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Academy 1/72 LTV F-8E Crusader USMC Vietnam

by Chuck A. Villanueva on August 21, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

A follow up to the Crusader mini group build we had earlier in the month, I have here the excellent Academy 72nd scale Crusader. Using the Eduards zoom cockpit set and an Aeromaster sheet for the USMC markings. This build I was able to [...]

“Big Fish” Revisited

by Rob Pollock on August 21, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Five months ago, I posted the Headlines article, “Big Fish” - Rotterdam Oude Haven 1952. It depicted the salvage of a Heinkel bomber (Revell 1/32 modelled) into a small Dutch port several years after WW2. Having lived with the diorama [...]

F2G “super Corsair” Race #57 – Special Hobby 1/48

by Tom Cleaver on August 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

While many believe that the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair began life as the answer to the threat posed by the Kamikazes beginning in November 1944, such is not the case. Had Goodyear waited till then to begin developing such an airplane, it [...]

Revell’s 1/32 Bf 109-K4

by Tony Prince on August 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Pretty much straight OOB. Bf 109s have a great attraction for me because of the infinite variety of camouflage schemes. This is my third in this scale & now I'm waiting for the new Revell G-10 to appear. The build was pretty straight [...]

Skeletal Fokker

by Mike Grant on August 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

I've always had a phobia about photo-etched parts. Paint won't stick to them, they fly off into oblivion when picked up with tweezers, they bend where they shouldn't and you can't sand them to shape; it's a pretty unforgiving medium. I [...]

Revell 1/48 MiG-25P Foxbat…

by Robert Bausch on August 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I have always been fascinated with the MiG-25, as much as I am with the SR-71. The Blackbird is the faster aircraft, but according to my info, the Foxbat has flown to a higher altitude, over 123,000 feet (37,650 metres), actually the [...]

TuAF F-100C

by Tolga ULGUR on August 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

TuAF F-100C has landed. You can see the building process from Work in progress section. (link)

1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk VIII

by John Clark on August 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

This is the 1/48 Hasegawa Mk VIII Spitfire flown by Squadron Leader Lance Wade. Wade was from Texas and enlisted in the RAF in Canada. Being from Texas myself I like building planes flown by Texas pilots. I apologize to you Spitfire [...]

Review: Sprue tour! Revell 1/72 Vought Corsair F4U-1A

by MakingModelsAgain on August 17, 2014 · in Reviews

One of those surprising finds one finds when one finds one isn't looking for one.

The major George Preddy and the P-51 D-5-NA “Cripes 3 A mighty 3rd”

by Rapid27 on August 17, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

To completed my last build, the P-51 "Cripes a A Mighty 3 rd", i had make this weekend some paint on the Major George Preddy figure. The pilot is from Eagle editions. I changed the pants by removing the anti-G part. In fact at [...]