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Sd.Kfz.232 (Tamiya 1/48)

by Dmitry Stropalov on March 22, 2014 · in Armor · 9 ≡

There is not so much to say about this model. Kit is easy to assemble and it was a really pleasure to work on it after short run kits. I wanted to try some of the weathering techniques - different filter colors, oils, pigments, etc. It's [...]

Fujimi 1/72nd TA-4J

by Gordon Zammit on March 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Built straight from the box using two sets of kit decals. Green areas are airbrushed and only used the black outlines from the decals. Also, the black outlines are modified from the Fujimi instructions to reflect the few photos of this [...]

AMT’s 1/48 F7F-3N Tigercat

by Josh Patterson on March 22, 2014 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

Well, not only do I love vintage jets, but I'm also a s****r for anything with a round engine! (Hearing EAA's B-17 flying around yesterday got me thinking about it again!)I think the Tigercat ranks among the best looking of them all! [...]

Another Lightning Strike! (92 Sq F.1A)

by Josh Patterson on March 21, 2014 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Seems like a lot of lightnings have been showing up lately, so I thought I'd show my 92 Sq. F.1A as well. (I like the early Lightnings before they added chord to the fin and squared it off!) I built it when the kit was new, so it's about [...]

Academy 48th Scale F-4B Finally Complete

by Jack Mugan on March 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

It's hard to believe it was seven months ago that I posted some in-progress photos on this project. There was a lot of decal work even before I added the Mike Grant rivets. I liked the kit and built it OOB.

Mig 21F-13 A Six Day War Survivor

by Mark Housley on March 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hi All, This build is from quite some time ago and its one of my rare jaunts over to 1/48 its the Trumpeter kit and it is a really nice bit of plastic to say the least, detail is top notch, the cockpit in my opinion doesn't need anything [...]

Wingnut Wings 1:32 Sopwith Snipe Early.

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on March 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hello, this is my fourth Wingnut's model. It is a pleasure to build, but it takes a lot of time and patience, Painted with Gunze acrylics and chipped with the hair spray technique. The wood graining was achieved with acrylic paint applied [...]

“Big Fish” – Rotterdam Oude Haven, 1952

by Rob Pollock on March 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Here's an aircraft diorama I worked on for about three months (250+ hours). The overall size makes it difficult to photograph, so apart from a few overviews at middle distance I've included several shots of local areas in the scene. [...]

U.S. Coast Guard Post War Aircraft

by Mike Maynard on March 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

I apologise the quality of the photos; the planes are in a museum and I can't re-photograph them easily. One of my shortcomings as a modeler is my rush to build a model and the failure to take photos as I progress. And when complete, a [...]

“Fabled Fifteen” is published!

by Tom Cleaver on March 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

"Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15" is now available as an e-book at Amazon. If you don't have a Kindle, you can download a free Kindle app for Mac, PC, or iBook. Those of you outside North America [...]