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Lockheed L-100-30, Tepper Aviation N2679C

by Ray Seppala on October 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Here is one of my latest completions, it is a 1/72 scale Italeri Lockheed C-130E finished as an L-100-30 of Tepper Aviation. Since the L-100 is basically a C-130H I had to modify the Italeri C-130E kit to bring it up to that spec. The [...]

Airfix 1/72 H81-A2/P-40B

by Clint Miller on October 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Here is Airfix's 1/72nd scale Flying Tigers Curtiss H81-A2 (P-40B) . I really like Airfix's newer 1/72nd scale kits. Some modelers complain about the heavy pannel lines but once the kit is premed and painted they really get toned down to a [...]

"Night Reaper": a daring Czech pilot as a nighthawk

by Roland Sachsenhofer on October 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

What must it have sounded like when Kuttelwascher's British superiors first tried to pronounce his name? Unfamiliar even to German ears, Karel's family name must have been a hard nut to crack for English-speaking tongues. Pragmatically, it [...]

Review: Dora Wings 1/48 Republic P-47B Thunderbolt

by Tom Cleaver on October 20, 2023 · in Reviews · 32 ≡

Originally designed to meet an Air Corps specification for a high-altitude point-defense interceptor, forced to become a long-range escort fighter for lack of an alternative, then finding its metier as a low-altitude ground attack [...]

Dragon 1/72 Heinkel He 219A-7

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on October 19, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Some 30 years back, I built this Heinkel and brush painted the blotches. Recently, I repainted the model with an airbrush to give it the face that it deserves. The model is very good, but Tamiya's 1/48th Heinkel offers much more to explore.

Airfix Supermarine Swift 1/72

by Felix on October 19, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Another one done i have wanted to for a very long time. The Swift may not have been super successful but it looks great. This is what a jet from the 50ies is supposed to look like. Plus, that blue belly just got my attention. Many [...]

HobbyBoss F-5E Tiger II

by Brian Powell on October 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Northrop F-5 is a twin-engine, supersonic light fighter introduced in 1962. The F-5A, named the Freedom Fighter, was reliable, maneuverable, relatively cheap to produce and maintain, and was popular with foreign militaries looking for [...]