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F-84G Thunderjet; Imperial Iranian Air Force

by Sebastijan Videc on January 8, 2024 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Conceived as a day fighter with first flight happening in 1946, F-84’s early career was plagued with a bunch of problems typical of early jets like underpowered engines and construction problems. Only the definitive F-84G version solved [...]

Airfix 1/48th Fairey Gannet AS.4

by mark poulton on January 8, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I pre-ordered this kit as soon as it was announced. A year went by and then it was released and I could barely wait to get to work on it. Well it now completed and the wait was well worth it. The latest Airfix kits continue to get ever [...]

Special Hobby's Whirlwind in 1/32nd.

by Tony Prince on January 8, 2024 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

I've always had a soft spot for the Westland Whirlwind: whether it's because of the unusual design with its high set tail, or just reading about it in various aircraft recognition books, I don't know. My modelling experience with the type [...]

Republic P-43 Lancer. Dora Wings 1/48

by Russ King on January 8, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

New Year, New Build My first go at a Dora Wings kit. It has it's pros and cons. Cons: Excessive sprue attachments and flash. Lots of test fitting. Had to grind down a few parts to get proper fit. Instructions were not great to say the [...]

TBD-1 Devastator VT-3 Midway

by Rod Bettencourt on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator was the US Navy’s premier torpedo bomber when hostilities broke out on December 7th 1941. Six months later it was completely obsolete and removed from combat operations. The subject of my build is from the [...]

Meng 1/35 AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter

by Joe Roamer on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hello fellow modelers! How ironic that I got back into modeling in 2020 during COVID to keep my sanity and I'm now wrestling with my 3rd round of COVID as I finished this build. Such is the world we now live in. But sick time and holiday [...]

Airfix 1/24th Hellcat II NF (F6F-5N), KD127, 892 NAS, Drem, Scotland, mid-1945.

by Thomas Probert on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Greetings all - and all the best for coming year. Here's my first completion of 2024 which nearly made 2023 but the cold, wet weather was against me for the final varnish coat! The Airfix 1/24th Hellcat is well known and documented so I'll [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-16C

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

My favorite Tamiya jet kit.

Esci 1/72 Tu-22M

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 52 ≡

The origins of the Tu-22M can be traced back in 1962, when its ancestor, the Tu-22 “Blinder”, by that time introduced in service, was found to be a handful to fly and, especially, to land, let alone it had serviceability issues. [...]

Rooivalk Attack Helicopter 1/32 Scale Scratch Build

by Marc Barris on January 7, 2024 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

I do apologize for not posted in a while, this has been due to life and work getting in the way, here are a few pictures of one of my latest scratch builds that took me a full year to complete. This is the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter [...]