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Shelf of Doom Pt 1 Eduard 1/48 Polikarpov Rata

by Paul Barber on October 20, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

After about a year deciding whether to consign this to the bin or not I went back to it. I had been experimenting with brush-painting it entirely using oils having seen a brilliant youtube clip... Anyway after failing completely I put this [...]

WSK Swidnik SM 1 "Hare" 11, Polish Air Force Coast Guard.

by Allan J Withers on October 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

1/72 MPM, I modified a few things, brass tube and wire for the rotors, replaced the tail skid and antennae etc with brass and stretched sprue, finished in MM and Tamiya enamels, Tamiya clear over decals from the spares box, this scheme is [...]

Tamiya 1/48 scale DeHavilland Mosquito MK VI

by Terry Schuler on October 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Depiction: 605 squadron / 100 bomber support group. Bradwell Bay Essex England 1943. Pilot Leader: Heath One of the aircraft that is probably on everybody's list of their top favorite aircraft of WWII, and what's not to like. The [...]

Tom McGuire’s P-38H

by Tom Cleaver on October 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Trumpeter P-38 with Jerry Rutman's early P-38 conversion set. Had a friend up-size 1/48 personal markings to 1/32 for this. Hard to believe I did this 13 years ago, but there you go... Thomas Buchanan "Tommy" McGuire, Jr., was [...]

F-4J Phantom II ‘Showtime 100’, 1/72 Academy

by Hongseob CHOI on October 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Phantom II is always loved for all aircraft modelers. I built my first one (because its' not possible to build just one phantom!) with Academy's new tool kit. It is Snap tite kit so you can build without glue or painting (sticker [...]

F-5E Photo Lightning

by Tom Cleaver on October 18, 2017 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Trumpeter 1/32 P-38L with Jerry Rutman's resin F-5E conversion. Here's the best story I know about a photo-Lightning mission: The Loire River Death Ride of “Chili” Childress: One of the most hair‑raising missions ever flown by the [...]

P-38 walkaround

by Tom Cleaver on October 18, 2017 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Some photos taken 10+ years ago out at Planes of Fame of a P-38L in NMF. My mother always claimed that the first word I said was "airplane!" (opane!) as I pointed up at a P-38 flying over the park we were in. So my love affair [...]

Video: Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII-early, 1/32, Stopmotion

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 18, 2017 · in Aviation

This little clip shows the entire process of assembling the beautiful Fokker D.VII kit from Wingnut Wings in the colours of Reinhold van Benz, Jasta 78b. He flew his aircraft in August 1918 and had one sole victory over a Salmson [...]

Review: Mikro Mir 1/48 Yak-23 Flora review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 17, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

Mig-15, Tamiya 1/48

by Tomáš Pelej on October 17, 2017 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This Mig model is supposed to be an older idle machine somewhere on the edge of the airport somewhere in Russia. The model is without accessories and I built it as a test of metallic colors and riveting.