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Banzai!…1/48 Yokosuka (Kugisho) D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei “Judy” Imperial Japanese Navy
My dad´s next contribution to the Empire of Japan GB.
As far as I´ve read the Judy was Fine Molds first 1/48 release, dating back to 1993. So there are some fit issues. As you can see on the pics, the inner landing gear doors have [...]
For those who may be interested
For those interested, Kitlinx announced recently that they were buying kit collections. They just announced in their latest newsletter a whole lot of limited-run Hasegawa 1/48 Fw-190s of various sub-types and markings, and 109s the same. [...]
1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B II Plus - VMA-214
This is the Hasegawa 1/48 AV-8B II Plus. I used Eduard photo etch to detail it as well as some 3-D printed parts. The scheme is the infamous VMA-214 Blacksheep with decals from Caracal. This kit had some challenging fit issues with the [...]
EoJ Group: All Black 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Shoki
I built this kit for the Empire of Japan Group. I had discovered some diagrams of a Shoki with an all-black paint job. Although the prospect of an all-black plane was daunting, I decided I would give it a try. There are no photos of [...]
Revell 1/48 pv-1 ventura
Quick review here. My father trained bomber pilots during WWII in Beaufort, S.C. I asked him why the noses on his PV-1s looked different. He explained the radar units were in short supply and couldn't be wasted on training aircraft. So [...]
P-38 Lightening
This is one of my first aircraft models. A couple weeks ago I was looking around on Imodler and decided that I wanted to build an aircraft. I chose the P-38 because it is my favorite WW2 plane. I originally thought I would have problems [...]
Revell 1/48 Corsair F4U-4, VMF-214 Black Sheep July, 1951
This time I present a model of which the sprues are even older than I am.
It is the Corsair F4U-4 (1/48) from Revell dated 1963.
The model represents a plane from VMF-214 Black Sheep squadron in July 1951.
Got this model from my daughter [...]
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Revell 1/48
Hi everyone!
This is my lastes model, july 2020, is the “Revell” 1/48 Fw 190 D-9, plastic made by Eduard, beautiful kit no fit problems, was an “easy” and straightforward build, took me about two weeks to complete de model. Hope [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 USAF F-86F
Hello!
This is my post Korean F-86F from Hasegawa. Very nice kit, no issues at all. Since the decals were quite old and "yellowed", I got a new set from Aeromaster. Metallic paint were automotive types and the rest from Gunze [...]
What if? F-20 Tigershark Aggressor Aircraft, 1/48th scale, Freedom model kits.
F-20 Tigershark Aggressor Aircraft, 1/48th scale, Freedom model kits.
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was a transformation of the classic F-5 series into a low-cost export fighter for U. S. allies during the cold war. At this time the F-5 was [...]
