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And another of my dad´s models has passed the finish line.
After the Harvard, here´s the second of three Swedish subjects.
Tarangus kit which has short-run character, so some more work is needed. Kit decals were great. Added Eduard [...]
My dad continues with the Latin American subjects.
Hobbycraft edition of the HC/Trumpeter co-developed F9F-2 kit. For the wingtip lightnings and air-intake warning decals my dad used some from a Printscale sheet, had to cut them apart to [...]
One of my dad´s rare excursions to WW1 and another addition for our Austrian homeland collection.
Eduard kit oob, elastic thread for rigging, wings painted with a light gray and Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan, fuselage painted with a [...]
After the 109 Emil, here´s my dad´s second Luftwaffe subject this year.
Hasegawa kit, which comes with an early style and for this version wrongly shaped ETC, took a correct one from an older limited Hasegawa 190 kit. Also this kit has [...]
So, here´s my dad´s fourth and last Texan for this year.
Italeri Harvard boxing, the molding is worse than the previous Italeri T-6G boxing. Canopy parts had fit problems, cockpit sidewalls were molded in different thickness, landing [...]
After a longer 109 pause, here´s my dad´s newest one.
Good old Tamiya kit with decals from the Kagero Topdrawings Bf109E booklet. Painted with RLM65 Gunze H67, RLM02 using Tamiya XF-22 and AK Real Color RLM71, field camo on the fuselage [...]
My dad´s next completion.
It´s a long way to Mukumbura...
Used the old Academy kit from 1997. It has its flaws and issues but overall not that bad. Wings to fuselage joints and air intakes needed some more filler and work. The cockpit is [...]
So, here´s already my dad´s next model and third Texan for this year.
This is the first edition of the good old Monogram kit, released in 1979. Decals came from FCM, rudder and nose ring are painted. Wings and horizontal tail surfaces [...]
After the French Algerian War Texan, here´s my dad´s second T-6 for this year.
Used the 1998 Revell Germany boxing of the good old Monogram kit of 1979. The kit has only the football antenna and covered wheels, so my dad took the late [...]
After the USN Skyraider, this is my dad´s second Korean War build this year.
Hobby Boss kit, painted with a mix of Gunze H307 FS36320 Gray and H334 Barley Gray BS4800. Horizontal antenna wires with EZ Line, vertical one with fishing [...]
