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Finished! 1:48 Scale, Nichimo Ki-45, “Toryu”

by Frederick J Seitz III on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Well, it's finally finished...except for the aerial, which I'll add tomorrow, because I'm tired and I'd just screw something up right now. I used two detail sets by Lone Star Models, one for the cockpits, and the other for the wheel wells. [...]

Eduard 1/72 Fw-190A-8 (Profipack)

by Tom Cleaver on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The Fw-190A-8 was the most-produced sub-type, refined for anti-bomber interception with heavy 13mm machine guns replacing the 7.7mm weapons in the fuselage. With that weight and the extra armor, the Fw-190A-8 was not the dog-fighter its [...]

Curtiss Hawk H-75 A-4

by Henry Ghisolfo on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Another of my favorite planes, in one of the best schemes for it. Azur 1/72 scale, out of the box, with minor improvements, paint with Xtracolor airbrush free hand. best regards Henry Ghisolfo

Otaki's Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat in 1/48 scale

by Tony Prince on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This kit has been in my stash since before I had a stash! At the time Otaki kits were state of the art but this one served to provide a better cowl ring for a Hasegawa build & so just stayed put for years. As I was about to start on an [...]

Lockheed P 3B Orion, A9-299, 11 Sqn RAAF Edinburgh SA 1976.

by Allan J Withers on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

1/72 Hasegawa, my first P3, with my own search light from alloy and perspex photo 8, I also deepened the undercarriage bays, filled a couple of windows and most of the sonobuoy chutes, antennae and static dischargers added, finished in [...]

Lockheed C 130 E Hercules, A97-178, 37 Sqn RAAF, Richmond NSW 1993.

by Allan J Withers on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

1/72 Italeri, my third but not last C130, I moved the outer engines forward by 2mm to line up with the inner engines, modified the exhausts with plastic tube, added some antennae and navigation lights, finished in Model Master enamels, [...]

Lockheed C 130 A Hercules, A97-212, 36 Sqn RAAF Richmond NSW 1963.

by Allan J Withers on April 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

1/72 Italeri, my first C130, with my own resin propellers and wing tanks, I added some cockpit detail, opened the side cargo door, re-profiled the rear of the engine nacelles and tail, finished in Model Master enamels and metalizer 1401, [...]

F-3D snoopy flys again

by Robert Royes on April 5, 2016 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This the 1/72 Matchbox old F-3D, so old that the decals were useless other wise I would have used them. I kit bashed the decals from various sheets to represent one from Marine squadron VMCJ-1 operated out of Da Nang S.Viet. by then the [...]

X-15 plus

by Robert Royes on April 5, 2016 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is Revells/Monograms 1/72 X-15 A2 ,with a little friend, the X-15 from the old B-52 1/174 scale kit of the sixties,[ the B-52 is long gone] the A2 came with a mold defect in left tail which required some filler and sheet insert. the [...]

FW 190 Italeri 1/72

by Henry Ghisolfo on April 5, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

This is based in a profile that I find in a book (can´t remember exactly which one!) decals are from spare box, free hand airbrush with Xtracolor range, and spinner hand painted. It has some minor updates, like bulges over wings for the [...]