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1/72 Tamiya N1K1-Ja Kawanishi Shiden

by Geoffrey Abreu on March 8, 2017 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Just finished this one up today. It is painted with Tamiya acrylics and weathered a bit with silver pencil, oils and pastels. It is pretty much OOB. I drilled out the gun barrels and added an antenna wire from Uschi super fine rigging [...]

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Trumpeter 1/144 H6K5 "Mavis"

by Ryan Boerema on March 7, 2017 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

From the Water Wings Group Build. Nicely fitting kit, well, for the most part, but quite a few inaccuracies, that manages somehow to be both ugly and elegant.

1/48 Airfix Meteor F.8 IAF

by Tzigkounakis Tasos on March 7, 2017 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Martin PBM 3R Mariner, A70-11, 40 Sqn RAAF Townsville Qld 1943.

by Allan J Withers on March 7, 2017 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

1/72 Mach2, I modified the turrets to convert to a transport, sanded and polished the canopy and painted on the frames, strengthened the fuselage join between the wings with a strip of cloth and added the mooring rails to the nose, [...]

Battlestar Galactica, Revell

by Dmitry Ryzhenkov on March 6, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

Hello there! Asked me to collect here such a fantastic space ship. It's Battlestar Galactica. The kit from Revell. Please look at what came out of it ))

Corsair A7D – Commission Build

by Robert Joseph Cookson on March 6, 2017 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

A major departure from my usual subjects - I tend to stick to 1/32 WWI aviation, but this 1/72nd A7D was built under commission, as a presentation piece for the pilot who flew the original, pictured below. He was an RAF Test Pilot, on an [...]

SAAF 2 Squadron F 86 Sabres

by Morne Meyer on March 6, 2017 · in Photo Collections · 15 ≡

The SAAF deployed number 2 Squadron "Flying Cheetahs" to Korea consisting of an all volunteer group of pilots that had served during WW II. In the course of that conflict over 800 personnel were deployed to Korea. Some had seen [...]

Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47D

by Terry Schuler on March 6, 2017 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Pilot: Lt. Robert E. Wagner 9th AF 510th FS - 405th FG. St. Dizier France 1944. I actually do build other aircraft, but P-47s are just so much fun, especially when the kits are this nice ! For this build, I used Alclad Dura aluminum, [...]