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1/72 Hasegawa Ki-44

by Geoffrey Abreu on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I completed this 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-44 yesterday. I added a True Details cockpit which really cant be seen, gun barrels ane pitot tube from stainless steel tubing, leading edge landing light from clear sprue and a vac canopy from Dead [...]

Sword 1/48 Lightning T Mk.4

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Swords 1/48 Lightning Mk.4 is a short run kit. Hence, a considerable amount of work is required by comparison to the standard injection kit, such as Airfix' Lightning. Nonetheless, after filling the large seams it looks equally good.

1/35th Takom PL-01 Concept Tank

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on September 30, 2023 · in Armor · 1 ≡

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On the wings of a hot desert wind: Caudron C.632 Simoun F-ANXA

by Roland Sachsenhofer on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

If you take a look at aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, you soon come across a circumstance that must have been characteristic of this time: the constant struggle for more performance, prestige and, ultimately, sales figures materialised in [...]

Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane IIC

by Steven Corvi on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I recently did the Arma hobby Hurricane IIC. IT was a nice new tooled build of the venerable Hurricane. This is probably the best kit in 1/48 of this airframe. IT will be nice to see the series develope from Arma hobbys! Link to the [...]

1/72 Mitubishi T-2 trainer JASDF aggressors 1985

by dagored on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Kit made by Platz I finished the T-2 in the instructor squadron specification, which features the Hinomaru (Japanese flag) and the aircraft number painted in fuselage-color gray. This kit is a small 1/72 scale aircraft, but it is well [...]

Nocturnal Predator...1/48 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat, VMF(N)-533 "Black Mac's Killers", USMC

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hellcat double completed, after the F6F-3 now a -5N. Eduard Weekend Edition released in 2016. Sadly the fuselage code F(N)4 is oversized, also the fuselage number 21 and the cowl number 88 of the second included scheme are. Funny thing is [...]

Revell/ICM 1:48 O-2A Skymaster "Kudy Jay"

by Chris Ballard on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

OK, I am exe Army Air Corps so why Vietnam? Well part of our pilots job was AOP and on occasions FAC and I don't think most of us could imagine the workload and sheer terror (at times) and huge amount of skill these pilots went through. I [...]

1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat.

by John Healy on September 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

This little Airfix Wildcat crossed the finish line today. This model was part of an Airfix starter set that included a set of acrylic paints and a brush. I purchased it because it came with markings for a VC-13 plane aboard the escort [...]

Italeri 1/48 Westland Wessex HU.5

by Alistair Gauld on September 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I had so much fun building this. Never having built a Helicopter before but the scheme caught my eye and so I decided the time was right to give it a go. Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey. Painted with Airfix Signal Red. Colourcoats RAF Blue [...]