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Accurate Miniatures 1/48 PBJ-1D Mitchell: VMB-433, Solomon Islands, 1944

by Marshall Blythe on May 13, 2024 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This was sitting in my stash for many years before I decided to get started on it last year. I was driven to action after my son in the USMC sent me some photos of the PBJ in the SoCal CAF collection. Mitchells look good in blue! I used [...]

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Now		9 ≡ · 1:32nd scale Bristol Scout C 1264
53m		131 ≡ · Academy 1/48 F86 Sabre, HAF 341 squadron
58m		27 ≡ · Bristol Beaufort Mk. I, 489 NZ Squadron RAF.
Today		65 ≡ · Representing the Naval Side - FJ-4B Fury
1h		126 ≡ · Academy 1/48 HAF Sabre
11h		57 ≡ · RAAF F-4E Phantom II
18h		47 ≡ · Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce
		16 ≡ · Siam Sword...1/48 North American F-86F-40 Sabre, Royal Thai Airforce
19h		12 ≡ · Siam Sword...1/48 North American F-86F-40 Sabre, Royal Thai Airforce
		35 ≡ · Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce
22h		130 ≡ · Douglas B-26K Counter Invader in 1/48th
		45 ≡ · Tamiya 1/12 Repsol Honda RC213V '14, Marc Marquez
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Ki-21-Ib Sally ICM

by Chas Bunch on May 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 39 ≡

Here's my just completed Sally. For a history of this aircraft, see Louis Gardner's excellent post of his build. I must say that this is one of the nicest kits I've dealt with lately, like the Beaufort from ICM that I built a few months [...]

Airfix Bolton Paul Defiant Mk.1 1/72

by Felix on May 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I remember looking at the old Airfix BP Defiant kit back in the 80ies and not being sure whether i should spend all my precious (little) money on such an odd looking plane (They had the black scheme with the shark teeth on the cover back [...]

田宮川崎忍者ZZR-1400

by jason Liu on May 12, 2024 · in Automotive · 3 ≡

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Devastator Floatplane

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on May 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

GWH's 1/48 TBD is a complex kit. The fit of parts is very good, and the detailing of panels and cockpit components is satisfactory. On the downside, the kit lacks a dolly. Moreover, there are many small, photoetched parts to add. The [...]

Musings of a Hustler, Atlantis B-58, 1/96

by Robert Royes on May 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

You wanted me to fly high and fast on missions that were probably one way, but the advent of the SAM canceled that. you wanted me to fly law and fast, this I was able to do, but with that found fault. citing an accident rate that was in [...]

Sukhoi Su22 M4 "Fitter K" Afganistan Air Force 1988.

by Allan J Withers on May 12, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

1/72 Bilek, built between 2015 and 2021, I added a piece of lead machined to fit the intake spike, deleted the wing swing mechanism, filled the wing roots and hinged the tail planes, finished in mainly MM enamels with Pledge over kit [...]

FA-50GF or T-50 “on steroids” ; mainly Academy ; 1/72

by Konrad Sołtysiak on May 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The FA-50 is a developmental version of the T-50, a training aircraft based on F-16 components. T-50 was developed in Korea in the 1990s. It was later developed into a combat-training version FA-50. Due to the tense international [...]

1/48 Academy CH-46A/D Helicopter of HMM-165

by David Kopielski on May 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

In July of 2024 the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) held their National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. This was only a couple of hour drive from my home. I used Academy’s 1/48 CH-46A/D – U.S. Marines –Vietnam kit. [...]

Another Trip to the Danger Zone 1/48 Meng F/A-18E Hornet from Top Gun 2.0

by Dan Lee on May 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

INTRODUCTION The F/A-18E Hornet aka the Super Bug is the main 4.5 Generation Fighter of the US Navy. It's a much better plane than its predecessor (the earlier legacy Hornets) in terms of performance and range as well as carrying a more [...]