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British Aerospace Hawk Mk 66 Swiss Air Force

by Hans Peter Tschanz on August 1, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

British Aerospace Hawk Mk 66 Coaches of the Swiss Air Force, they were used as a coach for 12 years in the Luftwaffe, after which they were sold to the Finnish Air Force. Kit: Revell 1:32 Kind regards Hans Peter Tschanz

Alekseyev KM “Caspian Monster”

by Jeff Thomsen on August 1, 2017 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

(I finally finished this one a few months ago. It was one of those projects that you are inspired to start, then get distracted by something else, but eventually come back to.) The Alekseyev ekranoplans were designed to fly in ground [...]

Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 SU-35 Flanker E review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 31, 2017 · in Aviation, Reviews

Airfix 1/72 C-47

by Brad Bronov on July 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

So, this is a little out of my wheelhouse, as I build primarily 1/48 postwar jets. The origin of this particular build started off quiet unexpectedly, as is often the case with me. While perusing a thread on a Facebook group (Cold War [...]

1/700 BB-35 USS Colorado 1944 (Trumpeter)

by Won-hui Lee on July 31, 2017 · in Ships · 8 ≡

1/700 BB-45 USS Colorado 1944 She departed on 5 May passing Pearl Harbor and Kwajalein to the pre-invasion shelling at Saipan, Guam, and Tinian after 14 June. During the shelling of Tinian on 24 July she was damaged, 43 men were killed, [...]

Review: 1/350 Hobby boss Dunkerque

by Won-hui Lee on July 31, 2017 · in Reviews · 7 ≡

I didn't posted a review for a while to visit Japan. So I'm sorry for the imodeler. I was fascinated by the Duke of Dunkerque. Her silhouette is so beautiful. It seemed like teaching me the beauty of the French battleship. I have thought [...]

Tamiya BF-109 E 4 1/72 with little Luftwaffe Hangar

by Andreas Fey on July 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

The illustrated machine is the white 7 of the Lt. Josef Bürschgens 7./JG 26, Caffiers Aug. 1940, that is, at the time of the Battle of Britain. As you know, the Tamiya kits are a pleasure to build and there are no difficulties to bring [...]

Airfix Bf-109 E3 1/72 “Forced Landing”

by Andreas Fey on July 30, 2017 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

My newest project is the Airfix BF-109 E in 1/72 scale. The figures are from Zvezda, named "british recon team". I airbrushed my models with "Mr. Hobby" colors and did some dust dirt with "mig ammo" (airplanes [...]

Aerobatic – BAE Hawk Red Arrows vs. Aermacchi MB-339A Frecce Tricolori

by Boris Grgić on July 30, 2017 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

1/72 Revell BAE Hawk and 1/72 Italeri Aermacchi MB-339A in aerobatic color schemes flying side by side. I thought it would be a nice change from grey military schemes. In 2016, my brother attended English Royal International Air Tattoo [...]