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1/48 Fairey Firefly MK I by Grand Phoenix

by Michael Wayne Knowles on August 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The Firefly was a replacement for the Fairey Fulmer shipboard two-seat fighter. The British felt that over water flights were too exhausting, so they added a navigator / observer to share the load with the pilot. This may have provided [...]

1/350 Roma by Trumpeter

by Michael Wayne Knowles on August 29, 2013 · in Ships · 12 ≡

There are some moments in human history characterized by the drama of a noble vessel going down in horrible disaster. Such was Titanic. Such was Hindenberg. Fewer folks know the story of Roma. She was the last of her class to be [...]

SR-71 Flown by Lt Col B.C.Thomas USAF (ret)

by Frank Cronin on August 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

I built this model for Col. Thomas. He is a member of our "Military Mafia" lunch group. Col Thomas has flown a number of USAF a/c including the U-2, B-57, C-130, and many more. His all time favorite airplane is the SR-71. He is [...]

1/48 Monogram Harrier

by Joe Caputo on August 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Yes, we do jets too ! An aftermarket set of decals and a lttle different.paint job, and a very basic kit, made for an interesting addition to my Harrier collection.

Dragon 1/32 Bf110C Nightfighter WIP – No Black paint was used in the commission of this ‘sin’….

by Brett Peacock on August 29, 2013 · in How-to · 8 ≡

This is a WIP of my 1/32 Dragon 110C-7 kit, painted as L1+DH of NJG3, as it was photographed at Benghazi, Libya in 1941, with replacement tail surfaces from a Dayfighter. What makes it "interesting" is that I used no black paint [...]

1/48 Monogram Lockheed F-5B (P-38) Lightning

by Joe Caputo on August 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Another 1/48 Monogram Classic. I opted for the photo nose, making it an F-5B. OOB.

1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBF-1C Avenger

by Drew Tarter on August 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Accurate Miniatures' Avengers, along with their SBD Dauntless and F3F series, are among the best 1/48 scale aircraft kits ever produced. Everything - from surface and interior detail to fit of the parts - is about as good as it gets in [...]

1/350 Graf Spee by Academy

by Michael Wayne Knowles on August 28, 2013 · in Ships · 15 ≡

This is one of my earliest big ships and it was a joy to build. Despite Academy's heavy handed molding of the finer details, I found the model to be very satisfying. I was able to replace most of them with extra/alternate parts from the [...]

eduard 1/48 F6F-3 “Flatleys Hellcat”

by bob mack on August 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

this is the mount of famous aviator LT CMDR. James H. Flatley Jr. as it would have appeared in the summer of 1943 when he commanded an air group aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown II...CV-10..."The Fighting Lady"...jimmy was a personal [...]

1/48 Tamiya Do-335

by Michael Wayne Knowles on August 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is a buddy build with my good friend and master modeler, Rusty Rhea. He built the interior and landing gear, while i did the major structure and painting. Rusty spent 19 hours just on the seat, and 11 on the control yoke! The idea [...]