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Tamiya "Follow me " Willys Jeep 1/48

by neil foster on August 13, 2016 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

The kit is very easy to assemble and quite well detailed , it makes a nice addition to any WW2 U.S. aircraft. I have seen lots of pictures of these follow me jeeps adorned with home made timber structures and saucy artwork to keep the [...]

Tamiya 1/32 F4J…VF-84 “Jolly Rogers” [group build] Med cruise 1972

by bob mack on August 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

gear doors were not always lined in red...i found many pictures to the contrary

Tamiya P-51 D Mustang 1/48

by neil foster on August 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

What is there to say a superb kit of an equally superb aircraft ,the stunning Mustang. For those who don't know this is one of those kits for everyone from a total novice with his first kit to a serious competition builder, you cannot go [...]

F-4K Phantom Royal Navy in scale 1-72 from Fujimi (GROUP BUILD)

by Dirk Derks on August 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

History: The Royal Navy received 48 Phantoms. In service 30th april 1968, retired 27 november 1978. Due to its seize, operations were limited to HMS Eagle and HMS Ark Royal. The twin reheating Rolls-Royce powered F4K Phantom had some [...]

Academy Sherman tank dio 1/48 “Fury-esque”

by neil foster on August 13, 2016 · in Armor · 13 ≡

Last year I saw the utterly dreadful "Fury" starring Brad Pitt(s) and although the movie was so awful I did like the tank and decided to have a little change from what I normaly build,I don't know if I used the correct version of [...]

Bell X-1, 1/32 Revell

by neil foster on August 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I bought this kit at a club day just as everyone was packing up ,why ?,because I didn't want to go home empty handed and instantly regretted it ,so anyway it came home with me and sat on the shelf of hasty decisions for a while while I [...]

F-4F Phantom (Revell, AirDoc, 1:32)

by Christian Ristits on August 13, 2016 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This build was made for a collector in germany. He likes the F-4 very much, as he was living near an airfield base in earlier times. He wants me to build exactly this aircraft before it has gone to a museum-hangar. It was a big challenge, [...]

Kinetic (Vintage Fighter) 1/24 P-47D Razorback Thunderbolt

by Michael Benolkin on August 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

This was a fun project despite the glitches in the instructions. It took longer to complete than I had planned, but I had the opportunity to use this project to try out a variety of tools and techniques. All I can suggest with this project [...]

Review: Revell 1/72nd Millennium Falcon – Finemolds review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 12, 2016 · in Aviation, Reviews

Fly 1/32 Hawker Hurricane IIc

by Tom Cleaver on August 12, 2016 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

No particular story to go with this one. Xtradecals 1/32 Hurricane Part 1 sheet used to do an airplane of 213 "Hornet" Squadron in the Western Desert, spring 1942, mostly chosen because I liked the hornet insignia on the [...]