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1/32 F-18e

by Rob Colvin on April 7, 2014
in Aviation — 9 Comments

This is the 1/32 Trumpeter kit. The model went together well. I really cant complain about fit. Parts added: Rhino intakes (great fit) Seat from legend Bombs from the trumpeter tomcat Items "fixed": The vent holes in the back fuselage were mov[...]

1/32 TA-4 Aggressor

by Rob Colvin on December 17, 2013
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Hasegawa kit built mostly out of the box.I scribed it and only added resin seats. The paint was Gunze Mr. Color.....I added blues and whites to the paint to get the right "pop" out of it....I was trying to match a photo. The kit is an easy build[...]

1/32 F4u4

by Rob Colvin on November 5, 2013
in Aviation — 19 Comments

The kit was built out of the box. The decals are Superscale.It took 2 sheets to do the aircraft properly as one sheet only gives you enough markings for one side of the aircraft, not to mention some sizing issues, but the with 2 sheets you can m[...]

1/32 f-86f

by Rob Colvin on June 28, 2013
in Aviation — 11 Comments

Kinetic Kit.......Based in Tamiya bare metal silver (spray can) ....I shaded a couple panels with Alclad aluminum, Testors titanium, and some Floquil platinum mist. The wash used was the MIG pigment wash. The over coat was metalizer sealer with [...]

1/32 Academy Hornet

by Rob Colvin on June 18, 2013
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Mostly OOB......A resin seat and the 500lb LGBs came from a trumpeter F-14. Great kit!

21st Century Corsair

by Rob Colvin on May 22, 2013
in Aviation — 9 Comments

Added a quick boost seat, photo etch panel, left over trump corsair cockpit parts, left over corsair wheel well parts.........O' a superscale decal I think is older than I am lol......fixed the wing sit/ resribed the fold line, wiired the engine[...]

ZM Skyraider

by Rob Colvin on May 1, 2013
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Built OOB....Great Kit!

1/32 F-84e

by Rob Colvin on April 9, 2013
in Aviation — 9 Comments

Hobby Boss kit built OOB. Zots decals.

1/32 AV-8b

by Rob Colvin on December 18, 2012
in Aviation — 3 Comments

Built before all the resin extras....... Removed the GPS antenna the Day attack bird did not have it Stretched the outboard pylons The kit parts were too short Filled the divot on the inboard pylons. The divot is not there Re shaped the nose a l[...]

1/32 F-4j

by Rob Colvin on December 10, 2012
in Aviation — 10 Comments

I added resin seats, made some homemade number to get Pettigrew's mig killer, added some resin burners, added CE intakes, and nautilis scab plates. Thanks, Rob