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Sopwith Triplane 1-48, Eduard, Flt Charles Dawson Booker, 8 Sqn. RNAS, 29 victories

by Milan Tesař on December 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

This is my last rebuild from an old wreck by Eduardo. Next time I will only devote it to the new beautiful kits that I have in my stash. As usual, the wreck was taken apart, cleaned and reassembled with lots of missing details added. Motor [...]

1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II Plus

by David Kopielski on December 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This commission built was for a client who is a former Harrier pilot. I used Quinta Studio’s 3-D decals for the cockpit, Meng Missiles, Eduard Brassin’ JDAM bombs, and Caracal Decals to represent VMA-214 aircraft # 2. This aircraft was [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/48 Fairey Fulmar Mk.I Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 15, 2023 · in Reviews

Trumpeter 1/48 F-100C Super Sabre

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on December 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 39 ≡

Each Super Sabre had unique exhaust burnt prints on the rear fuselage that also varied between aircraft sides and obviously showed different patterns with the aging airframe. Trumpeter's 1/48th Hun is a comfortable platform to show the [...]

STUG Ⅲ AUSF.G 1945 ALKETT PROD.

by dagored on December 15, 2023 · in Armor · 18 ≡

Mini-Art kit It is finished straight except for the wire rope which is not included in the kit. It is a well-made kit and was fun to paint.

Second release: Modelsvit 1/48 P-51H Mustang

by Tom Cleaver on December 15, 2023 · in Reviews · 18 ≡

The original Allison-powered Mustang was a lightweight fighter with excellent handling capability. North American was aware of this during the aircraft’s original wartime development, and put considerable effort into trying to come up [...]

Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington GR Mk.VII

by Alistair Gauld on December 14, 2023 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

What a sweet kit this was to build. No issues regarding fit other than those I created myself. When you consider how much goes into the internals it's a credit to Airfix that it goes together so well. Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer [...]

Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on December 14, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Dear fellow modellers, this is most probably my dad´s last finished model for this year. So we already wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024. LF Models kit built oob, only added Eduard PE seatbelts and [...]

1/72 Hobbycraft DHC-4 Caribou- Goats, Chickens, Beans and Bullets

by James Brian Pruitt on December 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

The C-130 Hercules gets all the glory for the role it has and continues to play in the arena of tactical airlift. Perhaps less well known but, not insignificant, is the humble De Haviland of Canida, Caribou. It is smaller than the 130 [...]