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SBD Dauntless in 1/144 – the second of three

by Robert Joseph Cookson on August 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

SBD Dauntless from USS Lexington, November 1943. Another Brengun kit, using the photo etch details and vac-form canopy. Finished in MRP paints, Michael Harding oils and AK weathering pencils and powders.

The final countdown A6M2 Zero attack diorama. Airfix kit 1/72 scale

by Norbert Radics on August 11, 2024 · in Diorama · 32 ≡

A scene from one of my favourite movies. I used the Airfix mitsubishi zero in 1/72 scale, I scratch built the boat myself, the water is from vallejo and as you can see I did led lights to highlight the effect of the explosion

Morane Saulnier MS 406 – Heller 1/72

by François Riga on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

A few more MS 406's, completed 14y ago and based on vintage Heller kits. A three-planes flight was standard in the French Armée de l'Air of 1940 and called a "Patrouille simple". The amount of work and corrections needed to make [...]

1/48 Israeli Mirage III CJ

by Neill Roos on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

While Italeri kits arent the greatest, they do tend to suck me in as the offer great subjects in great schemes. This is their Israeli Aces kit which had plenty of options to choose from. I decided on a natural metal scheme to test out my [...]

Me 163B-1a "Komet"

by Michael Turner on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I have been taking new photos of some of my old builds recently. I built this kit around 1990 and it was both my first (serious) 1/48 scale build and the first model that I painted using an airbrush. Trimaster released their high tech, [...]

Morane Saulnier MS 226

by François Riga on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Another Heller oldie, the Morane 226. A conversion made 16 years ago already, from a MS 225 kit. A lot of job to correct some of the kit big issues, besides the conversion. The main points to be addressed are: Fuselage width to be [...]

Tamiya Ferrari 641/2 F190 # 12030 1:12

by Cricket on August 9, 2024 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

I did this about 2 years ago, not my best build but I enjoyed it. The tires were a mess all hardened and shrunk up. The seller had no interest in back up his sale and he was in Japan so. Really had no recourse. I found some other tires, [...]

Bloch 152 - Heller 1/72

by François Riga on August 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

One of the first Heller kits in the "Musée" range, issued in 1965. Quite crude and requiring a lot of corrective work to achieve a decent result. This one was done some 14y ago, before the much better kits from RS and Dora Wings [...]

Two old Revell box-scale kits

by François Riga on August 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

The vintage Revell B-47 and P6M box-scale kits, assembled as desk models. Simple builds, I only corrected some small shape issues (on the jet nacelles of the B-47) and struggled to make some parts fit. Just to show that old kits, these are [...]

More 1/48 German Fighters

by Brian Riedel on August 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

1/48 DML Fw-190A-5 “Special” Markings for Herman Graf. Pretty much straight from the box. 1/48 DML Fw-190A-4 Jg.2 Markings for Adolph Dickfeld. Again, straight from the box with markings cobbled from different decal sheets. 1/48 Otaki [...]