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Dead Forest Find

by Charles King on August 31, 2023 · in Diorama · 20 ≡

Working on this diorama has been a pleasure. Trying mew weathering techniques have also yielded good results without spending am arm or a leg on many weathering solutions( although, they help beginners). Hope you all like the results of [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Jim Sullivan memorial group build

by Rob Anderson on August 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Had a lot of fun with this one. Tried new things like using pastels on an aircraft fuselage for weathering, I had done exhausts just not the whole airframe before, cut out wing tip lenses and used clear sprue for new ones. I found the [...]

Review: GWH 1/48 F-14B Tomcat Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 31, 2023 · in Reviews

Nichimo, 1:48 scale Nakajima Ki-43-Ic, "Hayabusa", (Peragrine Falcon) Allied Reporting Name: 'Oscar'

by Frederick J Seitz III on August 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Kit is built mostly Out Of Box except for the True Details weighted tires. EZ line was used for the aerial and paper strips for seat harness. Paint is a combination of Tamiya acrylic for upper surfaces, over Alclad II for the lower. [...]

Heinkel He 219 A2

by Mark Bellegante on August 31, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is a model I built in 2018. The only aftermarket used were some Eduard set belts . It represents a He329 A2 , Nachtjagdgruppe Norwegen, Grove Denmark 1945. The kit was trouble free , but it does take up a lot of space in the [...]

1/48 scale Eduard FM-2 "Wilder Cat" kit number 11175 USS Nehenta Bay, VC-8 August 5th, 1945. Lt / JG O'Connor

by Louis Gardner on August 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 48 ≡

When I first heard that Eduard was going to be releasing a brand new FM-2 Wildcat in 1/48 scale, I was very excited. I had the older Hobby Boss FM-2 kit, and it fell short in some areas. So I was not in any hurry to spend as much money [...]

Pacific Aces...1/48 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, Lt. Alexander Vraciu, VF-6 "Felix Cat", USN

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on August 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The doublepack naval theme continues, first of two Hellcats by my dad. Eduard Profipack 2008 edition, built oob, added EZ Line for the antenna wire. Painted with MRP Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue and AK RC White. Build thread [...]

Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane IIC

by Steven Corvi on August 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is one I built for IPMS USA for review which should be appearing very soon online. The kit was a pretty nice build and rewards the builder who has patience with an accurate & well detailed 1/48 Hurricane. Arguably the best in [...]

Correcting the Azur Vickers Vincent

by Christopher Amano-Langtree on August 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

In 2011 the Special Hobby/Azur group introduced a series of injection molded kits covering the Vickers Vildebeest and its associated variants. This was exciting news as previous kits had been the Contrail vacform and a couple of resin [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 F-4E Phantom IDF

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Although showing its age, Hasegawa's 1/48 F-4E model looks like the real aircraft when completed. It has many shortfalls but, the relatively low part number count allows the builder to get to the painting stage quickly. In this model, I [...]