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Let the new season begin!
Kinetic kit, needs some filler, a molding issue appeared on the left side of the tail fin in the area of the leading edge. The tip tanks are one piece parts and molded both the same way, to say both for one side [...]
Built last year. Hasegawa Romanian Hurricane kit, Eduard seatbelts, in the kit missing early style prop and spinner taken from the new Airfix Hurricane I, missing 5-spoke wheels from ultracast, missing early style antenna mast from the [...]
Built in 2017.
When Eduard released the new genetration 190, my dad had to build one. Finally also the first model of our Austrian WW2 leading ace Nowotny.
The kit is definitely to recommend. Fit and engineering are far better then with [...]
Built in 2016.
Initially my dad wanted to build a RN Mk.I with the Hobby Boss kit. After examining the kit we found out that the intended version wasn´t possible oob, no bubble side windows, no observer seat behind the pilot, no cowl gun. [...]
Built in 2018.
Another of my dad´s excursions to the modern world.
Hasegawa kit, not one of their best, some fit issues, steps and gaps.
Bought the kit second hand from a fellow modeller, sadly the decals weren´t really usable anymore so [...]
Built in 2018.
One of my dad´s excursions to the post WW2 era.
Like all Trumpeter kits, also this one has dimensional and shape issues, but it looks like a Super Sabre.
Super Scale (Squadron) decals, painted with Tamiya XF-16 Aluminium, [...]
Built in 2018.
Tamiya Mustang Mk.III kit, main markings are from Kits World Decals, the rest from Aeromaster and the kit.
Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium for the NMF, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics for the rest, brass wire for the whip [...]
Built in 2018.
A typical shortrun kit with all its disadvantages, also the plastic didn´t respond good to the plastic glue, for example the left tail boom broke off two times, after the model was painted.
Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, [...]
Built in 2017.
The Meteors were Israel´s first jet aircraft and they served in the No.117 Squadron which was also called the "First Jet Squadron".
Airfix kit, Isradecals, Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium, antennas on spine are [...]
Hope everybody got savely into 2020!
Here´s another more rare scheme, built in 2015.
Besides the USAAF also the USN tested experimental camos on their aircraft. The US artist McClelland Barclay designed 8 schemes which were applied to two [...]
