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3 to cure a 3 year hiatus

by Ben Hietbrink on November 30, 2012 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

It's been 3 years since I last indulged in my obsession, I mean hobby. I decided to make up for lost time by bulding 3 at a time. They are almost done, apart from the aerial wires, some weathering and the armoured headrest on Nowotny's [...]

A Sewart Seacraft 50′ Crewboat

by Bill Bailey on November 30, 2012 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Back in the last century I worked on boats exactly like this in the Gulf of Mexico. For years I've wanted to convert the Monogram Swift Boat back into what it came from - a Sewart Seacraft 50' crewboat, I finally did. The conversion [...]

1/48th Cyber Hobby Bf-110D3

by Walt on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I recieved this kit as payment for a brake job from a good friend. I built it out of the box as a review for our local club's news letter. Overall it was a blast to build, with excellent overall detail and generally good fit. It is a [...]

1/48 Otaki F6F-3N

by Dan DeSilva on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is the Otaki 1/48 F6F-3 with a Hasegawa F6F-5N cockpit and radome. The canopy is a vacuformed replacement and the decals are Superscale. The underwing insignia is hand painted around the radome. I enjoyed working on this as the kit [...]

1/48 Hobbycraft F9F-2 with adjustments

by Dan DeSilva on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Here is my Hobbycraft F9F-2, with a new nose section- the Monogram F9F-5 forward fuselage (with canopy) suitably shortened to fit the correct length of the F9F-2. I also used Monogram wing tip tanks. I built the kit as one of the Blue [...]

Major Don Schmenk’s F-100

by Gary Brantley on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is the venerable Monogram 1/48th North American F-100. The kit was given to me by retired Air Force Major Don Schmenk. The plane has the markings of the Hun that Schmenk flew in Vietnam. I had the kit for many years before I finally [...]

Lockheed Model 9 Orion 1/48 AMT conversion

by Eric aka The Yankymodeler on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I can't quite remember when this was completed,I'm pretty sure sometime before 1985. The subject is the Lockheed model 9 Orion which shared a number of components with the more well known Vega. I started with the venerable AMT [...]

DH-4 in U.S. Mail Service Aurora 1/48

by Eric aka The Yankymodeler on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Another of my builds from my distant past. (When did I get so old?!? ) Completed 36 years ago from the even then ancient Aurora DH-4 kit. Modifications include removal of all surface detail, the markings where depicted by raised outlines [...]

WNW 1/32 Fokker E.III (late)

by Tom Cleaver on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

A kit that's a lot easier than you might expect. I would recommend it as a "first rigging model" to someone considering doing WW1 models, it's really that simple. Done as the E.III Max Immelmann was shot down in. Completely [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-2

by Dan DeSilva on November 29, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I love the Corsair, and I particularly enjoy building Tamiya Corsairs. This was my first folded wing corsair. I used pictures from the Osprey book on Corsair aces (This aircraft was on the USS Enterprise) to help me to paint this one. It [...]