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Brewster Buffalo B339E – Malaya 1941

by K. J. Bricknell on April 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

December 1941 was not a good time to be in Malaya or Singapore. When the Japanese invaded on 8 December, Geoff Fisken, a former farmer from Gisborne, New Zealand, went into action with No 243 (RAF) Squadron. No 243 was equipped with [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 Meteor T.7

by Tom Cleaver on April 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

After three years of operating the Meteor, it was becoming obvious that there was a need for a trainer, so that new jet pilots could have the opportunity of learning more about their mounts before being turned loose on their own. This had [...]

The Mother of All Plastic Ship Models-Revell’s USS MISSOURI

by Mike Maynard on April 29, 2014 · in Ships · 16 ≡

As you work on your current plastic kit consider this; there was a time when these prototypical miniatures didn't exist. At least not in plastic form. How interested would you be in a hobby that offered little in the way of boxed kits, a [...]

My 1/48 Hasegawa Henschel Hs 129 B-1

by Paul van Acker on April 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

New aftermarket decals, to avoid the yellow-ish kit decals. Nice kit to build. Hope you like, thanks for looking, Paul.

Video: Sprue tour! Zvezda 1/48 Sukhoi Su-2

by MakingModelsAgain on April 28, 2014 · in Aviation

A gorgeous kit from those Russian folks, that I reckon I'll be getting started on fairly soon!

Promodeller 1/48 SB2C Helldiver w/Wolfpack wingfold

by bob mack on April 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

promodeller 1997 vintage...the decals exploded upon impact with the water so i cobbled them from the the stash...didn't have too many white codes so i stole them from a Korean war corsair...the wing fold went very smooth...had it done in [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4D-1 Skyray

by Tom Cleaver on April 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The Douglas F4D-1 Skyray was the first Navy fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. It was the first carrier-based fighter to hold the world's absolute speed record, and was the last fighter built by the Douglas Aircraft [...]

Dragon Tiger 1...1/72nd scale

by George Louis Creed on April 27, 2014 · in Armor · 3 ≡

.This is a few closer views with my cell phone camera of the Dragon Tiger 1 in 1/72nd scale Straight out of box, well long story, started a couple of years ago I think and finished most of it. Went to get some models for our club raffle, [...]

First Post : Building a DH Vampire

by Richard Hanson on April 27, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I'm new to this blogging thing, but my wife blogs extensively about her quilting/patchwork and really enjoys the process and feedback she gets, so here goes. I've restarted modeling after a 25 year (i guess) break and I am amazed at the [...]

Fujimi 1/48 Focke- Wulf Fw190 D-9

by Joe Caputo on April 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

When Fujimi came out with this beauty, it was "state of the art". Decades have passed since then, but it still sits on my shelf collecting dust. Back when I built it, my reference material was limited. I had a picture post [...]