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1/48 Minicraft F4U-4B VMF-214 Korea

by Dan DeSilva on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I built one of my Minicraft 1/48 F4U-4B kits with Tamiya 1/48 F4U wing fold hinge parts. I made resin copies of Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 oil cooler inlets, then cut out 3 of the vanes to modify them to match F4U-4 inlets. They have a much better [...]

1/48 Hasegawa “Year of the Cat” F6F-5K Hellcat “Target Tow / Drone “

by Louis Gardner on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 41 ≡

Here she is in all her glory... hot off the work bench. This one was built as one of four F6F Hellcats that I was building at the same time in our "Year of the Cat" Group Build. I wanted to build something different, so I chose [...]

Italeri 1:48 Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless NZ5060, RNZAF Piva, April 1944

by Krzysztof Szałecki on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

No. 25 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force was formed at Seagrove, Auckland in July 1943 with Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and served in the Southern Pacific based at the Piva Airstrip on Bougainville, flying missions against [...]

1/48 AD-4NA Skyraider

by Dan DeSilva on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

A few years ago, I decided to try and fold the wings on one of my 1/48 Monogram AD-6 skyraiders. the parts seemed to be there, but it was not mentioned in the instructions. One problem with cutting the wings is that it is impossible to [...]

PZL P.7 of “Bajan Trio” (Arma Hobby 1/72)

by Dmitry Stropalov on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

A long time ago I've assembled several PZL P.7/P.11 kits from Poland manufacturer PZW Siedlce. This kit is still present on the market, but it could be treated only as a "classic" kit nowadays. But last year (2017) another polish [...]

Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, MH712, flown by W/O Henryk Dygala, No. 302 Sq

by Krzysztof Szałecki on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Eduard 1:48 - Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, MH712, flown by W/O Henryk Dygala, No. 302 Squadron, Summer /Autumn, 1944 Polish No. 302 Squadron was one of the units that participated in the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944, as can be deduced from [...]

Tamiya 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I A N3108 ‘RF-P’ – 303 Squadron, Northolt, January 1941

by Krzysztof Szałecki on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

A long-awaited project. One of the most beautiful machines in history in the colors of the legendary Polish 303 Squadron. The cabin will be upgraded with a full set of photo-etched parts. We will also open the engine compartment to present [...]

Airfirx 1/48 Checkertail Clan P-51D

by Tom Cleaver on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

The 325th Fighter Group arrived in North Africa in January 1943, when they flew their P-40Fs off USS Ranger. The group participated in some of the final fighting in Tunisia, then took part in the invasion of Sicily and moved to Italy [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD PANZER IV Ausf.H by ACADEMY

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 20, 2018 · in Aviation

NEW TOOL 1/35 scale ACADEMY German Panzer IV Ausf.H Version Mid Production ( No. 13516). This kit is straightforward and pleasure to build. Highly Recommended. Special thanks to Academy for the early test sample. For more details about [...]

Sound the Alarm! Sound the Alarm!—California Steve Built an Aeroplane!

by California Steve on January 20, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 37 ≡

This is the very old Williams F9C Sparrowhawk. I just had to go back and redo the glue bomb I put together in about 1965. Now legend has it while the glue was still drying in 65 it managed to shoot down one hundred and sixty six bad guys [...]