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LaGG-ing behind-the theme lurches on….LTD version..

by Bill Koppos on September 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Before ICM there was the only ballgame in town, LTD Model's limited-run 1/48 LaGG. At least it is actually 1/48, I have heard the ICM is a tad underscale. The size difference is noticeable. As mentioned, I reaLLy likE LaGGs so I tried my [...]

How far can a LaGG-3 theme go……?

by Bill Koppos on September 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Not too far I betcha but let's see for the helluvit. This too is the ICM kit and as Tom says it has a mishmash of early LaGG features, but oh well. To me this is one of the hottest looking of WW2 aircraft, all pointy and streamlined, too [...]

Video: A Works In Progress round-up! No reason.

by MakingModelsAgain on September 30, 2014 · in Aviation

What I've been up to for the last few years. Or rather, what I haven't been up to, if you get my drift.

Somewhere in the Pacific..........

by California Steve on September 29, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 41 ≡

There is this isolated cove where the smaller boats and landing craft traded supplies and what ever contraband they could get there hand on. Mostly fruit, beer , and movies. Commander McHale and his crew have been known to be regulars. [...]

ICM 1/48 LaGG-3

by Tom Cleaver on September 29, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

While the Red Air Force had fielded the most advanced fighter in the world in 1934 when the I-16 joined its first operational unit, it was clear by 1939 that Soviet fighter aircraft had fallen behind the international standard. While [...]

Gavia (Eduard) 1/48 Lavochkin La-7

by Tom Cleaver on September 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

The Lavochkin La-7 was the ultimate wartime design of a line of fighters that began with the LaGG-3 in 1941. The LaGG-3 suffered from a heavy structure due to its designers unfamiliarity with modern aircraft design and the fact that the [...]

Tamiya 1/72 FW 190

by Scott Nelson on September 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

I very much enjoy building Tamiya kits. Their ease of construction allows me to get to the part of modeling I enjoy most: painting and weathering. In this case I share my build of Tamiya’s 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw-190 A3. The kit went [...]

McLaren F1 GTR Longtail

by George Williams on September 27, 2014 · in Automotive · 40 ≡

Trying to follow Rob's Typhoon posting must be like trying to follow Elvis Presley on stage, so here goes, you can boo me off if you like. When Gordon Murray was McLaren's chief designer he was tasked with designing the ultimate GT road [...]

"Under the Skin" – Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B

by Rob Pollock on September 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 51 ≡

This is the Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B. A complex build across 220+ steps of a 45+ page instruction guide, areas have been stripped back further to view the airframe "under the skin", and I've added details not found in [...]

Tamiya's 1/48th F4U-1A Corsair

by Tony Prince on September 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 42 ≡

Representing Lt Cdr John T Blackburn's F4U-1A "Big Hog" as flown from Ondonga in November 1943 with VF-17. The kit goes together beautifully, straight out of the box, as you'd expect from Tamiya. I've built three so far with [...]