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Revell 1/48 pv-1 ventura

by Steve Hawley on July 23, 2020
in Aviation — 19 Comments

Quick review here. My father trained bomber pilots during WWII in Beaufort, S.C. I asked him why the noses on his PV-1s looked different. He explained the radar units were in short supply and couldn't be wasted on training aircraft. So the[...]

1/48 Revell / Monogram F105G of Le Bourget

by Steve Hawley on September 1, 2014
in Aviation — 16 Comments

I've waited twenty years for a better F105G than the Revell/Monogram offering. With each new release came only disappointment. Trumpeter and Hobby Boss kits still have R/M's pointy nose. Added to that those kits have deep panel lines and exa[...]