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Inspiration for the next build

by Rob Anderson on April 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I had originally decided to build my Academy Phantom as a 1972 Sundowners bird, but then I ran across this picture. VF 84 USS Independence, 1965. It was Indy and 84s only Vietnam war cruise. Markings for the period were in a flux starting [...]

March Random Winner

by AL HOFFMAN on April 14, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

Thanks to the person with the magic fingers who pulled my name from the hat. This is the Eduard Fw190D11 1/48th Weekend Edition. It is a well molded kit with decals & stencils for one aircraft. As per the Weekend theme there is no [...]

“Mary Nell”… P-51D…1st Lt. William A. Taylor POW…Italy

by bob mack on April 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

hasegawa 1/48...eagle strike 48092...

A-10 Warthog Desert Storm Italeri

by Marcos Ramos on April 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The model in the the picture is a 1/48 scale italeri, with aires interior and engine from italeri exterior set . the picture was taken on the venice show in florida 2013 , engine cover was made by tissue paper and white glue.

Israeli captured MiG 17 1/48

by neil foster on April 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is my rendition of one of many MiG 17's that came into Israel's hands in 1965,there are different accounts of how this aircraft was captured,some say the pilot defected others that it was forced down in the heat of battle by superior [...]

Hobby Boss 1/48 MiG-17F

by Gary Brantley on April 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This was my first Hobby Boss kit. I started in earnest last fall and hit the first "snag" soon after. I had to repaint the seat several times to get the effect I wanted and stopped construction for several weeks. The I took up [...]

For those who don’t want to do 1/32 Fw-190s

by Tom Cleaver on April 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Everybody always wonders, what will happen to their stash when they're gone? Will SWMBO just trash it? Well, not necessarily. CINC Le Chateu du Chat likes to go to estate sales. She has found lots of good stuff at great prices, as have [...]

Italeri 1/35 M4A1 Sherman.

by Seamus Boughe on April 11, 2013 · in Armor · 6 ≡

This is the second armor model I built after returning to the hobby. It is also my first Sherman. Was inspired to build this one after reading "Breakout at Normandy". I found a Testor's boxing of the Italeri kit for $15.00. A [...]

1/48 General Dynamics F-111A Prototype RTD&E #1

by Steve E on April 11, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is the old Monogram, ex-Aurora, F-111A Swing Wing Fighter kit. I back dated the kit to represent the first RTD&E aircraft. Backdating the aircraft wasn't that hard. The major modification is the fuel dump area in between the two [...]

Sinar Fleet Systems – TIE Advanced X1 – ~1/32 Scale

by Steve E on April 11, 2013 · in Sci-fi · 2 ≡

This is the original 1977 MPC release of Darth Vaders TIE Fighter. The kit, being an original release went together very well! The biggest draw back of this kit is that there is a warp molded into the kit that is really impossible to fix. [...]