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Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop

by Chris Sakowski on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation

This kit is the Tamiya P-47D Bubble Top. Built straight out of the box, except Super Scale decals. True story, thats real funny. The reason I chose to do this aircraft is my mother-in-law. She is a sweet lady, I love her to death. She is a [...]

AMT 1/48 P-40K

by Tom Bebout on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Since shark week continues here is my contribution. Since Tom Cleaver did an outstanding job explaining the details behind the K model I'll refer readers to his contribution. This is the old AMT kit to which I added some True Detail [...]

Another shark – 1/48 Hasegawa P-40K

by Tom Cleaver on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

The P-40K was a development from the P-40E, which continued use of the Allison V-1710 engine and appeared simultaneously with the P-40F, which used the Packard Merlin. The P-40K used the more powerful Allison V-1710-73 (F4R) engine, with [...]

Trying to keep the sharks coming….

by Bill Koppos on February 16, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Hasegawa P-40M. 1/48 scale. I think this is one of the meaner looking mouths. 112 Squadron, Italy 1943.Resin seat and wheels added. Pilot from old Tamiya Buffalo kit.

How to: Hairspray weathering technique

by Editor on February 16, 2013 · in Armor

(link) Here is a weathering technique that has gained popularity within the Military Modelling community during the last few years. Demonstrated in this video to produce winter camouflage on a KV from Trumpeter in 1/35 scale. The [...]

P-40s of the 49th Fighter Group – Part 2: New Guinea

by Tom Cleaver on February 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

By the summer of 1942, the Japanese threat to Australia by direct invasion was largely over, but the threat posed by the Japanese takeover of New Guinea meant that Australia could still be isolated strategically, and later invaded. Two [...]

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 [...]