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Ship Defense...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-4, Jagdfliegerschule 1/Jagdgruppe Losigkeit

Built in 2019. Hasegawa kit, legs shortened about 2-3mm, some decals from Aeromaster but they got the Stammkennzeichen wrong, the ones for the underwing are missing so are decals for the coat of arms of JFS1. My dad used Luftwaffe letter [...]

Smokin´ Kiss...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-3, II./JG51

A hot smooch for Valentines Day ? Built in 2019. Eduard E-3 Weekend Edition, mostly Cutting Edge decals, the large Balkenkreuz were taken from an Eduard E-3 ProfiPack, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, EZ Line for the antenna [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-4/trop, 1 Sqn SAAF

Built in 2019. Hasegawa kit with Rising Decals, Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for the antenna wires. Once again shortened the Hasegawa main legs for about 2mm. Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, AML masks for the Erla zig-zag pattern. The [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-3, Royal Airforce

Built a couple years ago. First a former JG76 aircraft. In November 1939 the pilot accidentally landed on a French airfield and was captured. The plane was tested by the French an then given to the Brits. Tamiya kit with Rising decals

Carpathian Eagle...1/48 Industria Aeronautică Română IAR-80, Royal Romanian Airforce

Built in 2017. IAR-80 from Hobby Boss. Not a bad kit, but partly a bit simple and less detail. The ailerons and flaps are molded in one piece so my dad cut them apart to give the model some more life. EZ Line for aerials, decals from RB [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3, Royal Romanian Airforce

Built in 2015. Trumpeter kit oob, seatbelts and antenna wire added, Gunze and Tamiya paints for camo and finish, fuselage band and tri-color rudder are painted, rest of markings are decals from Avalon. Model shows a Soviet aircraft that [...]

Carpathian Schmitt...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, Romanian Airforce

Built in 2017. Hasegawa kit, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, EZ Line for aerials, plastic rods and lead wire for brake lines and cockpit fuel line, decals from RB Productions. Model shows an a/c of Grupul 7/9 Vanatoare in Piestany in [...]

Carpathian Eagle...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-3, Royal Romanian Airforce

Built in 2019. Eduard kit with Hasegawa decals, RLM71 from Gunze, RLM65 from AK Real Color, legs shortened about 2-3mm to make it look better and more realistic, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, EZ Line and fishing line for [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/R2/trop, 79th FG USAAF

Built in 2019. Eduard kit with Rising Decals, brake lines with plastic rods and lead wire, paints used from Tamiya, Gunze and AK Real Color (RLM78/79). This aircraft was originally "Black 14", assigned to 2.(H)/14, [...]

Under new Management...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, USAAF

Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit with Delta One Decals. Former JG77 bird captured by the 325th FG in North Africa. The unit´s CO, LtCol Baseler, let it paint black and red like his P-40. The aircraft was used some time as a hack and to scare [...]