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1/72 Airfix F4F-4 Wildcat

by Geoffrey Abreu on November 1, 2017 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Just completed the Airfix 1/72 F4F-4. Markings depict Lt. "Swede" Vejtasa's white 19 of VF-10 on board USS Enterprise in Oct of 1942 during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Painted with MRP paints. Added gunsight glass, some Eduard PE [...]

F9F-2P Panther

by Julian Shawyer on November 1, 2017 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

Trumpeter 1/48 scale F9F-2 built straight out of the box just adding etched seat belts. Aeromaster sea blue was used to paint the model using the decals supplied. The base is resin PSP planking painted with humbrol metalcote with markings [...]

Ki-84 Hayate

by Vedran Kovačić on October 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Hi, using this as a kind of introduction, few pictures of my recent build, i am one very lazy modeller so i won´t be posting much. For now i just want to explore how this all works and questions will come later, cheers.

1/48 Morane-Saulnier “N”

by John Healy on October 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is the Eduard kit built straight from the box. Stainless steel wire rigging, lead sheet seat belt, painted with Humbrol enamels. You could call the “N” the world’s first fighter plane. Enjoyable project if you can find a kit. [...]

F/A-18C Hornet Swiss Air Force

by Hans Peter Tschanz on October 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

F / A-18C Hornet J-5011 "NATO Tigermeet 2011 11 Squadron A 1:32 Scale Model built by Academy with Decal by syhartdecal. friendly greetings Hans Peter

3D Printing & Modelling

by Derek Austin on October 31, 2017 · in How-to · 20 ≡

I have always been a bit of a gadget man and so when 3D printers first appeared on the scene some years ago it was like a moth to a flame. However, at that time I was unable to find a suitable CAD package that was capable of 3D modelling, [...]

Autumn Mist

by Rob Anderson on October 30, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

So here he is, Verlinden's 120mm SS Trooper in the Ardennes. As I said in my build article I chose to do this guy different than was intended. He is in the M44 Camouflage uniform in Dot pattern on the box, including pants, and appears as [...]

A Gooney Bird tale – Douglas C-47B – Monogram 1/48

by Jaime Carreon on October 30, 2017 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

When I got back into plastic modeling a few years ago, I set a couple of goals for the projects I would do. The first was to model subjects I had never done before, which has proven to be successful as I have yet to build a Mustang. The [...]

Anniversary of Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805

by Rob Pollock on October 30, 2017 · in News · 8 ≡

Thirty seconds of serious firepower as would be seen from enemy ship more than two centuries ago. Pretty impressive. (link)

Once upon a time, there was a Hungarian Air Force…

by Milán Restár on October 29, 2017 · in Photo Collections · 21 ≡

After (the so-called) communism ended, so many things changed here, in East/Central Europe...for example the various national armies and forces' attitudes towards a possible war and in addition with that change there happened a re-thinking [...]