary and commander-in-chief of [...]

1/72 Airfix Vampire T.11

by Gordon Zammit on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Airfix's new mould Vampire trainer, built OOB with kit decals. Very nice little kit needing only a little filler around the intakes (As usual!). Dayglo is from Model Master (Testor's).

Yokosuka D4Y1-C Suisei (Judy) 1/72 Fujimi

by George Schembri on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I thought that I would do a quick 1 week build of a plane which impressed me the first time I read up on it – the D4Y Judy. This Fujimi Kit C-16 is labelled as a D4Y1-C which, according to Google/Wiki, was the first D4Y variant to see [...]

TAMIYA 1/32 F4U1a.

by stephen leslie on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is my Tamiya RNZAF Corsair. It's a beautiful kit and really needs no aftermarket to make a fantastic model. Nonetheless I added some HGW seatbelts as well as Barracuda cockpit stencils and various bits of wiring to the cockpit. I also [...]

PZL P.11c 141 fighter squadron from Toruń 1939

by Łukasz Matuszczak on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

From the author: I build the PZL p 11c form Arma Hobby (Polish manufacturer). The scale is 1/72. The paint set was Hataka set for Polish aircraft. The kit was very nice. I the price of EUR13 we get 4 painting scheme, nice surface details, [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Ki 43 II

by dale travis on June 30, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Additional work to the kit includes: Seat belts, Eduard brake lines, lead wire flaps sanded flush and installed in the closed position markings done by homemade stencils and paint, no decals used Plane represents an aircraft from the 77th [...]