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Yay! Half a day today. Figured I’d post one up…Pac Coast Hurricane I….

by Bill Koppos on March 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Fabric wing model 1/32 scale. To me the early Hurricanes are the best looking-that pointy nose just does it. The Pacific Coast kit is pretty good, the only big issue being poor wing fit. It has a real good interior, nice surface detail and [...]

ROYAL AIR FORCE Spitfire Mk.V 130 Squadron

by Hans Peter Tschanz on March 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

A wine observation our son Jonathan of my wife gave a jigsaw puzzle with a Spitfire pictured, my wife put together the puzzle and it was a nice picturewith a Spitfire Mk.V and two Hawker Typhoon over the beach of France on D-day, June 6 [...]

Video: A6M2 Zero - Scratch Built Metal Model- Part One

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation

1:15 Scale. Model Engineering. One-Off Aluminum Model. Truly Scratch-Built. The custom metal models built by Guillermo Rojas Bazán are considered the best in the world in their category by several institutions of wide international [...]

Astrokit 1/48 Macchi C.200 Saetta

by Tom Cleaver on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

As I recall, the Astrokit resin C.200s first appeared in 1995. I did this one then, then about 5 years later I stripped it and repainted it with better decals. This is a C.200 from the 356th Squadriglia of the Italian Corpo [...]

D.520 AMS Relief Project – Pt 3

by AL HOFFMAN on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Finally got this done. This is #3 of a same kit build (the other 2 are already posted) that was supposed to be a break from "Advanced Modelers Syndrome" Even though it is box stock, including the pilot instead of belts, it fought [...]

AMT 1/48 A-20G Havoc

by Tom Bebout on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

So you sit down ,open the box and tell yourself that you're really going to take the time and produce a museum quality piece with this one. Maybe next time. Had some warped plastic with this one, some paint issues and some decals that [...]

Fine Molds 1:48, Yokusuka D4Y2 Judy “nightfighter”

by Ulrich Schütt on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

I've build this kit a year ago. The kit was not an easy build... the instructions were in JAPANESE! Painted with Tamiya acrylics IJN Green, IJN Grey, Yellow with a touch of red for IFF and lines on prop. The brown colour of the prop is [...]

Doyusha 1:32, Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero “Bakusen”

by Ulrich Schütt on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

And another early build... The A6M2 Zero made by Doyusha, released by Tomy and Swallow too... The plane depicts the mount of Lt. Yukio Seki, leading the first Kamikaze attack on 25 oct. 1944. Used the Hasegawa A6M5c wheels and propblades [...]

Hasegawa 1:32, Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki “Tojo”

by Ulrich Schütt on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Another one of my earlier builds, 1:32 scale Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki. Everything is sprayed with Revell enamels, only decals used is the number on the tail and wheelcovers. Had a hell of a job on the red "line" on the fuselage [...]

Doyusha 1:32, Kawanishi N1K2 Shiden-kai “George”

by Ulrich Schütt on March 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

One of my earlier builds, this is the Doyusha N1K2 Shiden, which was released also bij Tomy and Swallow. What I can recall, the cockpit was shallow and had a battery compartment, I scratchbuild a decent cockpit. The engine left much to be [...]