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SA-6 Gainful

by Richard Mcstay on March 22, 2015 · in Armor · 25 ≡

Hi again, this is probably going to be my last article for a while as I have three different holidays planned between now and July. It's also the clearest my work bench has looked for months! This kit is in 1/35 scale from Trumpeter. The [...]

I-400 in 1:350 from Tamiya

by Ulf Lundberg on March 22, 2015 · in Ships · 18 ≡

I finished Tamiya's I-400 in february 2010. The idea for these giant subs came from Admiral Yamamoto. The plan was to take the war to the US by bombing the cities along it's coasts with submarine launched aircraft. The sub would have to be [...]

Hurricane Mk2c

by Richard Mcstay on March 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This kit is in 1/72 from Revell, and was my secret santa present from work! It isn't the sort of subject I would normally model as my collection is fairly modern, so I decided to do it slightly different. The right side is the desert camo [...]

Airfix 1/72 Dornier Do17z (reveal)

by Michael Booth on March 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

The completed model of Airfix's newly moulded Dornier Do17 which was voted for the Keep Calm and Vote Wisely Have to admit I really enjoyed building this and am surprised at the level of detail involved with the kit. However the cockpit [...]

BF 109G6 Hasegawa 1/48 scale

by Terry Schuler on March 21, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Depicts aircraft flown by Heinrich Bartels 11./JG27 Known as the P-38 killer, Bartels was credited with shooting down 99 allied aircraft. Including fourteen P-38, Eleven P-51's, nine P-47's and nine Spitfires. On December 23, 1944 his [...]

Apollo 17 Orange Soil December 12, 1972

by Wayne Landis on March 21, 2015 · in Space · 20 ≡

This is the New Ware resin figure set depicting the discovery of the orange soil during the second Lunar traverse. Eugene Cernan is in the suit with the red stripes. Harrison Schmitt is in the plain suit and is holding the sampling tool. [...]

Roden 1/48 Sea Gladiator

by Tom Cleaver on March 21, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Once the Royal Navy lost control of their air arm with the consolidation of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service into the Royal Air Force in April, 1918, the service that had pioneered the naval use of aircraft and the ships [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire MkIXc French markings. Germany April 1945

by Paul van Acker on March 21, 2015 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Hope you like. I love something a little different in a Spitfire. Love the yellow tail in particular. I used 1/48 Montex masks for the markings, and used spare decals for thé roundels. Painted the tail and all yellow areas with tamiya [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Morane-Saulnier 406 C1

by Michael Booth on March 21, 2015 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Did this kit ages ago but didn't post it. Full build is on my YouTube channel ModArt633. However, there is problems with sort run kits that Special Hobby produce. I faced problems with fitting the prop, cockpit and air-intake. And also [...]

Playing hookey from writing on a Thursday

by Tom Cleaver on March 20, 2015 · in Show Reports · 18 ≡

"Fi-Fi," the only flying B-29 in the world (until "Doc"flies sometime this summer) is currently over at Van Nuys Airport thru Sunday. So I played hookey from writing the new book today and went over to see her. Hadn't [...]