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Aki Products 1/72 Blackburn Firebrand TF 5

by Tom Cleaver on August 8, 2016 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

The Blackburn Firebrand was the largest single-seat piston-engine aircraft operated from British aircraft carriers. The aircraft was designed in response to the requirements of Specification N.I 1/40 as the B-37. The specification called [...]

A promise kept

by Rob Anderson on August 7, 2016 · in Uncategorized · 16 ≡

My brother in law Marvin served in Vietnam in 1969 with the 4th Infantry Division as a crew member for an M109 self propelled howitzer. Marvin left us a few years ago after a prolonged illness we are quite certain was brought on by [...]

1/48th Hasegawa F4U-5

by Jim Sullivan on August 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I Just finished this 1/48th Hasegawa F4U-5 in the markings of VF-41 as seen aboard USS Midway during a Med cruise in 1950. The model is finished in Model Master glossy sea blue over-sprayed with Testors clear gloss. The decals were dug out [...]

Aki Models 1/72 Sea Fury F.B.11

by Tom Cleaver on August 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

I built this back in 2007. This 1/72 kit by Aki can stand close comparison with the magnificent 1/32 Fisher Sea Fury in terms of detail and production quality, which is remarkable when one considers this is done in the smaller scale. This [...]

Stearman PT-17

by Ralph Clements on August 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here's my just finished Stearman PT-17, a 1/48 scale Revell kit I built 'out of the box'. It is the smallest model I've built. the kit goes together real well, maybe it should be part of Revell's "Pro-Modeller' series. Maybe if they [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-51D

by Tom Cleaver on August 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

I recently picked up the limited-release "P-51D 8th AF Aces" kit from an estate sale at the LHS. I hadn't picked this up when first released because I wasn't sure I wanted to do anything with the kit decals. As it turned out, [...]

Eduard Mk.9e Spitfire 1/48 Royal Egyptian Airforce

by neil foster on August 7, 2016 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is the Eduard kit and to be honest I found it a bit of a pain in the arse to build, the wing to fuselage fit was dreadful requiring the removal of about 1mm of plastic on each side ,the kit generally was what I would call pointlessly [...]

Trumpeter Supermarine Seafang 1/48

by neil foster on August 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I bought this kit at a club day because I liked the artwork on the box,it shows the Seafang in typical postwar FAA colours, extra dark sea grey over sky and black and yellow Suez conflict stripes to put a cherry on the cake,but no... it [...]

HMS Victorious/ HMSFearless 1/600 Airfix

by neil foster on August 6, 2016 · in Ships · 14 ≡

My intension was to build the Airfix HMS Victorious to indulge my passion for re doing the kits I built as a kid and also because my dad served on this ship,I knew it was a basic kit the moulding is from 1959 so it is seven years older [...]

Airfix H.P. Hampden 1/72

by neil foster on August 6, 2016 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

When I was a kid in the early 1970's I loved the Hampden and built (at least) one very badly but loved it all the same, I decided for a bit of nostalgia to have another go and this time see if I could make a half descent job of it, you can [...]