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Us carrier diorama with F/A-18C and Prowler

by Jocelyn cossart on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

⚠️⚠️⚠️I'm not dead⚠️⚠️⚠️ Here is my last production. This is a 1/72 us carrier diorama. The prowler is from Hasegawa and the hornet from academy. I did the base with wood that I paint in black and create ground [...]

On This Day…April 2nd.

by david leigh-smith on April 2, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 7 ≡

Iconic photo of Kittyhawk Mark I with the RAF 112 Squadron, taxiing through the treacherously uneven scrub of the Libyan desert on 2nd of April, 1942. The groundcrew on the wing is helping guide the pilot around potential unseen obstacles [...]

Airbus A 320 – 214, OK – HCA, HOLIDAYS CZECH AIRLINES – Prague love you logojet, Revell, 1/144

by Ivan Hajník on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is one of my oldest models. It is Airbus A 320 - 214 HOLIDAYS CZECH AIRLINES. It was a Czech Airlines subsidiary that provided charter flights to holiday destinations. Later, Travel Service was established. The aircraft no longer [...]

Peter Three Eight! Trumpeter’s 1/32 P-38 Lightning

by Juan Benitez on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Much has been written about the P-38 over the decades. One of the USAAF's premier fighters, especially in the Pacific and Asian theaters where long range, heavy armament and tough construction resulted in the USAAF wresting control of the [...]

Superfortress Boeing USAAF B-29A

by Roberto Lúcio - Bob on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Kit: Superfortress B-29A – Academy 1/72 scale Model finished: October 2018 Modeler: Roberto Lúcio / [email protected] Club: GPP-JG400 – Grupo de Plastimodelismo e Pesquisa JG-400 / Natal – RN - Brasil I've always wanted to build a [...]

Hellcat mk ii Eduard 1/48

by DIONYSIOS MOYKRIOTIS on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Colours: Gunze Varnish: Winsor Beatiful kit with.The only extra is seatbelts from eduard because it is the weekend edition.No fit problems. I also put 0.3 wire in the engine. Perfect fit with minimum putty and with very nice detail.

WNW Hansa Brandenburg W12 in 1/32

by Juan Benitez on April 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Designed by the famed Ernst Heinkel in late 1916, the W-12 was developed as a 2-seat patrol and recon seaplane for the German Imperial Navy and gave excellent account of itself in combat with RNAS patrol craft and airships in the North Sea [...]

100th Anniversary of the RAF: Tamiya’s “Old” 1/48th Spitfire Mk1

by Juan Benitez on April 1, 2019 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Here, on this last day of this group build, I finally sat down to submit this very appropriate addition to the group! Tamiya's first issue Spitfire Mk1, which I bought when it first came out waaaay back in the early 1990's, along with an [...]

On This Day…April 1st.

by david leigh-smith on April 1, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 8 ≡

The battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) shelling Okinawa on April 1st, 1945. Seafire III landing aboard an unidentified carrier on April 1st, part of Operation Iceberg at Okinawa. Interestingly for modelers, the lighter tone of the aerilon and [...]

1/48 Hobby Boss FM-1 WILDCAT

by Michael Poole on April 1, 2019 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Hello everyone, This is my second completed kit of the year so I've matched last year's total already. Quite fancied a Wildcat in my collection but wanted to do the Atlantic scheme which is why I chose the Hobby Boss kit over the Tamiya. I [...]