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You call-We haul! USCG 41' Utility Boat 1976

by Mike Maynard on May 23, 2014 · in Ships · 11 ≡

In retirement I've been catching up with building models of units I served on while on active duty. My latest build is a 1:16th scale model of a typical USCG 41' utility boat. Found at every Coast Guard station, the 41' UTB was state of [...]

Zvezda SU T-50 PAK-FA 1/72

by Milan D. on May 23, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This build was a nightmare to build - lots of rescribing, putty works, scratchbuild, riveting, but at the end I was very pleased with results. Painted with Vallejo Acrylics, aftermarket parts: Neomega cockpit interieor, Begemot decals.

Review: Kinetic (Italeri) 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye – Deep Kit Review

by Martin Dytrych on May 23, 2014 · in Reviews · 9 ≡

As I promised, here I bring my review of Hawkeye kit. Enjoy your build! This is going to be a kit review only, so if you would like to know history or anything else of this aircraft, you should look somewhere else. At first, I should say [...]

Monogram 1/48 B-25J Mitchell

by Tom Cleaver on May 23, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Yossarian: “Is Orr crazy?” Doc Daneeka: “Of course he is. He has to be crazy to keep flying after all the close calls he's had.” Yossarian: “Why can't you ground him?” Doc Daneeka: “I can, but first he has to ask [...]

Fw 190A-8 II./JG 301 1945

by Juan Benitez on May 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

After seeing so many excellent models on this site, I have decided to add a few of my own humble efforts to this site. In the last decade kit makers have been redoing my favorite aircraft in larger scales so when Hasegawa released their [...]

Airfix 1/48 Seafire 17 (repost)

by John Healy on May 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

I just took a few better pics and posted them. Again, it's a great kit straight from the box. I painted it with Humbrol enamels including my last tins of Humbrol Authentics Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey. I must have had these tins [...]

Wingnut Wings 1/32 LVG

by Eric Larson on May 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

If anyone were to ask what my favorite built model is, this is it. My aviation interests span all eras of flight but only in recent years have I dared tackle some WWI subjects. Anyone with even a passing interest in WWI aircraft has no [...]

UPDATE: European Tram – “For Jews Only” – Warsaw Ghetto, 1940

by Rob Pollock on May 22, 2014 · in Diorama · 7 ≡

About a month ago, I posted the Headlines article (link) together with a link to the subject's WIP thread. In the narrative, I mentioned that I intended in due course to complete the diorama with additional figures, pending their [...]