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B-26 “Mild and Bitter” Monogram 1/48

by Billy Smith on December 23, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Most of the shopping I do for my planes is on a website named hobbylinc considering the closest hobby store is an hour away but as I was in this hobby store that is an hour away I stumbled upon this plane that I know hobbylinc no longer [...]

1/32 Trumpeter P-47C-2 Thunderbolt

by Tom Cleaver on December 23, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Trumpeter's P-47D razorback modified to a P-47C-2 (mostly involved getting the lower two cowling flaps removed and replaced as cowling), done as my friend Steve Pisanos' airplane circa late July/early August 1943. (Thanks to Mike Grant [...]

Malta’s 1000th – Hasegawa 1/48th Mk.Vb/trop Conversion

by Erik Wade Whipple on December 23, 2012 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

Another Mk.Vb converted to 'c'. Changes and add-ons same as for the one posted earlier for Beurling's 'UF-S', only real difference is large cannon bulges and the model was painted dark grey in accordance with the recollections of Laddie [...]

Malta Spitfire- Hasegawa 1/48th Mk.Vb/trop Conversion

by Erik Wade Whipple on December 23, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This model was converted to a Mk.Vc by replacing filling, sanding, and rescribing the wings. A lot. It features Ultracast exhausts, propeller & spinner, wheels, and seat w/Sutton harness. Paints were mixed from Floquil military flats [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47D15 Thunderbolt

by Tolga ULGUR on December 23, 2012 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is 1/48 Tamiya P-47D15 with the markings of 404th Fighter group, 9th US Air Force in England during June 1944. This project is to bring back memories of my childhood days (maybe the happiest days of our lives) in the 70s. This [...]

Hasegawa 1/48th P-40E/Kittyhawk Mk. I

by Erik Wade Whipple on December 22, 2012 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

This model, representing a machine flown by Sq. Ldr. Dicky Cresswell, was built alongside the USAAC P-40E that I posted earlier. I used Ultracast seat w/Sutton harness, exhausts, and wheels plus decals from the Cutting Edge PYN-Art Series. [...]

CyberHobby/Dragon 1/32 Bf109E-4B

by DougN on December 22, 2012 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Here is my rendition of Leutnant Heindel's Messerschmitt Bf109E-4B of Stab II/Jadgeschwader 54 based in Arad, Romania during March 1941. The 1/32 CyberHobby kit was built out of the box, and I added the aerial and used the excellent Hussar [...]

President Eisenhower’s “Columbine III” Heller 1/72 Super Connie

by Tom Cleaver on December 22, 2012 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I personally don't think there was a more beautiful airliner ever made than the Constellation, and I like the Super Constellation with its long lean look to be the best of the bunch. Doing it in simple natural metal, as President [...]

1/72 LVG C.V

by John Healy on December 22, 2012 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is a Sierra Scale vacuform kit from around 1988. These were outstandingly crisp vac kits that were the only game in town for many WW1 types years ago. Sierra Scale kits build superbly. I painted it with Humbrol enamels and used [...]

1/72 SSW D.III

by John Healy on December 22, 2012 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

This is a Pegasus limited run kit from the late '80s. It's still one of my favorite models. I scratchbuilt my first cockpit using the Windsock Datafile as a reference on this one I used kit markings, Superscale lozenge, brass wire [...]