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Fi-156C Roda VVKJ (Royal Yugoslav AF) 1941, eskadrila za vezu
TAMIYA 1/48 + Quinta Studio Fi-156 Storch INTERIOR 3D DECAL (QD 48078))
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This is the Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, VF-124 , USS Hancock, 1956. The kit is Hobbycraft with Collect-Aire Conversion and Worldwide Aviation decals.
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Just completed. Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt Me109G-14 from III/JG 6 , Bessel, Germany. Took part in Operation Bodenplatte January 1st 1945 and landed Twenthe with engine failure, where it was photographed in July 1945. JG6 usually carried [...]
First, a little background:
Following WW2, the Air Force had a lot of warplanes left over from the war. Many of these planes quickly became obsolete as warplanes, so new missions were sought for these planes. The B-25J Mitchell was soon [...]
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The instructions have some errors. the SC500 bomb cannot be used despite the instructions showing it is an option - the cradle that holds the bomb in this kit is the incorrect size and the SC500 bomb would sit too far back.
The [...]
The ROC Air Force grows again. This time it's Polikarpov's I-16, innovative retractable gear monoplane of the 30's. Joe Stalin was suspicious of Japanese intentions in the Far East, which included threats to Soviet territory. So seeing as [...]
I have to compliment Airfix on a beautifully engineered little kit.
It's been thought out and fits like a dream.
The undercarriage have big chunky attachment points that allow a solid fit but are hidden away.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral [...]
A trio of Eduard's successful Tempest II. Eduard re designed the wings and engine cowlings to accommodate the changes from Tempest V to II variants, The result is a much better engineered model. It has less deep seems to cover that [...]
This is the Hasegawa kit which was first released around 2001. I built it when it was a brand new release, but never shared it here, or anywhere else for that matter. I actually just unpacked it from a moving box last month. The decals [...]
This build, from feb 2023, was a commissioned model and a trip down the memory lane for its owner as he flew it in the 1960-70's.
Lots of scratch and homeprinted (and designed) decals.
Working from photos was a challenge, but I liked the [...]