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Spitfire Mk XIV Rhapsody in Blue Rolls Royce’s Spitfire in 1/48

by Eric aka The Yankymodeler on May 3, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

I’ve long admired the glorious turquoise and white scheme that adorned Rolls Royce’s Mk XIV Spitfire in the mid to late 1060’s just before G-ALGT played a supporting role in the epic film the ‘Battle of Britain’. A challenging [...]

Yamaha YZR M1 ” J.Lorenzo”

by olivier.rive on May 3, 2014 · in Automotive · 9 ≡

Hello, Tamiya kit 1/12 : it's my first assembly of motorcycle. It is the Yamaha M1 YZR of Jorge Lorenzo with the special decoration FIAT of Estoril. The assembly was very pleasant and from the box many détails. Thank you and see you again [...]

1962 Chevrolet Bel Air

by AL HOFFMAN on May 2, 2014 · in Automotive · 20 ≡

This is my latest completion done as a mild custom/street machine. All the emblems have been removed. It has been lowered using blocks in the rear & modified spindles in front. Engine is a 409 from the kit with modified air cleaners [...]

That last headline is a hard act to follow…

by Ralph Clements on May 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Reading that obituary gave me even greater respect for those heroic men who flew these in wartime. Here is my second model plane in 40 years, a P-51D built from the 1/48 Revell 'Big Beautiful Doll' kit #85-5241. I included to in progress [...]

Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat

by Rob Pollock on May 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is one of the Trumpeter series of 1/32 Bearcats. The build is OOB with the following exceptions: Radu Brinzan seatbelts, (part) replacement of kit decals with a set from Berna, and miscellaneous additional wiring and plumbing to the [...]

Video: Williams Brothers 1/32 Caudron C.450

by MakingModelsAgain on May 1, 2014 · in Aviation

Built for Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine and published in Issue 03, Volume 36, May 2014. (link)

McLaren MP4/4 Honda “Ayrton Senna”

by olivier.rive on May 1, 2014 · in Automotive · 11 ≡

A bad day 20 years later...I choose to build this car for the best driver in Formula 1. Tamiya kit from the box..with decals...not very good...i'll buid a MP4/8 Ford but with paint red fluo... thanks olivier

Eduard (Academy) 1/48th P-38H a Twin Dragon

by Walt on April 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Its been a while since I have posted here, I have been busy with work, passing some tests for work, and taking classes for my pilots license. During my free time I have tried to get some model time in and finally finished my first of the [...]

Brewster Buffalo B339E – Malaya 1941

by K. J. Bricknell on April 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

December 1941 was not a good time to be in Malaya or Singapore. When the Japanese invaded on 8 December, Geoff Fisken, a former farmer from Gisborne, New Zealand, went into action with No 243 (RAF) Squadron. No 243 was equipped with [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 Meteor T.7

by Tom Cleaver on April 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

After three years of operating the Meteor, it was becoming obvious that there was a need for a trainer, so that new jet pilots could have the opportunity of learning more about their mounts before being turned loose on their own. This had [...]