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Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop 1/48

by Erik Gjørup on March 31, 2019 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

My first go at airbrushing was the Tamiya Bf 109 E-7 in the all too well known red 8 colours (OK - they are very nice colours). There has been incorporated a few changes; the step has been carved out as has a few of the cooling outlets [...]

On This Day…March 31st.

by david leigh-smith on March 31, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 10 ≡

Today in 1945 the RAF sent a force of 469 aircraft from Bomber Groups 1, 6 and 8 comprising of 361 Lancasters, 100 Halifaxes and 8 Mosquitoes. The brief was to attack the Blohm and Voss shipyards at Hamburg where “a new type of U Boat [...]

MiG-21SM – Eduard – 1/72

by Bogdan Ionete on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

MiG-21SM No. 03, Krasnodar Military Flying Academy, Soviet Union 1979 Kit Eduard MiG-21MF Royal Class 1/72 Mr.Paint lacquer paints. Very good kit, I will build another two of them soon. Recommended

Airport lamp test 1/144

by Ivan Hajník on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation

Airport Lamp Test. It will be part of the future airport diorama. The lamps will be mounted on the airfield. They will be functional. Five pieces of fully functional lamps. They will be powered by AA batteries.

On This Day…March 30th.

by david leigh-smith on March 30, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 2 ≡

Jagdtiger 131 (Panzerjager Abteilung 653) knocked out in Schwetzingen, Germany, on March 30th, 1945. US Navy K-class airship K-111 on exercises with Escort Carrier USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) off San Diego, California, on 30th March, 1943. [...]

Airfix 1/48 Walrus

by Robert Joseph Cookson on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I can't rate this kit highly enough. It was an absolute dream to build, and I managed to finish it in less than a month, in no small part due to the fact that I only once had to trim something to fit (I took about .5 of a millimetre from [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD 1/35 AH-1Z VIPER by ACADEMY

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation

Academy 1/35 USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra "Shark Mouth" Kit no. 12127 This kit is straightforward and pleasure to build. Highly Recommended. Airbrush used in this video: MR.PROCONBOY WA PLATINUM 0,3mm, Version.2 [...]

Kittyhawk 1/48 McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (corrected)

by Tom Cleaver on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The first jet aircraft to be used successfully operationally from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was the McDonnell FH-1 Phantom. The aircraft was not really combat ready and was transferred to the naval reserves by 1949, disappearing from [...]

100 Years of the RAF, Spitfire Mk Vb, 81 Squadron RAF Hornchurch, June 1942 “FL*A” / BM-461 Tamiya 1/48

by Louis Gardner on March 30, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This one is hot off the press... I finished it up just in time to make the deadline for the 100 Years of the RAF Group Build that was the brain child of Paul Barber. @yellow10 Thanks Paul ! I also want to take this opportunity and thank [...]

Twin 40mm Bofors

by Derek Matile on March 29, 2019 · in Armor · 10 ≡

This is a land based twin 40mm Bofors I scratched made a couple of years ago.Iv Made a few changes to it.Copied from pictures,not sure of the scale.Full elevations is 7.5 inches high.Made from wood.