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MiG-killing Skyhawk: Hobbycraft’s 1/48 A-4C

by Drew Tarter on June 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Here’s the 1/48 Hobbycraft Skyhawk, the A-4C ‘Vietnam’ boxing. The Hobbycraft A-4C is a decent rendering of the venerable Skyhawk, and will provide a fair example of the A-4 out of the box, with generally good fit. But it has some [...]

Tamiya 1/32 Corsair due for release

by George Williams on June 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

(link) Are you guys excited about the new Tamiya Corsair 1/32 kit? Corsairs seem to be one of the most popular aircraft to be modelled on this site. The Tamiya 1/32 kit is due for release anytime now. I've copied some of the text from [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Typhoons

by Tom Cleaver on June 22, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

It's hard to believe these cardoor and bubbletop Typhoons from Hasegawa are going on 15 years old, but the cardoor kit was released in the summer of 1998, with the bubbletop released that fall. Traditionally, the hallmark of a successful [...]

1/48 Hasegawa RAAF Super Hornet

by Matt Mears on June 21, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Hey Guys, i used Southern Sky decals which were Brilliant, and i also used my first aires cockpit set to make this Aussie Super Hornet come alive, i used humbrol enamel paints and Flory Models Wash, Thanks

Tamiya 1/20 Ferrari F60 F1

by George Williams on June 20, 2013 · in Automotive · 7 ≡

Here's Felipe Massa's 2009 Formula One car, as it appeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (without the Marlboro 'bar codes', in deference to the event's sponsor). It's finished, but is way below the standard of the other models [...]

Hasegawa F 104S ASA M Starfighter in 1/48 scale

by Tony Prince on June 20, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This issue started out as the German 'Bavarian' version until one of my modelling friends informed me that he had served in the Italian Air Force & had some spare decals for this version & intended to build one as well. I couldn't [...]

Martin PGM-2 SEAMASTER

by Mike Maynard on June 20, 2013 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is my model of the 1:72 Anigrand "SEAMASTER" nuclear bomber. The kit is of resin construction and can be built as the XP6M-1 or as the PGM-2 models. It was my first resin aircraft kit and it's a huge leap from the days of [...]

The second Royal Class Bf 110… this time the E-2trop

by Stan Traas on June 19, 2013 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Not the easiest to build, but Eduard's 1/48 '110s build into very good looking models with a bit of patience and the occasional big hammer. I may have pooched the exhaust stains on this one- looking at photos that may have been [...]

iModeler Review: Airfix 1/72 Hawker Typhoon IB

by James Kelley on June 19, 2013 · in Reviews · 7 ≡

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB 1/72 scale Airfix Kit No. A02041 72 gray parts 2 clear parts 2 marking options Airfix kits seem to be getting a little better, and better, with each new release. Having said that, I’ve thought that [...]

Another Eduard Spitfire IX re-post

by Tom Cleaver on June 19, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

I just love it when I build a model and within days discover that nearly everything I did on it was wrong. So I took the model that was recently posted and re-did it into something correct. If you're interested in the information that led [...]