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Airfix 1:48 Scale, Curtiss P-40B, "Tomahawk" in RAF Service.

by Frederick J Seitz III on September 22, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Airfix's newer releases the past few years, of which this is one of, have really upped their game. In the past, some of their kits left a LOT to be desired, being little more than toys. This P-40 kit is really nice and it's the second of [...]

Video: Normandy SR-2 Mass Effect - 3D Printed - 1:800 – sci-fi Model

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 22, 2023 · in Aviation

Minerva armoured car, 1/35

by Juan Ravizzoli on September 22, 2023 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Greetings to all forum members. On this occasion I would like to show you a kit that I finished some months ago, but that I was only able to photograph now. It is a WWI wheeled armoured vehicle from Belgium: the Minerva. It is considered [...]

Mikro-Mir DeHavilland Venom FB4

by Tom Cleaver on September 22, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

De Havilland proposed a development of the Vampire for the high altitude fighter-bomber role in 1948, using a thinner wing and a more powerful engine. With the4 company identification of DH 112, further development to fulfill Air Ministry [...]

Spitfire in IDF Service

by Matt Dyer on September 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

It is well-known that President Truman recognized the Jewish state within hours of its creation on May 14, 1948. He did that over the objection of the State Department, which may or may not have been asked, since that institution was [...]

1/48 Academy F4U-4 Corsair, Korean War

by Derek Bowen on September 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

This kit is a very simple, easy-to-build, weekend kit. I finally had time to work on it after 7 months of no model-building. This is also my seventh kit so I'm still learning the trade. I know many people state that late model Navy [...]

Trumpeter 1/48 Mig-23ML Flogger G

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on September 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

The Syrian Air Force had several variants of the Flogger in service. Conveniently I chose The Mig-23ML model of which one landed in Israel and was well photographed. Trumpeter's 1/48th scale model is challenging. The difficulties in the [...]

1/48 Eduard F4F-3 Wildcat

by Dan Lee on September 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

The Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat was borne from the failures of the F4F-1 and F4F-2 which was lacking in performance than the winner of the US navy monoplane fighter competition, the Brewster Buffalo. It was quickly ordered by the French and [...]