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Mustang Madness continues over Malibu

by Tom Cleaver on August 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

These are from a 1997 flight i did with warbird mechanic/air racer (he flies "Voodoo") Matt Jackson. His client in the front seat (whose name I now forget) was a WW2 B-17 pilot who had long wanted a P-51 and from the group that [...]

1/48 Great Wall P-61A Black Widow ; In Progress

by Tolga ULGUR on August 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Finally Lady Gen finished. You can see some more pictures of the finished model from Work in Progress aircraft section. (link) Expanded version will be posted here later. Happy modelling

GO!!!!!!! Tamiya's 1/12 Yamaha YZR-M1

by James Kelley on August 16, 2013 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

Tamiya's 1/12 Yamaha YZR-M1 Built OOB using the following paints: Testors MM Acryl True Blue Pearl Testors Metalizers Titanium Titanium Bronze Gunmetal Aluminum Coat Tamiya Acrylic: Black Clear Blue Lots of polishing and waxing between [...]

Mustang madness @ Chino – more A2A

by Tom Cleaver on August 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Two of the Chino P-51s, back about 10 years ago. "Susie" is now in a different scheme, but this variation on "Snooks VII" looks pretty nice. I think I was in Bob Lewis' Cessna 172, which is why Steve Hinton had to drop [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 scale F4U-4 Corsair.

by Erich Goldbach on August 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215) "The Fighting Corsairs" was a fighter squadron that was activated and fought during World War II. Following the surrender of Japan, the squadron was deactivated on November, 1946. The [...]

Freiherrn Manfred von Richthofen

by Hans Peter Tschanz on August 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

In my apartment for years hanging an art print of a Jagstaffel from the First World War, it is to see the Fokker Dr.I pilot Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen. I was interested in the plane of the coloring ago recreate it, the kit was a [...]

1/48 Lindberg JN-4D Jenny

by Joe Caputo on August 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Time for another walk down memory lane, the Lindberg Jenny. My inspiration for this scheme was the Jenny at the Old Reinbeck Airdrome, in upstate New York. I could find no proof of the US Navy ever usung this scheme, and the tail [...]

Collings Foundation B-24 and B-17 air-to-air back in 1998

by Tom Cleaver on August 14, 2013 · in Show Reports · 2 ≡

These shots of the Collings Foundation B-24 in its "All American" markings and the B-17G "9-0-9", were taken during a tour of Los Angeles in 1998. Sadly, they're the last air-to-air shots photographers are likely to [...]

Pacific Fortress-a Big 'un...

by Bill Koppos on August 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Done about 4 years ago, was this Monogram 1/48 Fort. This represents a Boeing B-17F that flew in that other theatre, the Pacific. It survived 101 or so missions including skip-bombing and strafing, to be returned home to be put out to a [...]

1/48 Hobbycraft F7U-3M Cutlass

by Drew Tarter on August 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I built the 1/48 Hobbycraft Cutlass many years ago, and so far it's my first and only attempt at a natural metal finish. The Cutlass had a very short career in the fleet for several reasons, mainly due to it being dangerously underpowered. [...]