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FJ-3M Fury of VF-124

by Frank Cronin on January 25, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is the ESCI 1/48 kit dated 1983, of the FJ-2/3 Fury. Up to the point of the release of the Collect-Aire Models, kit in 1997 this was the only game in town for a Fury in 1/48. Still today I know of no other kit in 1/48 of this airplane [...]

1/48 Grumman F7F-3(N) Tigercat, USMC, Korean War

by Chuck A. Villanueva on January 23, 2014 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

This is AMT/Ertl's original boxing of the Tigercat, the tools now owned by Italeri and since reboxed under their brand with minor improvements. The AMT kit is notorious for the awful tires used which would literally melt the wheels after [...]

H-K Models Meteor F.4 EE549 flown by AVM Sir J.M. Robb

by Tom Cleaver on January 22, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Meteor EE549: The first major change in the Gloster Meteor came with the Meteor F.4, which went into production in 1946, after the first F.4 prototype flew on May 17, 1945. The major change with the F.4 was the use of Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 [...]

General Aviation PJ-1 "FLYING LIFEBOAT" 1932

by Mike Maynard on January 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Known for many years by the US Coast Guard aviators as FLBs-Flying Life Boats-the five flying-boats manufactured specifically for the service marked the swan song of the American Fokker company(absorbed into the General Aviation company). [...]

Airfix 1/72 A6M2 Model 21 Zero

by Chris on January 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

A nice kit. Horrible wheels...get yourself some resin ones if you build this. I used Eduard canopy mask..and will never NOT be able to use them in this scale again...I likely would still be masking the canopy without them!

P-47 W.I.P.

by bob mack on January 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

i hate W.I.P. personally...half the time you don't see the finish...got that old tamiya kit down and polished it up a bit...with a little silver plating...simon wh and tom cl made me do it {dirty filthy devils }...the people that have lead [...]

ROG 1/32 He 162 WIP aircraft

by Steven Davis on January 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is the ROG 1/32 He 162, since this shot tonight the whole thing has been buttoned up Seams and paint are next. Trying to decide if I want to paint the tail and wing separate or glue them on first? Might do a slightly different shade [...]

Flashback 1/48 Miles Magister I

by Tom Cleaver on January 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The Airplane: What became known as the Miles Magister was first flown on March 20, 1937, as the Miles Hawk Trainer III, designed and built in response to the Air Ministry Specification 40/36, which was developed on the basis of experience [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109G-4/R6 Trop

by John Clark on January 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This project started out as a Bf 109G-2 flown by Theodor Weissenberger of JG 5. The theory was that it was originally a Trop with a 78/79 factory finish that had 70/white applied over it. I applied the 78/79 finish but when I really [...]

Revell/Hasegawa 1/32 Bf 109 K-4

by Paul Wilsford on January 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I got this as a Secret Santa gift this year from a friend of mine in Oz. I keep doing these Luftwaffe planes, I guess its because of the different schemes available. I tend to go with the later variants like the Dora that I finished a few [...]