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“Gear down… flaps down… hook down… what hook?!”

by Tom Cleaver on April 8, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

In May 1942, USS Wasp and the Royal Navy carrier HMS Eagle delivered a second batch of Spitfires to Malta as part of Operation Bowery. Launching the Spitfires on May 9, McCampbell participated in one of the more interesting small incidents [...]

New Revell 1/48 Stearman completed

by Clark Cook on April 8, 2014 · in Aviation · 39 ≡

Hello all: First of all, many thanks to Jim Sullivan for enhancing the photos you see here. I just completed this build. What a beautiful model. I wrapped it up in less than 2 weeks. I added lap belts from Eduard. The model is rigged [...]

AA 1/48 F-7E (Chinese fighter)

by Joe Caputo on April 8, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This was a crude kit, but little flash and not much putty work. The price was right (on sale), and I was fairly pleased with the build. The quality was that of a early 80's kit, that is to say, simple, with not much detail. At first I [...]

1/35th Scale Tamiya Challanger II (Desertized)

by George Louis Creed on April 7, 2014 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Ok, here are some Apple 4 cell phone shots from the workbench of my latest and not quite finished Tamiya Challanger II. Tamiya arcylics, with a MIg modern armor brown wash...Tamiya and MIg pastels to come soon, and still some decals and [...]

1/32 F-18e

by Rob Colvin on April 7, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is the 1/32 Trumpeter kit. The model went together well. I really cant complain about fit. Parts added: Rhino intakes (great fit) Seat from legend Bombs from the trumpeter tomcat Items "fixed": The vent holes in the back [...]

HobbyCraft 148th P-59b Airacomet

by steven a weinmann on April 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is reluctant robot a P-59 Airacomet used for researching unmanned flight in 1946, it later resulted in drones, than UAVs

SPECIAL HOBBY V-173 Flying Pancake 148th

by steven a weinmann on April 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

the V-173 was designed to test the charactoristics of short take off and landings (STOL) for the U S Navy there was only one built and it resides in the national air and space museum sorry some the pictures are a little blury, having [...]

1/48 Liberator GR.VI, RAF Coastal Command…

by Robert Bausch on April 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This one goes way back to at least 1978, so I built it at least 36 years ago, when we lived in the City. This is from the Monogram 1/48 B-24J kit. It depicts Consolidated Liberator GR.VI, “O-Orange”, of No. 220 Squadron, RAF Coastal [...]