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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 [...]

MACH 2 1/72 Vickers Viscount

by Frank Cronin on January 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The person that I built This for is a close friend of the owner of MACH 2 and has asked me to build quite a few of this companies kits. I compliment MACH 2 for the fact that they have introduced quite a number of very interesting [...]

Bolton IPMS annual club day January 19 2014

by neil foster on January 19, 2014 · in Show Reports · 8 ≡

Well I just got back from the Bolton show and thought I would share some pictures with you all, quite a few clubs from the north of England were present as were many traders, the show is organised by the Bolton IPMS and is always a great [...]

Various Aircraft

by John Staehle on January 19, 2014 · in Aviation

Paints on a great scale! Two Navy Dive Bombers/ Torpedo the 2nd photo represents the aircraft flown by a the 20 year old GWH Bush in the attack of a Japanese radio station on Chi Chi Jama where his plane was hit in the engine by a 75mm AAA [...]

Lightning F.1A, Airfix 1/72

by drewe manton on January 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Here's this weeks model. It's the new Airfix Lightning F.2A converted back to an F.1A. The tank is from a Trumpeter kit, which was cut out, reshaped, and used to cast a resin replacement. It's still all sorts of wrong really, and I have [...]

SU-152 (KV-14) SPG Sep.1943 Production

by Rob Pollock on January 19, 2014 · in Armor · 10 ≡

This is the recent 1/35 Bronco kit of the formidable Russian self-propelled assault gun. Its name derived from the fact that It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank. Because of its adopted role as an [...]

Two more photos from Flt Lt Roy French

by Tom Cleaver on January 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Acording to Roy's logbook, these were taken on a "fun flight" in September 1953; this would have been just before his return to England. Roy is flying F-86F-1 52-4345, an early narrow-chord/slatted-wing F-86F, while the two he [...]

1/48 Great Wall Hobby – Northrop P-61A Black Widow

by Tolga ULGUR on January 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Here is my 1/48 scale Great Wall Hobby P-61A Black Widow. The kit is finished with the markings of “Lady Gen” 42-5544 flown by Capt. Eugene Lee from 422nd Night Fighter Squadron in 1945. The 422nd Squadron was the first to operate [...]

Academy 1/48 P-26A Peashooter

by Maxim Bylkin on January 16, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hello! Fresh model, still sticks to the fingers))) It seems to be simple model, and gathered it since last September. Now I can breathe a sigh of relieved- a done deal )) Everyone enjoy, hope, browsing, and interested - link to the [...]