1:48th scale modelling
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Junkers Ju-87 R-2 "Sturzkampfflugzeug"
My very first Stuka: an R-2 from 3rd Staffel, 1st Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, as it may have appeared in April-May 1940, based in France. Pretty much Italeri out of the box, with a few Eduard embellishments in the cockpit. I spent far [...]
Fonderie Miniature 1/48 Vautour IIB
The Sud-Ouest Aviation (SNCASO) Vautour was an early 50’s mid-sized combat jet, typically employed in the bomber and attack roles, but also having some usage as an interceptor.The type sported a shoulder mounted swept wing and an [...]
Review: Halberd Models 1/48 North American Mustang I
In October 1981, Edgar Schmued came out to the Planes of Fame Air Museum to take part in a program celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first flight of his most famous design, the North American P-51 Mustang. At the event, he was asked [...]
Vought F4U-1A CorsairTamiya 1/48
Ciao ragazzi, this is my last model. I built this for my friend Nicola. The kit represent the airplane of Lt. Cdr. Roger R. Hedrick. Cockpit and part of the engine are from Aires. Soon a small diorama.
See you soon Paolo
Academy 1/48 F-4B Phantom II
Although it has some fit issues and 3 colors plastic part trees, Academy's Phantom is superior to the venerable Hasegawa kit. It boasts with nicely detailed surface texture and has the full armament arsenal of the F-4B variant.
In the end, [...]
Spitfire MK. IX ‘Bulldog’ No 611 Squadron, Biggin Hill
Hi everybody,
I’m back in the business, please don’t be to rude on this one I’ve got an injured at my right eyes while felling trees. However I was still following you guys.
Spitfire MK IX from no. 611th squadron which operated [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-47D – 'Gabby' Gabreski's Thunderbolt
With the release of Miniarts P-47 kit, it's time to build Tamiya's 1/48 kit out of the stash.
Partially out of the box, just rivetted, wired the engine and brake lines, added the feed lines on the belly tank, a standby gunsight, and an [...]
Tamiya 1/48 A6M5/5a Zero
Two of Tamiya's newer tooling A6M5 that I built. The kit is more detailed the initial tooling and still is easy to build. Unfortunately, this is the only new tool variant. Eduard then, would be the natural choice to cover highly detailed [...]
Newbie and my 1st build…
Hey everyone. I’ve just recently joined this group and I’m looking forward to learning from you and sharing ideas.
I recently got back into a childhood hobby of making model aircraft, and hopefully my adult approach is much better [...]
My 30th model of the year!
Here is my 30th model of the year the 1/48 scale Tamiya Army Air Corps fuel truck.
These 1/48 scale Tamiya armor kits are terrific builds that you can build fairly quickly. Zero fit issues and easy to follow instructions, great for the [...]
