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Monogram 1/72 F-11c Hawk

by Merrill Anderson on December 16, 2012 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

I got this kit at a club auction, in a plastic baggie, with instructions, but sans decals. I built it out of nostalgia for old kits, built when I was younger, but with an adult 'eye'. I replaced the missing decals with a borrowed 1/48 kit [...]

Time for another ship – “Big Mamie”

by Tom Cleaver on December 15, 2012 · in Ships · 5 ≡

Trumpeter 1/350 USS Massachusetts (BB-59). First US battleship to fire its guns in anger at another battleship since the Spanish American War (versus French "Jean Bart" during the North African invasion). Tom's Modelworks [...]

1/48th Tamiya Bf 109E4

by Walt on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is just a fun little kit and with all the 109's showing up I thought I might put up this one. I usually build a little more weathered, but I still like this one. I built Galland's plane, adding the telescopic site through the [...]

A-10 Warthog 1/48 Monogram

by Eric aka The Yankymodeler on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is the model that got me back into the hobby after a decade long absence, 1/48 Monogram A-10 with a few tweaks. While being fairly well immobilized by a foot injury, I found two Monogram A-10s in my closet. I gave one to my 10 year [...]

Hasegawa 1/32 Bf-109F-4

by Tom Cleaver on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Since everybody likes 109s, here's the long-awaited Hasegawa Bf-109F-4, done as Marseille's "Gelbe 14" with Lifelike Decals. Paints are Xtracrylix, "sun faded." Model done last year when it was first released. The [...]

1/32 Bf-109B-2

by Tom Cleaver on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

The Eduard Bf-109E-1 modified to Bf-109B-2 with the Alley-Cat conversion set. Very easy. There's been no end of confusion over the camouflage the first Bf-109B's were in when sent to Spain. I agree with Lynn Ritger's research, that they [...]

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Monogram 1/48

by Gary Brantley on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Maybe it's my age, well, I was born in 1952 after all, but I really like the jets from the '50s. To me, they just look like a jet fighter is supposed to. It seems that to aircraft designers back then, there was no limit to their [...]

Monogram B-25J “Solid Jackson”

by Stephen W Towle on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This model is one of my favorite Monogram kits. Their B-25 has a typical Monogram fit of being a little loose in the fit dept and is not up to days standards of CAD designed engineered models. However, with some modeling skill,filler and [...]

Airfix New tooled Spitfire XIX

by Stephen W Towle on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

What I love about these new tooled Airfix kits are the simplicity and directness of the design of models. This one was built OOB. The decals work reasonably well given the price paid for the kit and are way better than some more of the [...]

F7F-3 JUNGLECAT

by John Jeffers on December 15, 2012 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Finished this one last year. It took me a year to build to the day I called it finished. Posted on another site, but one of my all time favorites. And fun to build. It is a 1/48 scale AMT/ERTL F7F-3 Tigercat mostly out of the box,and [...]