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FAA Corsair MkII

by Mark Housley on March 3, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hi All, Here is my 1/72 scale Hobby Boss Corsair F4U-1a or as the FAA called it Corsair MkII. The kit comes pretty much done its basically like a snap together with a minimal parts count i like these kits a lot! i treat them like a [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-47D “No Gut’s No Glory” …Major benjamin I. Mayo…

by bob mack on March 2, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

the fantastic Tamiya kit...Aeromaster decals

Trumpeter 1/24 FW190D

by Andrew Wainwright on March 2, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hi Guys here is my Trumpeter large Dora, not the greatest kit but been sitting in the stash more years than I can remember. I did it in the scheme of Oblt Hanns Dortenmann I/JG26 with what I could use of the kit decals ( the fuselage [...]

Mirage 2000 N Heller

by olivier.rive on March 2, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

It's my last building...i've finished it today... old 1/48 Heller kit build from the box, old but good curves of the Dassault plane; no after market kit...paint with Tamiya acrylics , the decals are very old and few silvering on top of [...]

Eduard 1:48 I-16 type 24

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on March 2, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Hello everybody! This is the model I won on November random award, The I-16 type 24. It is really a nice kit to build, went on without filling and sanding. Maybe, the most tricky stage was the undercarriage with all of those covers. As [...]

EF-10B Skyknight

by Mark Housley on March 2, 2014 · in Aviation · 37 ≡

Hi All, Just completed the Douglas EF-10B Skyknight Sword's 1/72 kit Actually went together quite well my only moan would be that there wasn't much in the way of locating points when fitting the cockpit and the instructions are a little [...]

The 1/48 Mirage F1C-200 from Esci

by Rapid27 on March 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

Hello everyone, after the Mirage IIIC, I present the Mirage F1C-200. This is the old model Esci 1/48 on which I added landing metal FM brand trains. The pilot resin is PJ brand. Thank you again and good weekend to all.

P-61 completed…….after 20+ years!!

by Josh Patterson on February 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

While helping take care of my Dad these last six months I've spent a lot of time at my parents house. I managed to find my Black Widow that I started somewhere between middle school and high school in the late 80's early 90's. I painted it [...]

1/48 XB-70 Valkyrie

by Josh Patterson on February 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

What we have here is Ken West's 1/48 scale XB-70. It is a paper model and very impressive when done by a paper master. (Which I am not!) I saw one completed by Mr. West himself at the EAA museum and had to have one. I didn't care that it [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 Fiat CR.42 CN

by James Kelley on February 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The last of the great biplane fighters to enter service in 1938, the Fiat CR.42 “Falco” (Falcon) became the single most-produced Italian fighter. Agile, light, and regarded by Regia Aeronautica pilots as a wonderful aircraft to fly, [...]