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AD-6 of VA-165, USS Oriskany, 1962

by Frank Cronin on June 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This was built from the Tamiya kit using AeroMaster decals. Aside from the decals I built this out of the box. I have no idea of who the pilot was or any further history of the airplane. I just liked the scheme. I left it rather clean as I [...]

USMC FG-1D, of MCVG-4, 1945

by Frank Cronin on June 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This aircraft was flown by LtCol Donald K.Yost USMC. Commanding officer of MCVG-4 in the Okinawa area aboard USS Cape Gloucester CVE-109, Yost is credited with 8 victories. He retired from USMC in 1959 as a BGen. This model was made out of [...]

1/48 Hasegawa F-16N

by Dan DeSilva on June 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is a Hasegawa F-16N (cobbled from an older mold F-16C) that I had sitting for some time awaiting the base light grey camouflage... Around February break, I decided to finally get moving on it. The complicated splinter scheme put me [...]

1/48 Monogram F-14D

by Dan DeSilva on June 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here is my Monogram 1/48 F-14D. It started life with the markings out of the box, which I found out later were incorrect- it can't be stressed enough- look for pictures of the aircraft you are modelling! Nowadays with the internet, it is [...]

Roland Robert Stanford-Tuck

by Tom Cleaver on June 23, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Roland Robert Stanford-Tuck, with 30 victories one of the top RAF aces of the Second World War, joined the RAF in 1935 at age 19 on a short service commission, following two years at sea as a cadet. Tuck did not at first take to flying, [...]

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 [...]