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Dragon Nashorn in 1:35 (#6386), with Diorama

by Michel Verschuere on June 17, 2017 · in Armor · 15 ≡

This kit #6386 by Dragon is fairly recent, dating back to 2010 and represents the Sd.Kfz.164 Nashorn in a 3 in 1 kit edition. I opted for the initial version delivered to the heavy tank destroyer unit 655 at Kursk, Russia in 1943. Only a [...]

1/72 Italeri AB-204 Italian Army

by Emre Tuzun on June 17, 2017 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Hi folks, This is one of my latest builds. Hopefully, I'll have enough time to post more in the upcoming days. This is the Italeri's tiny 1/72 AB-204 of the Italian Army in the SAR outfit. There is not much to say about the kit apart from [...]

Felix rules, 1/72 F-2H-3 Banshee, VF-31

by Robert Royes on June 17, 2017 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This the Hobbycraft Mcdonnell F-2H-3,in VF-31 livery circa 1953-56, I added a tail bumper and pitot tube and it kit bashed decals. I used MM aluminum plate metalizer rattle can for the paint. In this time period the Navy was experimenting [...]

P47n info needed

by neil foster on June 17, 2017 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hi guys, I just need some info regarding the correct colour of the missiles for my Le shima based P47n "Chautaugua",the instruction sheet just says "metallic" which is a bit vague so I have gone for Mr Hobby stainless, [...]

Model search

by David Clark on June 17, 2017 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

My last model was a Mk4 Meteor 1/72, into a UMk15 drone as used at the Woomera Tests in South Australia. Now I am searching for a Model Mk30 & 31 Vampire kit the ones that have the Elephant Ears. The MK31 has them on the underneath [...]

Next up, back to 1968………..

by Rob Anderson on June 16, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

Well, I think I probably built this kit about 69-70, second run that had the Tri Plane in it. The first issue did not include it, and modelers especially the target age of 8-12 year old boys, wrote in to Monogram that there was a Fokker [...]

Midway Group Build recap…

by Louis Gardner on June 15, 2017 · in News · 21 ≡

Greetings everyone ! It has been a little over a week since our reveals were completed from our Midway Group Build. The turn out was more than spectacular and exceeded my expectations by a long shot. I never dreamed that it would have [...]

1/48 Sabre F-86F-30

by jim wasley on June 14, 2017 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Have been working to finish this build all week,I know how you guys like aircraft,it is an Academy kit and a lovely build,just one little bit of bad luck it had a crack in the clear cockpit other than that it was an easy build,I've had it [...]

Airfix 1/144 Concorde

by Robert Royes on June 14, 2017 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Another nostalgic build, when I saw this kit at a model show I couldn't resist, having built one long ago, I remember hand painting the silver wings. Anyway, I had planned on doing it as one of the prototypes. but I took the easy way out [...]