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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 [...]

SMER IL-2 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on March 19, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This was one I finished in 2012. Not a bad kit, but the decals shredded so went to spares box. Also scratch built the oil cooler (at least I supposed that's what the cylindrical thing on the starboard wing is) and the tail counter weight, [...]

Fujimi F-14A 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on March 19, 2015 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I finished this kit in 2011. I had 2 Tomcats in my stash, and wanted to build one "turkey feathers" (flaps, gear, hook, airbrakes all out) and wings extended, and one swept and clean. This one is the first (kinda obvious!). It [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/48th T 38C Tallon II review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 19, 2015 · in Aviation, Reviews

battle damaged elco pt boat

by mike redzinak on March 19, 2015 · in Ships · 2 ≡

this is the revell 1/72 scale pt-109 kit i saw some pics of three different damaged pt boats in a few pt boat reference books i have and mixed the damages from each boat together in one model

1/32 Scale F-16C Arctic Aggressor

by David Porter on March 19, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

I bought the Two Bobs decals for this scheme ages ago and managed to obtain the Tamiya Thunderbirds kit needed to build it from Wifey for one Christmas a few years back before Tamiya discontinued it. It's hard to find now though [...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XII

by Tom Cleaver on March 19, 2015 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Now that there aren't any Spitfires on the main page I will post the kit I won last year here (random best choice award). The Airfix Spitfire XII, painted freehand with Tamiya RAF Ocean Grey, Dark Green and Sea Grey Medium, using Victory [...]

Tamiya 1/35 M-113 APC

by Joe Caputo on March 18, 2015 · in Diorama · 11 ≡

The Tamiya M-113 APC is an old kit. It comes with a complete interior, an engine, and 5 figures. A nice kit considering it's age, which according to my "armor" friends, is outdated. To me, it was a nice change of pace from [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Dewoitine D.520 (pilot- S/Lt Le Gloan)

by Maxim Bylkin on March 18, 2015 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hello everyone! Roll out of the hangar is fresh model- Dewoitine D.520 in a painting of the famous ace Le Gloan. Model old and fairly well-known, and gave me a lot of pleasure in the assembly. All pleasant viewing!

F6F-5 Hellcat / Eduard 1/48 scale

by Terry Schuler on March 18, 2015 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

For years I've seen the pictures of the burning Hellcat on the deck, with the pilot ducked down trying to escape the flames. The picture of this incident prominently displayed in almost every World War 2 book covering the war in the [...]