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Hasegawa 1/48th F/A-18C Hornet, USN VFA-81 Desert Storm

by Chuck A. Villanueva on September 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Wow it is Sept 1st already. Today we have the Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet. VFA-81, the Sunliners participated in the 1st Gulf War in January 1991. Operating off the USS Saratoga (CV-60), CVW-17 air wing. Flown by Lt Nick Mongillo with [...]

Revell 1/144th Boeing 747-400 ‘Virgin Atlantic’

by Thomas Probert on September 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This model was completed a couple of months back and was built out of the box, more or less. The only thing I did work on was the nose profile, which was improved with Milliput by building the area above the cockpit windows up slightly. [...]

F-86 D Sabre Dog

by Morne Meyer on September 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is Revell's SUPERB F-86 D Sabre Dog dressed up in the colourful markings of the unit commander of the famous 94th 'Hat in a Ring' Squadron based at Selfridge AFB, Michigan 1959. The F-86 D was the hottest looking thing in the [...]

1/48 Revell / Monogram F105G of Le Bourget

by Steve Hawley on September 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I've waited twenty years for a better F105G than the Revell/Monogram offering. With each new release came only disappointment. Trumpeter and Hobby Boss kits still have R/M's pointy nose. Added to that those kits have deep panel lines and [...]

My little “Ad-lantic AdVentur-uh”

by Ralph Clements on August 31, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hi all, here is my just completed Revell 1/48 PV-1 Ventura done in an "Atlantic" color scheme. I searched the web a lot for images of Venturas in this scheme, and am including the best image I found, a very handsome PV-1 in [...]

Looky what I got yesterday….plus other things….

by Bill Koppos on August 31, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Tamiya's spankin'-new big ticket item, the WW one Mark IV tank. It's motorized! Yup it comes with motors, gears, beautiful working tracks and a 5-man squad to walk alongside. There's a lot of beautifully molded parts in this box. This [...]

SPAD XIII 1/72 Academy

by Korolev Vlad on August 31, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Remember, I had promised to build a SPAD-13. At this time, an old set of the Academy. Happy viewing! Sincerely, Vlad.

General Aircraft Limited GAL 49 Hamilcar

by Santiago Hrubisko on August 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Hello I would like to share with you the last series done by my father. He decided to continue enlarge our collection with gliders. After doing the Horsas some months ago, it was time for the Hamilcar. We would like to thanks Jed and [...]

Henschel Hs 129 "Panzerknacker"

by Morne Meyer on August 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

The Henschel Hs 129 was the only aircraft of World War II that was designed specifically for destroying armour. It was a completely conventional aircraft with a slender triangular slim fuselage. Therefore, the cockpit was extremely cramped [...]