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Video: Meet The Fokker - 1/48 D.XXI – Finished-ish!

by MakingModelsAgain on July 13, 2013 · in Aviation

The 0.5% of unfinishednessness was due to the fact I'd forgotten to add the prop spinner - which you can see shining like a beacon of stupidity at the bottom right of the frame. It's been Alcladed but still needs a yellow band. That and [...]

Supermarine Attacker from Trumpeter in 1/48 scale

by Tony Prince on July 13, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Still keen on the Fleet Air Arm; I've just finished one of Trumpeter's latest. The Attacker didn't quite make its mark as noticeably as the USN Banshee & Panther although similar in performance. The tailwheel undercarriage wasn't a [...]

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Typhoon 1B

by James Kelley on July 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Built OOB, finished in Testors and Tamiya acrylics. I had planned on mounting bombs instead of rockets, for something a little different. However, I really didn't like the way the bombs ended up looking. I also left off the boarding step, [...]

48th scale North American F-86D Sabre Dog

by Jack Mugan on July 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This model represents the first production single seat fighter to which air-to-air missiles replace the classic gun armament. The Monogram kit is built out of the box and I do not recall any fit issues. I used several shades of Alclad [...]

1/12 Honda RC166 GP racer by Tamiya

by George Williams on July 11, 2013 · in Automotive · 6 ≡

Here's the latest kit I've completed. I'm not normally a two wheel fan, but this Honda is an exception. About the bike: The RC166 was Honda's triumphant development of its 250 cc racers which started in 1954 when Soichiro Honda declared [...]

Late war JG 26 Bf-109K-4 (1/32 Hasegawa)

by Tom Cleaver on July 11, 2013 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109K-4 is done as an airplane flown by Georg Genth of III/JG 26 around the time of Operation Bodenplatte. Genth was the son of a WW1 German aviator who flew Gotha bombers, and joined the Luftwaffe as a [...]

General Aircraft 55

by Santiago Hrubisko on July 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Hi My father has finished another model from scratch. In this case is the General Aircraft 55. I hope you like it The next model on the bench will be the Taylorcraft Model H - Experimental tandem two-seat training glider [...]

Esci 1/9 BMW R/75

by bob mack on July 9, 2013 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

Video: The New Airfix Zero – Going Full Circle

by MakingModelsAgain on July 9, 2013 · in Aviation

The circle is now complete. Once this was the old tool, now, it, is the new tool, but looks like the old tool. Or something. Also, this video took like forever to upload, hence why I refer to Sunday's tennis match like it was yesterday. [...]

Man Cave, a builder's log

by Rob Anderson on July 9, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

Well we finally moved into our new home here in Normandy Park, WA. And along with a little land, fresh air and garden comes my own room! So from the bare room to the first displays and lastly a picture of some repairs is the start of [...]