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"Right of Way"

by Merrill Anderson on December 18, 2012 · in Armor · 3 ≡

This dio is supposed to take place in the Normandy bocage on or immediately after D-Day. This is old stuff, the Stug is the old original Tamiya 'G', much reworked and kitbashed with parts from the Stug IV kit, with tracks from the old [...]

AZ-model 1/72 Morane L

by Korolev Vlad on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

My debut on the resource. A simple model with a few modifications.

Another 1/32 SPAD

by Tom Cleaver on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This time the Roden SPAD VII with Pheon Decals to do Raoul Lufbery's airplane from S.124, the Lafayette Escadrille. A good kit worth checking out.

Czech Mini Master 1/144 scale Resin Martin JRM-1 Mars Waterbomber, W.I.P.

by George Tufnail on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

This has been an ongoing project since May of this year. It has involved two complete paint jobs, a lot of sanding and at least 9 brass pins. I have just finished the Alclad II Laquer gloss coat and am finally ready to apply the few [...]

B-24J Liberator "Kentucky Belle" 1/48

by Billy Smith on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is one of my more recent planes and is my first airbrushed plane. I do not think this is the best plane I have done yet but It came out decent as compared to my first ever built plane. The things I loved about this plane is the [...]

1/32 AV-8b

by Rob Colvin on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Built before all the resin extras... Removed the GPS antenna the Day attack bird did not have it Stretched the outboard pylons The kit parts were too short Filled the divot on the inboard pylons. The divot is not there Re shaped the nose a [...]

A-4Q Skyhawk, Fujimi 1/72th

by Ricardo Dacoba on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

A4Q piloted by Captain Philippi on 21 May 1982 during the Falklands War. Snakeye bomb impacted the British frigate HMS Ardent, after being shot down by a Sea Harrier (black 14), being able to successfully eject.

Red Baron

by Editor on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Recently, we had several mentions of the racing Mustangs: here, here and here, so I thought it is the right moment to pull out this from my archives. Here is the model of the most famous of them all, the Red Baron, seen at the Scale [...]

Frank Luke’s SPAD XIII – Hobbycraft 1/32

by Tom Cleaver on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

There is no pilot of World War I in any air force who more fits the mythology of the "Great Flying Ace of the Great War" than The Arizona Cowboy, Frank Luke. The working-class kid with no education around a bunch of upper-class [...]

Hurricane for Christmas

by George Tufnail on December 18, 2012 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

This is a ten day wonder. It is the Airfix 1/48 scale kit, and took me about 14 hours total over 10 days. The personal markings are home made as is the aircraft ID. Under the tail is my brother-in-laws birthday as the civilian ID [...]