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Little Fokkers

by Gábor Szabó on December 10, 2015 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hi All! Christmas is coming sooo... I built these little planes (1:72) as christmas presents. This time aesthetics was more important than authencticity but I tried my best to keep tha balance between the two things. The DR.1 is for [...]

Video: How to build Tamiya's F4U1 Corsair 1:48 Part 1 - HD

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 10, 2015 · in How-to

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Swift FR 5

by Tom Cleaver on December 10, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

In the years immediately following the Second World War, the pace of aircraft development slowed in Britain. In part, this was due to the fact that no immediate enemy was perceived, which is a natural reason for governments to slow the [...]

Wood effect – my way

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on December 10, 2015 · in How-to · 33 ≡

Every now and then I come up with a modelling idea that includes some kind of simulated wood. What do I do? Bring out my oils, of course. I like a bit of contrast like metal/wood or fabric/wood on my models. It doesn´t have to be much [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 F-86A Sabre

by Tom Cleaver on December 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I did this Sabre back in 2003 and recently re-photographed it. The Sabre almost didn't happen. Had the Air Force not been willing to delay the F-86 program while North American undertook to study the swept wing research done by [...]

1/72 British Navy Jets – Sea Hawk, Sea Venom, Sea Vixen

by Greg Kittinger on December 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I promised another series of older builds - here they are: the Novo Sea Hawk F.G.A 6, the ModelCraft Sea Vixen FAW.2, and the Premiere Sea Venom FAW 21. Again, no seam filling or extra detailing. I did add a whip aerial to the Sea Venom, [...]

Nosing around, and a tale of two engines….

by Rob Anderson on December 9, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

Boba is almost ready to see "The Force Awakens", but in the meantime he has a couple pints of "Bad Santa" from my home state of Oregon (Go Ducks, beat TCU in the Alamo Bowl!) and is trying to sort out Kinetics poor nose [...]

1/72 Bf 109 G-6, Me 262 A-1A, Fw 190 D-9

by Greg Kittinger on December 8, 2015 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

For something different, I thought I'd post a collection of German fighters I built quite a few years ago. These were all built before I did anything other than just finishing them out of the box, slapping on some paint, and putting on a [...]

RAN De Havilland Sea Venom FAW.53 cockpit

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on December 8, 2015 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Another very black cockpit from the ANAM museum at Moorabbin airport outside Melbourne, Australia. This time the much more cramped office of a side by side seated Sea Venom. It is very clear this early jet is made of wood, as can be seen [...]

Kinetic 1/48th BAe Sea Harrier FA.2

by mark poulton on December 8, 2015 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

There just something great about the Harrier and such a shame they taken out of service far too early. Still there good kits released of this classic British aircraft and Kinetics' 1/48th Sea Harrier FA.2 is a very good kit eventually. End [...]