1/72 Revell Dornier Do 28D2
This is Revell's 1/72 Dornier Do 28D2 of the Turkish Army Aviation.
This project has been on my mind for a long time, however due to the scarcity of the kit, it was pretty much conceptual.
Luckily, having found the kit on Facebook from a [...]
Camouflage & Markings – Curtiss P-36 Mohawk in RAF Service
Let's round off our Curtiss *hawk series with a prequel - a few P-36 Mohawks in the RAF service. With profiles by Rick Kent (used by permission) accompanied by text and research by Joe Baugher. - Ed.
Considerable interest in the Hawk had [...]
A Couple Of Cool Cats
Don’t know exactly why, but I just think the Jaguar XJR-9LM is a really cool looking racer and I knew I wanted to build it one day. I have had both the Tamiya and the Hasegawa kits in the stash for quite some time, and I finally pulled [...]
J-20 Fin – A new trainer plane for Finlandia Air&Space Forces
This is the 4th model of my ever growing ”Fin Air&Space Force’s purchases 2016 and beyond” collection series.
J-20 Fin - A new trainer plane for Finlandia Air&Space Forces (FASF).
It just so happens that the local Ministry of [...]
My Shiny Bearcat/Model Number Eight for the Year
This is the Academy 1/48 Bearcat. Apparently it is also the Hobbycraft Bearcat. I've read reviews that say the cowl is misshapen and the wheel well detail may be spurious among other issues. However, I found the kit to look fine to me [...]
Engine, engine, number........
Small update on the Corsair, as has been noted elsewhere the engine is not quite the correct version for an F4U-1A, but it is close enough once enclosed in the cowling. I did add a prop control from the Vector engine upgrade set, since [...]
Spitfire Mk.VIII by Tamiya in 1/32 scale
One of the RAAF's best known aces, Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell, flew the original in early 1945, with 452 squadron & due to his rank, was able to have his initials on the aircraft.
My references show her in Darwin preparing to [...]
Grumman C-1A Trader 1/72
This is Hasegawa's S-2 Tracker converted to a C-1A Trader COD[ carrier onboard delivery]. I left out all the sonar gear, plugged sonar buoy holes in the back of the nacelles and kit bashed the decals, making it of course the one assigned [...]
