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VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE HF.Mk.VIIc

by Mark Beckwith on November 9, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Wing Commander Peter Mallan Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF Spitfire HF Mk.VIIc S.N. MD188 August, 1944 MD188, an HF Mk.VIIc was the third-to-last MkVII Spitfire to be built, coming off the Eastleigh production line in the third week of May, [...]

1/48 Airfix Bf-109E-7

by James Kelley on November 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

I built this a year or so ago. Great kit for under $20.00. No real fit issues, fairly accurate, and options like posable flying surfaces. If I remember right, it had five(!) decal options. Enjoy!

1/48 Testors FA-18 Strike Fighter (CF-18A)

by Joe Caputo on November 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Canada's 441 Squadron's Hornet Special for the 50th anniversary of D-Day, complete with invasion stripes and "JE-J" codes for Johnny Johnson, who commanded 126 Wing. And there were those who said, "invasion stripes on a [...]

Boeing 777-200LR | Pan Am | N777PA | 1/144

by Sergio Goncalves on November 8, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Back in 2011 I created two 777-200, one LR and one F (Cargo) in a fantasy livery of Pan Am, as if this company have made it 'til that year, it's 80 years old anniversary. Both are Minicraft kits. To know more about those two, visit the [...]

This one’s a ‘smoker’

by George Williams on November 7, 2013 · in Automotive · 11 ≡

It's red, it's fast, it's good looking, but it's Japanese, not Italian. This is Tamiya's 1/12 scale kit of the 2001 Yamaha works bike, it's a 500cc two stroke machine, ridden by Italian Max Biaggi. Here it is without the cowlings , and [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Fiat G-50

by Bill Koppos on November 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Here it is, SH's newest big scale offering, Fiat's first monoplane. Some may say it is,ah, lacking in pulchritude (how about THAT one?) but it grew on me as I built it and now I think she is bellissimo. Not too hard a build, the tough part [...]

P-51D-10 “Mustang” 1/32 Tamiya

by Honza Petr on November 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hello, I want to show my new model- P-51D in big scale from Tamiya kit. Mostly I used Tamiya kit and from detail sets: HGW seatbelts, Eduard´s BigEd, Quickboost pylons and Brassin wheels. I make many details myself from lead wires and [...]

Boeing 727-100 | Transbrasil | PT-TYJ | Revell | 1/144

by Sergio Goncalves on November 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Kit Revell, 1/144 scale. TransBrasil was a Brazilian airline, famous for it's 727 fleet (the largest in South America) and it's livery, almost like Braniff, with colorful planes. I have more planes in this livery, will post here.

Eduard 1:48 Nieuport Ni-11 Weekend edition.

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on November 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hello everybody! This is one of my recent builds, the tiny 1:48 Nieuport Ni-11 from Eduard. This is the weekend edition, so, there are no photo etched parts and only one decoration. Everything is out of the box, except wiring and gun mount [...]

WNW Albatros D.V (1/32)

by Grega X on November 7, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Just completed my Albatros after a year of on-off building. Assembly of this kit was really enjoyable, but there is a lot of room for improvements. As my first kit in 32nd scale after a long time, It was a test of patience and it is not [...]