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Yak 9M

by Steve Oakson on July 6, 2024 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is the 1/32 ICM kit. A very nice kit and pretty simple to build compared to what I usually do. While doing research for a color scheme, I came across one depicted on Massimo Tessatori’s Russian aircraft website that really got my [...]

Avia S199

by Steve Oakson on July 6, 2024 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is a model of one the first fighter aircraft of the Israeli Air Force. This represents an aircraft flown by William Pomerantz in 1948. the kit used is the Revell 1/32 late Bf109G with the AML conversion set and decals for the S-199 [...]

Coastal Command Crusader: 1/48th Tamiya Beaufighter

by Fly Past Rush on July 6, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Tamiya released their 1/48th scale Beaufighter duo starting in 1997 with the Mk.VI and added the TF.X later. This offering was pretty much The go-to kit in 1/48th scale, for a couple of decades, until Revell's release in 2018 offered a [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 J-2F 5 Duck

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on July 6, 2024 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

A challenging model like most of Classic Airframes' kits. Although the rigging is minimal, there are some fit problems to resolve. Loose wires were discovered during the photography session and were stretched back to place. In the end, the [...]

The Yard

by Charles King on July 6, 2024 · in Diorama · 30 ≡

This scene is similar to somewhere or anywhere in the world. If you have seen something similar or very similar than you know what I mean. The scale is 1:35.

Stars and Bars

by John S Walton on July 5, 2024 · in How-to · 2 ≡

I am starting on a 1/32 F4E Phantom by Revell.I have the Zotz decal sheet to make a Viet Nam Era aircraft.The sheet has two sets of stars and bars,one with the blue surround on the bars,one without.I cannot find documentation on the set [...]

Iraq Migs in the Persian Gulf: Eduard 1/48 Mig 21Bis

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on July 5, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Mig 21Bis of the Iraqi Air Force based in Jalibah during the mid 80s were deployed to patrol the Persian Gulf. These aircraft had a specialized sea camouflage and probably anti naval vessels missiles for use against the Iranian Navy.

Mildred Fish Harnack

by Aramis Sebastian on July 5, 2024 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

So, I have a -- perhaps morbid, I prefer to think, timely -- fascination with photos of victims of state repression. I'm not alone as per David King's "Ordinary Citizens" and Tomasz Kizny's French-language "The Great Terror [...]

Review: A Tale of Two Cougars – Kitty Hawk 1/48 F9F-8 Cougar

by Tom Cleaver on July 5, 2024 · in Reviews · 14 ≡

By the time Grumman’s F9F-2 Panther was entering fleet service in 1949, the advantages of swept wings had already been proven by the North American F-86 Sabre which had flown in prototype form within months of the XF9F-2. The big [...]

Death Dealer III – an homage to Frank Frazetta

by Brian Mennenoh on July 5, 2024 · in Figures · 20 ≡

This is a commission piece for a friend in Washington State. I was not confident in my ability to pull off such a complicated sculpture. I haven't worked in ZBrush for a long time, and I wasn't really ever proficient in it. The idea of [...]