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First Steps. My journey back into model making

by Nick Lovell on March 30, 2014 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I have recently started making model aircraft again for the first time since my childhood. I thought some people might be interested to read kit reviews and builds from a nearly total newbies point of view, with all the challenges and [...]

1/32 Junkers J.1

by John Healy on March 29, 2014 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

This is the superlative Wingnut Wings kit. I built it pretty much straight from the box with the exception of the ignition wiring that I added with brass wire. The minimal control surface rigging at the rear of plane was done with [...]

Hobbyboss 1/48 F4U-4B VMF-214

by Clark Cook on March 29, 2014 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Good morning: This is my first posting to this group. I have included a few photos of my recently completed Hobbyboss F4U-4B in 1/48 scale. I added Aires wheel wells and cockpit along with some True Details "un-flattened" [...]

F-51D Mustang, Korean War – Tamiya 1/72

by Paulo Castro on March 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hi all Here I am again. This time with a model I did last year. This Tamiya Mustang is a beauty to build, very straightforward almost no filler required as we can expect from a Tamiya kit. The aluminium paint is the H8 Chrome Silver from [...]

My Little Polish Outdoor Museum.

by Mark Housley on March 28, 2014 · in Aviation · 41 ≡

Hi Guys, This is a small Diorama i did towards the end of last summer and managed to finish in time for the Scale Model World at Telford in Shropshire England. It all Started with the Tamiya 1/100 scale IL28 Beagle, at the time i was still [...]

1/72nd P2V-5 Neptune Conversion

by Jim Sullivan on March 27, 2014 · in Aviation · 44 ≡

I wanted to build an earlier version of the P2V Neptune and selected the 20mm cannon armed P2V-5 as my subject. The Hasegawa 1/72nd P2V-7 kit was the starting point and I used the fine Falcon P2V-5 vacuform conversion set for the major [...]

Hasegawa 1/32nd Bf 109 G-6/R3

by Erich Goldbach on March 27, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

At the end of 1943, Obstlt. Walter Oesau introduced a new emblem for JG1- a red winged ‘1’ in a white diamond, which was enclosed in a red circle. My model represents a speculative interpretation of the Gruppe Kommodeurs machine from [...]

ME262 – Promodeler 1/72

by Paulo Castro on March 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Hi there! This model I did a few years ago, but besides that it is still one of my favorites. As usual this was an OOTB build and painted with Tamiya acrilics mixed by myself. Hope you like it! Cheers

Video: GBs! One done, One to go... And other stuff.

by MakingModelsAgain on March 26, 2014 · in Aviation

T'was Aaron Newland's Trainer group build that limped across the finish line.

1/48th scale SAS jeep

by George Louis Creed on March 26, 2014 · in Armor · 9 ≡

I thought I show you another little goodie I worked on, this time in 1/48th scale. It is the Willies Jeep, with a Black Dog conversion set. Mostly an exercise in painting and detailing, with a base sculpted by a friend of mine. Enjoy !