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Polikarpov I-180E-3 1/48 scratchbuild

by Maxim Bylkin on February 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I-180 - on such machines might have come across Luftwaffe Russian pilots in 1941. If it were not a tragic set of circumstances such as the death of several test pilots, including Valery Chkalov. I-180 is a deep modernization of I-16, and [...]

How to: Assembling individual track links on AFVs

by Editor on February 15, 2013 · in Armor

(link) A short video on how to assemble and mount individual plastic track links for model tanks.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 flown by Oberleutnant Josef Priller (Squadron commander).

by Hans Peter Tschanz on February 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 flown by Oberleutnant Josef Priller (Staffelkapitän) / JG 26, November 1941. The model is a Hasegawa - Kit 1:32, all red lines are been sprayed gun with the airbrush - also the marks on the fin.The straps are [...]

1/48 Tamiya P47C5 "Formation Monitor" 448th BG

by Darren Dickerson on February 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Hi Everyone This one has a sharkmouth! Tamiya P47D Ultracast Seat Loon Models C Cowling Superscale Decals Tamiya / Gunze Paints Thanks Darren

1/48 Tamiya P47D Bubbletop "362nd Fighter Group"

by Darren Dickerson on February 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Hi Everyone Tamiya P47D Bubbletop - Super Rabbit Barracudacals 'Mogins Maulers" Ultracast Seat Tamiya & Alclad paints Comments welcome! Looking forward to posting more. The site is excellent and the models I have seen are [...]

1/48 Monogram F-8H VF-111 Sharkmouth

by Dan DeSilva on February 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hi all, it has been quite a while since I last posted. I hope you enjoy my F-8H conversion of the Monogram 1/48 F-8E. I used pictures I took of a Crusader at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. The earlier models of Crusader had a [...]

How to: Applying decals with setting solutions

by Editor on February 14, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 1 ≡

(link) Another useful video tutorial from Scale Modeling Addict.

MRC 1/35 Bell 47D Mash Helicopter – Kit #BA 102

by Larry J. Allen on February 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

With my fumbling fingers, failing eyesight and faulty building techniques, this kit was a challenge. Fitting, aligning and keeping the boom/frame assembly straight was frustrating, to say the least. The illustrations in the instructions [...]

1/32 Trumpeter P-40 B Tomahawk

by Tolga ULGUR on February 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is 1/32 P-40 B Tomahawk from Trumpeter built several years ago with the markings of RAF 112nd squadron. Construction started with the engine. Exhausts replaced with those from Nobblecraft. Next step is the cockpit. Unfortunately [...]

P-40s of the 49th Fighter Group – Part 1 (Early Days)

by Tom Cleaver on February 13, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Today’s Air Force has decided to emphasize its history as a means of unit inspiration. This has resulted in units with real “history” as the service decides which unit designations will continue in active service, so that one finds [...]