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North American A-36A Apache by Accurate Miniatures in 1/48 scale

by Tony Prince on August 11, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Not as glamorous an aircraft as its pure fighter stablemates, but a hard worker nonetheless. This represents a 'plane serving in Italy sometime in 1943-44. Worn, faded & dirty. I built this kit quite some time ago & it still stands [...]

Trumpeter 1/144th IIyushin IL-78 Midas

by Joe Caputo on August 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

The IL-78 is another nice Trumpeter kit, and a good companion for the A-50 Mainstay. A fairly easy build, with no major flaws. It's an impressive size model for a smaller scale. While I'm glad to have these on the shelf, I don't think [...]

1/48 Eduard Hellcat II

by John Healy on August 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is the recent Eduard Weekend Edition Hellcat II. I finished it with Humbrol enamels and kit decals. I also added True Details wheels, Eduard seat belts, and scratchbuilt the drop tank retention straps from scrap brass. This kit is [...]

Dragon/DML 1/48th Scale Ho229A-1 Flying Wing

by Erich Goldbach on August 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This model started its life in my good friend Franks capable hands and then just sort of died and was relegated to the pile of “doom” in his model cave. Well, I spied it and asked him about what was up with it. His response was “I [...]

Spoiling the Wing party with a ground pounder….

by Bill Koppos on August 10, 2013 · in Armor · 11 ≡

Tamiya's rehash of the 1/35 CMK Panzer 35 (t). This is a nice'n easy build for thems of you that would like to try an armor kit. Tamiya put in a new track sprue and guns, even so I used a Lion Marc barrel, it's got the tiny holes in the [...]

Verlinden 48th Scale Carrier Deck Equipment

by Jack Mugan on August 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

A few years back Verlinden Products brought out several pieces of carrier deck equipment that really got me excited. I like to display my models in their natural environment when possible. I found these to be excellent examples of [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Spitfire Vb, S/Ldr Jan Zumbach of 303 Squadron

by Tom Cleaver on August 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

The Hasegawa Spitfire Vb dates to the mid-1970s. Despite having raised panel detail, with rescribing it makes up into a nice model, though I recommend picking up both the resin cockpit and the Rotol prop from Greymatter figures, both of [...]

Trumpeter 1/144th IIyushin A-50 Mainstay

by Joe Caputo on August 9, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Small scale model of a big aircraft. When it comes to Soviet aircraft, mine are usually 1/72, with a few in 1/48th, and only "fighters". OK, an occasional II-28. When I had the opportunity to pick up 3 big Russian aircraft [...]

Revell Martin Mariner, Convair Tradewind, Martin Seamaster (box scale)

by Joe Caputo on August 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

From days long past...and reissued, (at least once), came these odd scaled, inexpensive little jewels. .I had already built the Tradewind, as a kid, and re-did it as part of a club project on resurrecting old models, I built a second [...]

Hasegawa 1/20 1976 Ferrari 312T2

by Bryan W. Bernart on August 8, 2013 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

My first car model in nearly 40 years. I had been waiting for decals for my Trumpeter Wimpy Mk.1c, and happened to see this at my LHS, which was sadly going out of business. It still has wings, however. I have a new-found respect for car [...]