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Lindberg (Inpact) 1/48 Bristol Bulldog

by Tom Cleaver on July 7, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This model was done in around 2003, having been purchased a couple years earlier. Finding the SMER kit with the better decals at an "aftermarket decal sheet price" prompted me to pull the kit out of the closet and proceed. The [...]

How to fix those pesky float pylons on the Trumpy Albatross, plus some engines

by Rob Anderson on July 7, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

So amongst the myriad problems that mar tis wonderful kit is the fact that Trumpeter failed to notice the pylons the wing floats are attached to are the wrong angle. They are parallel to the wing when they should sweep forward. One site [...]

F-104G Starfighter

by Rob Pollock on July 7, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Here's Italeri's new-tool,1/32 F104 Starfighter. I've modelled it as the RCAF CF-104G, nuclear strike version, Cold Lake, Alberta AB,1962, which is one of ten kit livery choices but I think the only NMF version. I used an Aires exhaust [...]

Staffordshire Moorlands 5th Annual Modelshow 2014

by neil foster on July 6, 2014 · in Show Reports · 14 ≡

This was the first time I have attended this modelshow and a very enjoyable day was had by all who attended,there were a lot of familliar faces from clubs around the Northwest and also lots from clubs around the Midlands area whom I had [...]

D-Day Group Build – 1/48 Wildcat V

by Rick Wilkes on July 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Here we are a month after D-Day and I've called this one done. I must admit I'm unsure if this aircraft was used at Normandy or only at the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon 15 August '44), but be that as it may...Tah [...]

Last of the V8 Interceptors…. Aoshima 1/24 Mad Max 2

by Bill Koppos on July 6, 2014 · in Automotive · 20 ≡

One of my favorite Moving pictures has been Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior. I saw this one in '81 when it came out, and was bowled over with the nasties, machines, a young Mel Gibson at full tough, and overall atmosphere of a post-apocalyptic [...]

1/48 Corsair II JT422

by John Healy on July 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the Tamiya F4U-1A kit suitably modified to FAA Corsair II standards. I clipped the wingtips, added the 3 fuselage air scoops found on RN Corsairs, and added a British whip antenna set up. JT 422 was a Goodyear built Corsair and [...]

1/48 Dragon Junkers Ju-188A2

by Tolga ULGUR on July 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is the 1/48 Dragon Junkers JU-188A2 with the markings of 3E HK from II KG/6. This Ju-188 was found abandoned at Melsbroek in Belgium (1944). Cockpit components painted to RLM 66 and modified by CMK seats. The upper fuselage and [...]

The Kitty Hawk F-101C finds a good home

by Tom Cleaver on July 6, 2014 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

That fershlugginah F-101C has found a good home, where it will be honored and respected, and seen only from a distance of 3 feet through glass. Christina Olds gave a presentation today out at Planes of Fame about her father, the great [...]

Eduard 1/48 Dassault Mirage IIICJ “Profipack”

by Tom Cleaver on July 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This model was done 10 years ago when the kit first came out. It's still the best 1/48 Mirage kit and well worth having, particularly in the Profipack release. Like the Spitfire and the Battle of Britain, the P-51 and the daylight battles [...]