MPM Heinkel He 177
Finally finished! MPM 1/48th He 177. Not an easy build but ultimately worthwhile i think. I hope the forthcoming Special Hobby re-release addresses at least some of the fit issues.
iModeler Aviation
Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Dragon 1/48 Ju 88G-1 Mistel
There is never a shortage in Luftwaffe topics with eye catching adaptations and color schemes. Here is a Ju 88G-1 Mistel variant from Dragon. The aircraft depicted here was captured by the Americans without the piloting aircraft attached. [...]
Sabre/Fury GB: Academy 1/48 F86 Sabre, HAF 341 squadron
Finally I was able to finish my entry of the Sabre/Fury groupbuild, the Academy F86 Sabre in 1/48 scale.
Last year I received this amazing gift from Spiros @fiveten when he and his wonderful family visited the Netherlands.
It was a great [...]
Bristol Beaufort mk.I Airfix 1/72
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This build was one of my fav, togeather with Airfix Wellington. All fits with only minor issues (main gear flaps need a little sanding in montage pins)! Very Fun Build! As usual I used aftermarket decals to make 489 RNZAF squadron, [...]
Revell/Monogram 1/48 P-61 Black Widow
A challenging oldie model that combines considerable amount of detail and the crude Monogram mold. Eduard exterior set helped to shift the balance from the crude plastic to the fine details.
Tamiya 1/48 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk. I
I won this kit with the extra photo-etch detail set in a club raffle a few years ago and finally got around to building it. Although it's well engineered, I found it a challenging project due partly to the complex paint job and partly to [...]
P-47C
Here’s my latest build from Dora Wings, the P-47C in 1:48. It’s OOB except for Eduard belts and harness and stainless micro tubing gun barrels. I finished it with the last of my Model Master OD and used the markings of Hub Zemke’s [...]
Tamiya 1/32 F4C
There has probably been more misinformation published on 64-0829 than almost any other Phantom. I have tried to build this jet as it may have looked on the 30th March 1967 when the then Col. Robin Olds led a low level strike against the [...]
Video: Tamiya P 38 Closing the Gear Doors
This video describes several methods for closing the gear doors of the Tamiya P-38 Lightning for in-flight display.
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Tamiya P-38 Web Page:
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Tamiya P-38 Photo Recon Web Page:
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Trumpeter 1/24 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6
Trumpeter's big Bf 109G-6 is a mixed bag. It boasts with accurate outlines and a detailed surface texture. Yet, there are many inaccuracies concerning the position of hatches and panel lines. Nonetheless, these can be located and fixed [...]
