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P-47D flown by Captain, Carl F. “Cully” Ekstrom, 355th FG, 358th FS.

by Frank Cronin on February 24, 2015 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Captain Ekstrom 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, on his fifty first combat mission, was killed in action 30th December 1943 flying P-47D serial no. 42-8526. He entered the Service from North Dakota. He was married to his wife [...]

1/72 Boeing 737 T-43A

by kevin Payne on February 24, 2015 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is my 1/72 Welshmodel, resin and vacform model of the Boeing 737 T-43A, not the most easiest of builds especially when trying to glue resin wings to a vacformed body, but in the end it came out OK

Airfix Mk XII Spitfire (1/48)

by Riccardo Carturan on February 24, 2015 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hi Everyone, finished this one a little while ago and thought I would share. It is a great kit, goes together easily and its a Spitfire, so enough said ! 🙂 cheers Riccardo

1/72 Gates Learjet C21-A

by kevin Payne on February 23, 2015 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is another one of my vacform Rareplane models I made of the Gates Learjet C21-A USAF based at Scott Airforce base

REVELL 1/32 Bell UH-1H “Huey” Iroquois Vietnam 1960+

by P.k on February 23, 2015 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Last year commission build 40 year old Revell 1/32 Huey by customer demand for this day Returned to repair .When a clean dust make some parts broken. This is by permission chance to make some photo that can show everybody else one of my [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 scale Mitsubishi A6M5

by Terry Schuler on February 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

I didn't want to miss "Zeke week". I decided to go all out on this one, with Eduard set belts, brake lines, built a copper wire antenna tension spring, wire the engine, cockpit. drill out the exhaust ends and gun barrels. However [...]

It’s not to late… to Whippet… Whippet good…

by Bill Koppos on February 22, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 18 ≡

Sorry my Devo is showing. My first finished model in a while is Emhar's old 1/35 Whippet, a Christmas gift from my kid. A British WW1 "exploitation" "tank", this was designed to be the fast vehicle to drive thru holes [...]

Accurate Miniatures Corvette Grand Sport (Revell Boxing)

by Wayne Landis on February 22, 2015 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

This is a model of one of the Corvette Grand Sports raced at the 1964 Sebring 12 hours. The parts are classic Accurate Miniatures with typical Revell decals. Although the kit has a reputation of being over-engineered I found no [...]

MPM’s Heinkel 177 in 1:48

by Ulf Lundberg on February 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

To clear my head between ambitious ship builds, I sometimes build aircraft in 1:48. I've always had a fad for the He 177, so when I found the kit, I bought it immediately. The quality of the kit leaves a lot to be wished for, which didn't [...]

Mitsubishi A6M5 Type 52, Rei-Sen

by Rob Pollock on February 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

This is the beautiful 1/32 Tamiya model of the iconic IJN fighter. The model is depicted as a toughnut veteran of Pacific sun and salt air, Rabaul Fighter Group, New Britain, 1943-44. Principal paint finishes are White Ensign enamels, over [...]