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AFV’s 1/48 F-5E Aggressor

by Jeff Brundt on January 29, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

A truly superb kit! AFV's F-5E is a joy to build. The only real tedious part was closing up the gun bay. I just took my time and carefully glued all the doors. Fortunately they fit really well. You just have to make sure you fully remove [...]

Look! Up in the air! Is it a bird? A plane? A flying pig? Trumpeter 1/72 Gannet

by Tom Cleaver on January 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

TC does indeed build in eensy-weensy scale, just not that often. This is the Trumpeter 1/72 Gannet with the A2Zee wingfold and bomb bay sets, with Xtradecals. Sadly, about a week after it was completed, one of the new kittens was [...]

As promised…No. 4 of my favorite Five…..1/32 Sparrowhawk…

by Bill Koppos on January 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

What you've all been waiting for with baited breath. Fourth fave is the William's Brothers Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk. I just like to go back and look at this colorful, clean unique machine. For a kit it's age and type it did not go together [...]

1/32 F-100D Super Sabre – Trumpeter

by Ozkan Turker on January 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Thud was one of the most effective aircraft of Turkish Air Force for 30 years . I built this model to the memory of Capt. Cengiz Topel who shot down in this aircraft and killed after bailed out over Cyprus in 8th August 1964. This [...]

1/48 Mosquito Mk IV Nightfighter

by Billy Smith on January 28, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is my first, fully airbrushed plane where I airbrushed the interior and the exterior of the plane. The only thing I did not airbrush was the figures inside (which one fell down somehow :/ ). I made a few mistakes which are very clear [...]

1/48 P-51B Mustang

by Anders Isaksson on January 27, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Continuing the iModeler Mustang theme I present my Tamiya P-51B, with a Verlinden cockpit and a set of Aeromaster decals added. This build is from the late 90s and was the first project where I used a double-action airbrush for painting [...]

1/48 Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter

by Tolga ULGUR on January 27, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is not a recently finished one, but one of my favourite Starfighters with TuAF markings. Turkey is one of the very first countries to receive the F-104s within the MAP program in 1963. Later, in 70s and 80s TuAF continued to receive [...]

Col. Robert L. Scott Jr.'s F-84E (Hobby Boss 1/32 kit)

by Tom Cleaver on January 26, 2013 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

In 1951 Colonel Robert L. Scott Jr., author of "God is My Co-Pilot," commanded the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing at Furstenfeldbruck in West Germany. It being winter with bad flying weather, he came up with an idea: how about an [...]

North American P-51 B-10NA "Mustang" Schweizer Luftwaffe

by Hans Peter Tschanz on January 26, 2013 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

North American P-51NA „Mustang“ North American P-51 B-10NA "Mustang"At the 1944 19.Juli the American pilot 1LT Curtis Simpson of the 4th FG of the US air force had to make an emergency landing with his "Mustang" [...]

1/72 Eduard Bf-110 C

by Magnus Fridsell on January 26, 2013 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

A recently finished model (VERY recently, about 30 minutes ago or so...). This is the new Eduard 1/72 Bf-110 from the C/D-boxing. There are other decal options in the kit that are a lot more attractive than this one but I felt so sorry for [...]