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RAF Rescue launch 1/72

by Johan Hugogård on December 29, 2013 · in Ships · 3 ≡

This Airfix old kit of the Royal Air Force Rescue Launch that picked up downed pilots from the waters of the English channel during WWII. I built it many years ago, but did some touch up painting and weathering work on it [...]

Hughes 500 Defender T.O.W. 1/48

by Johan Hugogård on December 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is academys 1/48 kit of the Hughes 500D with TOW anti-tank missiles. A very nice kit to build and there is a number of different kits using the same basic moulds. It has good detail and a good fit. I built it almost out of the box, I [...]

BAE Hawk 1/72 Italeri

by Johan Hugogård on December 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is Italeris kit of the Finnish version of BAE Hawk. It has somewhat better detailing than the usual Italeri kits. I only did some minor detailing and weathering with a graphite pencil.

F-20 Tigershark 1/72 Hasegawa

by Johan Hugogård on December 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is another nice kit from Hasegawa, built out of the box. Unfortunatley I used Johnson floorpolish as clear coat on this model, and put too thick layers of it, so the polish has cracked in some places (you can see it under the cockpit [...]

Gavia 1/48 Polikarpov Po-2

by Maxim Bylkin on December 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hello! Another model of the box - at that time it Po-2, owned by Aviation border troops of the USSR, the 50s of the last century. Built with little or no modifications, only slightly fiddled with wing-racks. Online not so many models of [...]

Panzerhaubitz 2000

by AL HOFFMAN on December 29, 2013 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Or PzH 2000 to it's friends. This is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. Developed for the German army. It is also used by Italy, Netherlands and Greece. It has a maximum range of 35 km for standard rounds & 40+ km with assisted rounds. [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Hawker Typhoon Mk.1b

by Bernard Wylie on December 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hasegawa's excellent Typhoon made better with the inclusion of Barracuda cockpit, wheels and exhaust, invasion stripes, roundels and fin flashes were painted with the Montex Masks, I'm really liking these masks.

SAAB J35ö Draken 1/72

by Johan Hugogård on December 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/72 scale kit of the Austrian version of J35 Draken. It is a splendid kit and a joy to build. It is built out of the box, with the pitot tube replaced with stainless wire.

P-51D Mustang 1/72

by Johan Hugogård on December 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is an old Airfix kit that I put together some years ago and tested some weathering techniques on it. The kit and its detail is not so good, but I was happy with the result of the weathering and the worn look of it. I gave it a base [...]

7TP Polish WWII tank 1/35

by Johan Hugogård on December 28, 2013 · in Armor · 5 ≡

I just got a new mobile phone with a 13 megapixel camera, so I thought that I should test it by taking some pictures of models I've built. Starting with the 1/35 scale Polish 7TP tank from early WWII. The kit is by Mirage Hobby I think. I [...]