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Monogram 1/48 A6M5 Zero

by Kipling Mitchell on March 3, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

The Monogram A6M5 Zero is a very simple model. It has no real cockpit detail, a one piece canopy, and you can see through it looking from below through the wheel wells, when the landing gear is down. But when I was 14 years old, I won my [...]

1:48 Scale Tamiya, F4U-1, "Corsair"

by Frederick J Seitz III on March 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Tamiya's F4U in 1:48 scale is a beautiful model, that pretty much builds itself. Fit and finish of the parts is awesome, and the only issue I have found with building these kits, is with building the wing deployed. You MUST be careful of [...]

1:48 scale, Eduard F6F-3, “Hellcat”

by Frederick J Seitz III on March 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Decent kit of Grumman's fighter, and a pleasure to build. I thought it had excellent exterior detail. The prop was a little disappointing, as was the cockpit. I thought they could been better, but at least Eduard captured the look of [...]

The British are coming.

by Robert Royes on March 2, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

This is another way back. The Ark Royal's Air wing was being hosted at NAS Oceana Virginia in 1975.

Paint, and more paint and some brass…….

by Rob Anderson on March 2, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Finally am painting the COD, the thing is huge! Not too much smaller than a 1/48 B-17, bigger than a 1/48 B-25 for sure! The last picture is how I handled the heat shields on the inboard flaps. Kinetic has some raised texture I sanded [...]

1/48 Trumpeter Mig-23

by George Johnson on March 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

So I have to say that I think I finished the 1/48 Trumpeter Mig-23. I'm pretty happy with it. I touched up a few things, added a little Mig European soil weathering pigment and attached the missiles. This was a fun kit to build (although a [...]

Technikmuseum Speyer

by Ulf Lundberg on March 1, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

In Speyer, not far from Mannheim and Heidelberg in the south western part of Germany, there is a great museum of technology, that I was unaware of until just recently. (link) I got the tip from my German ship modeling pals and we took the [...]

C-2 in action

by Robert Royes on March 1, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

Just liked to share a few photos with you all. I took these shots of the C-2 from Vultures row on board the USS Kennedy back in 1988 during a work up cruise , I was part of a reserve unit then. The C-1 was way back in the before time on [...]

1/48 Scale Monogram P-51D Mustang

by Kipling Mitchell on March 1, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Well, after over 40 years of building aircraft models, I finally got around to doing one with a natural metal finish. I have always had reservations about doing NM, as I am a brush painter, and I have always heard that you will have to use [...]

1:48 scale Hobby Boss FM-2, "Wildcat"

by Frederick J Seitz III on February 29, 2016 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The Hobby Boss "Wildcats" in 1:48 scale are all pretty good models. They line up. They look right, and have a pretty fair amount of detail, even if some of it is a little overdone. Still, I found them to be fun builds. At [...]