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Revell B-57B Canberra 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on February 27, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I love to buy old lots on eBay, and this kit was one I built when I was a boy. It is a VERY toy-like kit - no panel detail, no cockpit to speak of, and the whole tail section "slotted" into the back end leaving huge gaps (any [...]

Fujimi AV-8A 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on February 27, 2015 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This was a difficult kit to put together well, especially to get the wheels and air brake retracted. The way Fujimi designed this kit it was very fragile and weird breakout of parts. Unfortunately, I've got 2 more old Fujimi AV-8's in my [...]

1/72 scale Hasegawa B-25J

by Terry Schuler on February 27, 2015 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Represent B-25J, 5th AF 498th BS I always wanted to build one of Col. Kenney Air Apaches. The Hasegawa kit was perfect. It was fun to build, with the only big challenge was to get enough weight in the nose. For the weight I took the gage [...]

Review: Italeri 1/48th Wessex HAS 1 review

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1/48 Minicraft F-5E Lightning

by Tom Bebout on February 25, 2015 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

So a co-worker throws this kit on my desk and states I hear you build models, got this for $10 so have some fun. Well who wouldn't want to build one of the most successful reconnaissance aircraft from WWII, and besides I like P-38's. [...]

Revell 1/25 Dodge Magnum SRT8

by Joe Caputo on February 25, 2015 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

Some friends in a club in southern Florida were having a group build. I thought it would be fun to give them some support, and add to their total number of entrants. Unfortunately, mine will only be pics, and not there in person, but [...]

Ki- 55, FUJIMI 1/72

by Giannopoulos Ioannis on February 25, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Being out of the hobby for many many years, I decided to build this kit- so, here it is, a Fujimi's Tachikawa Ki-55. Maybe I overdone it concerning the silver paint chips, but i hope you like it !

Italeri F-100F Wild Weasel 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on February 25, 2015 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

My dad flew the 100, 101, 105 and F-4, and said the 100 was his favorite plane to fly. I plan to build a bare metal model similar to his, but before I did, wanted to practice a bit on the heat-staining, so went with an SEA scheme F-100F [...]

Fujimi F-8D Crusader 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on February 25, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This old Fujimi kit had very heavy raised panel lines and rivet detail. I sanded it all off, intending to re-scribe. However, I found I wasn't too adept at scribing, so instead drew them back in with lead pencil. Since I brush paint, I [...]