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1/48 Airfix Anson Mk1

by Paul van Acker on November 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Just completed my Airfix Avro Anson Mk1 6013, formerly RAF 9943. Borden Ontorio using Iliad decals. The interior was the most enjoyable part of the build for me. I had some fit issues, but it may have been my fault. Not sure tbh. But glad [...]

FAMO and Tank Transport Trailer and Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N

by Jarmo P on November 18, 2023 · in Diorama · 12 ≡

Autumn in Eastern front 1942, somewhere in Poland. Diorama is created as a base for Tamiya 1/35 FAMO and SD.Ah.116 Tank Transport Trailer and Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N Sd.Kfz.141/2. Figures are from Tamiya and ICM and tank's metal [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 AH 64D IDF, Guardian Angel "Saraf"

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on November 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Haseagawa's 1/48 AH 64 variants kit boasts with fine details and appears to be accurate in dimensions. However, the IDF's Guardian Angel does not cover all the changes and additions made in the attack helicopter. In particular, the [...]

Bristol Beaufort Mk. Ia

by Chas Bunch on November 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Here's my recently completed Beaufort torpedo bomber with tropical filters from ICM in 1:48. I've done several ICM builds, and this is one of the best kits from ICM I've encountered so far. No problems at all. the fit was near perfect, [...]

Review: Academy 1/48 Beechcraft T-34B Mentor

by Tom Cleaver on November 18, 2023 · in Reviews · 21 ≡

The T-34 was the brainchild of Walter Beech, who developed it as the Beechcraft Model 45 private venture at a time when there was no defense budget for a new trainer model. Beech hoped to sell it as an economical alternative to the North [...]

Lindberg's Crashed Mail Plane

by John W Summerford on November 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

History Courtesy of Peck Aeroplane Restoration The DH-4 was the only U.S. manufactured aircraft to engage in combat in WW I. With the 400hp Liberty engine (the most powerful engine of its time) and a wing span of 42 1/2 feet and 30 feet [...]

Beantown Banshee and one final Mission

by Jim Harley on November 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

When you’re a kid reading books about WWII fighter pilots they are but distant literary bits of history earmarked with grainy black and white photos. I’d seen the well known photo of Mike Rogers sitting on the wing of Beantown in [...]

RS Models XP-79B

by Brian Powell on November 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Conceived in the 1940s as a speedy, rocket-powered fighter aircraft, the XP-79 was one of Jack Northrop's early flying wing prototypes. The aircraft was constructed from welded magnesium to be sturdy but light; the pilot flew the craft [...]

A worried rant.

by Robert Royes on November 17, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 19 ≡

I hope this doesn't come as being political, but I'm worried, I was brought up during the cold war. Under the threat of total nuclear annihilation, That was "my war ", So after forty or so years they were able to dial it back a [...]

For a change something not meant to destroy or kill.

by Robert Royes on November 17, 2023 · in Automotive · 14 ≡

This is AMT's 1/25 1964 Mercury Comet. I wasn't sure why I wanted to build this, we never owned one growing up or after, and yet when Round 2 announced that it was reissuing it, I was weirdly drawn to it. Then the burnt-out brain cells [...]