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academy 1/48 f-16c

by jeff stewart on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation

this plane was done early, painted with tamiya shakers, since the model had already been painted, i tried my hand at post-shading. literally the first time i used the airbrush, other than a quick test on the side of the trash can. still [...]

1st lt. james t. mcrainey 36 missions

by jeff stewart on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

the following are just some of the pics from the personal jounal of one of the bravest men i have ever met. james t. mcrainey is my nieghbor, thats him in middle in the first pic. he flew 36 missions from april 20 1944 (hitlers birthday) [...]

SO3E SEAHAWK 1/48th Czech Model

by John Jeffers on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I started with a 1/48th scale Czech Model Curtiss SO3C Seamew S.O.B. (Straight Out of Box) then thought Hmmm What If... The Warhawk nose came from my own "Davis Monthan bone yard" Otaki Curtiss P-40-E Warhawk. I hacksawed off the [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair

by James Kelley on February 18, 2013 · in Reviews · 8 ≡

This is a re-post of an article I did many years ago, when I started writing "review" articles for a large, international modeling society, and before I became jaded with the entire process. Sadly, I cannot find but 2 photos of [...]

1/48 eduard f6f-5n hellcat profipack

by jeff stewart on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

this plane was painted pre-airbrush using tamiya shaker cans, which work great but smell like chemical death! luckily, only one color to paint , dark usn blue. first time i had the pleasure and aggravation of using eduard photoetch.the kit [...]

Capt. Arval J. Roberson’s P-51D Mustang “Passion Wagon”

by Chris Sakowski on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

I used the Tamiya P-51D mustang kit in 1/48 scale for this one. This started out to be a pain in the you know where build. I started out with Loon Models no cut conversion. It is 2 complete fuselage halves made out of resin and a separate [...]

1/48 Tamiya P47D Bubbletop – RAF SEAC 34sqd Meikila 1945

by Darren Dickerson on February 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Hi Everyone Tamiya P47D Bubbletop Aeromaster Decals - RAF Thunderbolts 48-302 Tamiya, Gunze & Alclad paints. More to come... Thanks Darren

revie 1/48 f-14 d

by jeff stewart on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Practice, practice, practice! This kit was used as practice for air brushing. the fit was terrible! The decals for low vis versions were 3 different shades! The only good thing about it was the decently detailed landing gear. Considered [...]

Trumpeter 1/32 F6F-3 Hellcat

by James Kelley on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Background The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter aircraft descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a familial resemblance to the Wildcat. Some tagged it as "Wildcat's big brother". The [...]

1/32 trumpie 109 g-2

by jeff stewart on February 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Let me begin by saying, first 1/32, first attempt with my new airbrush, and first time anyone, other than my ever so understanding of my addiction girlfriend, has seen my work. Been modeling for about two years now. Seriously for the last [...]