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Fleet Air Arm Corsair IV

by Tony Prince on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is the Tamiya 1/48 scale kit of the F4U-1D Corsair as supplied to the British Fleet Air Arm & represents a Corsair IV in the markings of 1842 Sqn. as flown from HMS Formidable in July 1945. The markings are those adopted by the [...]

1/48 Eduard P-39N/L Aircobra USSR

by Michal Walusz on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello Folks My completed last mouth P-39N Aircobra in Soviet Air Force markings. Model goes together very well, no real problems with the fit or so. As profi pack kit I added PE parts in the cockpit and used masks for canopy. In addition [...]

Aero Futurism. Art movement circa 1930’s

by Mon Falcone on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

A friend saw me putting together a model the other day. They exclaimed "Oh, your like an engineer". I replied, "Actually, more like an artist." ==Aeropainting or sometimes aero-futurism.== Aeropittura (Aeropainting) was [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Tempest Mk.V Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation, Reviews

1/72 ICM Bf-109-E7 Trop

by Geoffrey Abreu on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Just finished this early this morning. 1/72 ICM Bf-109-E7 Trop. Painted with MRP and Gunze Mr Color. The kit breakdown is exactly like the Tamiya offering with a bit more flash and no locating pins. Fit was a bit more fiddly. When I pulled [...]

MiG Group Build is active!

by Sebastijan Videc on December 21, 2018 · in News · 6 ≡

Hello everyone! As it was proposed and accepted a few months back, the New Year is upon us and as promised, The MiG group build is about to start. I have set up a new thread in the Groups for it where you can find all the needed info about [...]

Zvezda 1/72 Yak-130 Mitten – Russian trainer with an attitude

by Tommy Killander on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I built this kit as a buddy-build on YouTube and I was surprised about the quality and engineering performed by Zvezda. It's not far behind the top players in 1/72 aircraft (Tamiya, Eduard, Trumpeter et al.). Decals behaved well and the [...]

Westland Wessex HC 5C, XS517, 84 Sqn RAF B Flight Nicosia Cyprus 1987.

by Allan J Withers on December 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

1/72 Italeri, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Klear and Vallejo matt varnish over kit decals, built for the RAF 100 GB, more pic's and details here: (link)

On This Day…December 21st

by david leigh-smith on December 21, 2018 · in News · 16 ≡

Great modeler’s reference of a F4U-1 Corsair of No. 16 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, being serviced at Green Island (now Nissan Island), Bougainville, 21 Dec 1944. Squadron Commander Samson flew a Farman MF-II for its first [...]

Fairchild Republic A-10

by Richard Mcstay on December 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

Merry Xmas! Well it's nearly Xmas anyway so I'll get it out the way... This is my last build for the year, the Hobby Boss 1/48 A-10 Thunderbolt II. Or at least that's what it says on the box, the aeroplane goes by a few different nicknames [...]