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Tamiya 1/35 AAPV7 w/UGWS

by Jeff Brundt on January 19, 2013 · in Armor · 1 ≡

I picked this one up at a local model show for $10. Again built stock out-of-box. Painted with Model Master acrylics and weathered with oil washes, filters and pastels. Figure painting is certainly not my forte, especially modern US 3-tone [...]

Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Rufe

by Jeff Brundt on January 19, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Nothing special about this one. A classic Tamiya kit that still holds up well even more than 30 years after its original release. I built mine stock out-of-the-box. Painted with Tamiya acrylics. A nice, quick and pleasant build.

The Wildcatfish (Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 conversion)

by Tom Cleaver on January 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

A nice way to turn a $30 kit into a $150 model. Tamiya's excellent F4F-4 with the Cutting Edge conversion set to do the F4F-3S "Wildcatfish." and the Just Plane Stuff F3F-3 wing set. The sets included new non-folding wings [...]

More metal with a side of rivets….Fine Molds 1/35 Japanese Army type 89 Medium tank….

by Bill Koppos on January 18, 2013 · in Armor · 2 ≡

Still on an armor run. This one was actually a great surprise Boithday gift from my kid last year (January 22) and a fabulous gift it was. I probably never would have bothered to get it, as it came in a three-installment deal in concert [...]

1:72 English Electric Lightning F.2A

by Bill Gilman on January 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

A long time ago in a galaxy far away, I had the idea of building the 1:72 Trumpeter Lightning F.2A kit. It looked great in the box, so it should be a nice quick little build, eh? Those of you who are familiar with that kit and its foils [...]

D.520 AMS Relief Project – Pt 2

by Rick Wilkes on January 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I am one of Vic Russell's partners in the this AMS Relief project. I'm not sure it was entirely effective, in my case...;-), I built this kit when was first released it and I remember it being a " beer & pretzel" weekend [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47D2 "Captured Thunderbolt – Zirkus Rosarius"

by Tolga ULGUR on January 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is P-47 D2 Thunderbolt with the markings of Zirkus Rosarius. This special unit of the Luftwaffe, also known as the "Wanderzirkus Rosarius", was in charge of testing captured British and American aircraft which were all [...]

The F4B-4's brother: the 1/32 P-12E

by Tom Cleaver on January 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

The Hasegawa P-12E, done with kit decals for the B Flight leader of the 6th Pursuit Squadron in Hawaii, circa 1932-33. Kit was modified with a tail skid, and the wingtip lights were changed from the Navy version.

1/48 Tamiya Heinkel HE-219

by Tolga ULGUR on January 15, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is not a recently finished model but one of my favourites. This was built with the markings of 1/ NJG1 ( May 1945) Photo edge instrument panel and the seat belts are from Eduard. Painting was done with Gunze Sangyo and Tamiya [...]

1/32 Hasegawa F4B-4

by Tom Cleaver on January 14, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Further proof of how good the Hasegawa 1/32 "Between the wars" kits are. The raised panel detail on this kit is dead-on, comparing it with the 1:1 P-12E (painted as an F4B-3) at Chino. My old friend the late Dick Best (the man [...]