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F-102A Walkaround

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 8, 2021
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Hi everyone! Descended from the plans of Dr. Alexander Lippisch, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft that was built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Enterin[...]

C-47 Walkaround

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 3, 2021
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Hi everyone! I had the chance to spend some time near HAF's C-47, s/n KK156. This was the last flying HAF C-47, meticulously maintained, til its last flight that took place sometime around 2010, or even before... Since then, it resides in 114CW,[...]

Historic Planes of the Hellenic Air Force

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 3, 2021
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Hi everyone! Here are some pics of Hellenic Air Force bird types that are not operational any more. These birds reside in the 114CW, so, understandably, most of them are types that once were operational in the Base. Keeping these planes in good [...]

A (Reluctantly) Productive 2020

by Dennis Meyers on January 3, 2021
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Taking advantage of the extra down time from the Covid social distancing lockdown I tried to reduce my stash by finishing some simple no-frills OOB builds (**) in addition to ongoing work on regular long term projects. No frills means no afterm[...]

Another 2020 retrospective

by Wes Pennest on January 2, 2021
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Full writeups of these will come in due time. Why do I have a feeling I'm going to have the same amount of free time in 2021? :) :) :( :) :) >:C ^^$%$#! :| >:/ :D :) :)

My 2020 builds…

by Jaime Carreon on January 1, 2021
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2020 was an odd one for me. After 33 years, my airline job succumbed to the virus and I decided to retire rather than wait it out or take a furlough / layoff and risk losing my benefits. I second guessed that decision for quite a while, but in[...]

My 2020 Builds

by Ray Seppala on January 1, 2021
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Quite a mixed bag for the year. Mainly aircraft, some What Ifs and conversions and a single wheeled vehicle. All are 1/72 except for two of the airliners and the C-17A

2021, a new year, a new decade, hopefully good for everyone, my models finished last year.

by Allan J Withers on January 1, 2021
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1/72 aircraft not in order MiG 17 = MiG GB; AH 1G, Spitfire 8 = Teeth & Fangs GB; Sikorsky HRS 1 = Korea GB; Fokker F7 = iModeler movies GB; DH 100, DH 112 = de Havilland 100 GB; B 47 G, Northrop Delta, Bristol Beaufighter = RAAF; 1/12 Honda[...]

There is only one surviving Heinkel 219 Uhu

by Erik Gjørup on December 20, 2020
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It was brought to the Garrison Museum in Aalborg, where some attempt was initiated to salvage the parts. Sadly the focus was on iron, and to avoid that rusting further the parts was kept "dry". Rather quickly the parts on display on the muse[...]