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1/48 Avia S.92

by Marek Halas on May 27, 2013 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

An Me.262 with a twist! This is an Avia S.92 Turbina converted from the very old Monogram 1/48 Me.262. The decals are from Tally Ho, and represent one of five Avia built Me.262's that served with the Czechoslovak airforce up until 1951. [...]

Eduard and Roden 1/48 Fokker D.VII

by Tom Cleaver on May 27, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Both done about 7-8 years ago when the kits first came out. The Eduard kit is an OAW-built D.VII in the famous markings of an otherwise-unknown airplane, with the markings of The Seven Swabians, an ancient German folk tale about a bunch of [...]

F/Lt Pierre Clostermann (French Air Force),

by Hans Peter Tschanz on May 26, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Military career Pierre Clostermann 1942 voluntarily entered the force aériennes française libres (free French air force / FAFL was training the fighter squadron Alsace (Squadron No.: 341 Free French) allocated.) Later, he joined the [...]

A brace of sabres

by neil foster on May 26, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I thought we could get a series of these beauties going,the German one is the Revel kit ,actually a licence built Canadaire CL130 (correct me if I'm wrong) and the other is the Academy offering,I also have a Tamiya Mig 15 which splits to [...]

How I started counting rivets….

by Jack Mugan on May 25, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I really like natural metal schemes and became a big fan of Allclad paint because of their color range and drying time. Then one day I ran across Mike Grant's website and saw he was offering rivets as a decal sheet. I hadn't had much luck [...]

The good old days

by Tom Cleaver on May 25, 2013 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

Walt reminds me what fun Stearmans are. ("A Stearman isn't landed til it's shut down, chocked down and tied down") Air-to-airs of various Stearmans up in the Sacramento area back in the 70s. The first 3 shots are our Stearman [...]

Tamiya 1/48th Do-335 Defense of the Reich

by Walt on May 25, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

As a follow up to my Do-335 I built another one of these model kits. This time I thought I would do it up as a defender of the Reich in the last days of the war. I added drop tanks and also scratch built the boarding ladder. I [...]

Some airplane photos

by Jaime Carreon on May 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Since I'm in the middle of a build and don't have any model pictures to post, I thought I'd share these. Boeing 727-200C N199AJ at Houston IAH. Note this one has winglets. I worked on these for 12 years at Continental [...]

1/48 Spitfire PR.19

by John Healy on May 24, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the new Airfix kit that I built last month. In my opinion, it's their best Spitfire yet. It surpasses the Mk.22/24 and Seafire 46/47s from the 1990s due to better detailing and nicer moldings. Others on this site have gone into [...]

For Stearman Lovers Everywhere

by Walt on May 23, 2013 · in Reference · 7 ≡

As winter turns into spring (sort of) here in Washington, it is time for our Stearman's annual inspection. Good thing that way we know it will be safe for a sunny season of flying. Since all the access panels are removed I thought I [...]