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Moson Model Show 2013 in pictures, part 1

by Editor on April 20, 2013 · in Show Reports · 2 ≡

Here are some pictures from the Moson Model Show in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary, which is being held this weekend. The Moson Show has estabilshed a firm reputation as the second largest international model event in Europe, after Scale [...]

Yay! My “Major Award” arrived today….

by Bill Koppos on April 19, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

My prize package from the March contest has come in. And a beauty it is. 4 Tamiya 1/48 models is a good thing, but these are even packaged pretty as a boxed set. I opened it very carefully to peruse the contents, now I have the urge to go [...]

1/35 DML Sd.Kfz. 184 Schwerer Jagdpanzer "Elefant"

by James Kelley on April 19, 2013 · in Armor · 3 ≡

Here is another model I built a few years ago. This was DML's "Premium" kit - I don't even remember why it was called that. The zimmerit was applied and sculpted from two-part epoxy putty (Tamiya), using a homemade tool I [...]

1/48 Eduard Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8

by James Kelley on April 19, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Here's one that i built a few years ago, when the Eduard kit was released. I remember there being some online angst regarding the thickness of chord around the vertical tail empanage. I found it to be pretty much accurate based on my own [...]

Slingsby T.18 Hengist

by Santiago Hrubisko on April 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Hello My father, Raul Hrubisko has made two new models in 1/72 scale for our collection. In this case as part of our Glider series. He made them from scratch in only 16 days.. I would like to thank to Jed and Alastair for helping us with [...]

Bronco 1/35th scale Fieseler Fi 103 RE-3 Piloted Flying Bomb

by Erich Goldbach on April 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is the Bronco1/35th scale Fieseler Fi 103 RE-3 (Reichenberg) Piloted Flying Bomb Trainer that I built straight from the box a year or so ago. It’s a strange scale to do an aircraft in but it’s something different and is a really [...]

OK if nobody's going to post today...over 1000 I go....

by Bill Koppos on April 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Such a nice number. I'll "Rocket" over the top with this hasegawa 1/32 Komet I did last year. For it's age it's still a cool kit. Pretty much kept to what was in the box, except for making a couple of "Luftstanders" to [...]

Karma almost at 1000….Shameless use of kid’s model….

by Bill Koppos on April 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

to get 20 points closer. Classic Airframes Curtiss Hawk III, Chinese Air Force late '30's. Hawk III was China's main fighter of the time, did well against unescorted bombers but faded when the monoplane Japanese fighters showed up. Not an [...]

Academy 1/48 Mig-21MF Polish Air Force

by Chris Sakowski on April 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

I am trying to build several from Polish Air Force and this is the first...Academy Mig-21. Built straight from the box except old ESCI decals. This kit goes together real well, might have a few fit problems bot not many. I forgot though [...]

1/72 Hawk 81

by Anders Isaksson on April 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This the Airfix Hawk 81-A-2 that I built straight from the box, with the only modification being to carefully separate the canopy from the windshield. Fitting the canopy over the spine was more than a little difficult so a vacform canopy [...]