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Assorted Cold War Warriors – 1/1

by Greg Kittinger on October 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Here are some assorted photos dad took at various locations when he stumbled upon interesting aircraft. Whenever I asked him if there were any aircraft he always wanted to fly that he never got a chance to, the F-86 and P-51 are the two [...]

1/72 Airfix Defiant Mk I

by Geoffrey Abreu on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I have always liked the Defiant and had started this Airfix 1/72 Defiant Mk I and then put it back in the box. Well, now its finished! I added Eduard Zoom to the interior, Quickboost gun barrels, exhaust and pitot/antenna masts. Aires [...]

T-38 Talon (White Rocket)

by Greg Kittinger on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

I'm saving the Cam Ranh Bay post for last, so skipping ahead in sequence to post-Vietnam. Dad was posted to the Air Force Academy as his next billing, but the only reason he joined the air force was to fly (he had his pilot's license [...]

Takom, T54b, 1/35

by Allon kira on October 10, 2018 · in Armor · 18 ≡

Takom, T54b, 1/35 colors and effects by Ammo Mig Photo is made of 5 images in focus stacking technique, in order to increase D.O.F. Have a great evening, guys!

Phantom F-4C

by Matija Lisec on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

The Beast. A brick with two big engines. A mig killer. Eduard 1/48 Good evening Da nang edition. Actually Academy repack packed with Eduard goodies: rezin wheels,seats,engine nozzles and PE. A great pack all in all. Cockpit is a bit [...]

Revell 1:72 Arado Ar 555

by Francisco Santoro on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Pleasant build, which was ruined by the weights getting lose inside the aircraft. I´ll superglue them next time. The aircraft here is based in North Africa, 1948, and flies for I/KG 7 "Afrika."

F-4 C/D Phantom II (Rhino)

by Greg Kittinger on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

While stationed at Bitburg, Germany with the 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, the unit transitioned from the F-105 to the F-4D. Dad was sent to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ to learn to fly the beast. He trained on the C-model from April to June, [...]

War Above the Trenches: Gotha III

by Rob Pollock on October 10, 2018 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

In early 1915 the Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG bought the licence to manufacture the Friedel-Ursinus "Kampfflugzeug" ("Battle plane"). Their new twin-engine aircraft received the name Gotha G.Ie. Eighteen of this type were [...]

A diorama within in a diorama ~ or ~ details, details, details!

by G. Ley on October 10, 2018 · in Diorama · 9 ≡

A diorama provides a scale snap shot of life in four dimensions. Height, breadth, width and time. The diorama is three dimensional image of a moment frozen in time. The beauty and treasure of the diorama is that, unlike life, whose moments [...]

Ta 152H-1 Revell 1:72

by Francisco Santoro on October 9, 2018 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This was a model I wanted to build for some time, and finally got the chance to buy it while I was at Amsterdam. General fit was good, except in the wing/fuselage area, where there were gaps. The tailband was the worst of the decals, since [...]