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Miles M.9 Master Mk.I

by Chas Bunch on July 9, 2023 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Here's a Dora Wings build from a couple of months ago. The Master M.9 Mk.I was a 2-seat wooden trainer with an oval section fuselage covered with a plywood skin using a semi-monocoque approach, invited gull wing, and powered with a [...]

1/48 F4F-1D Corsair Jim Sullivan Group Build

by Tom Bebout on July 9, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I used the Tamiya kit to represent an FG-1D Corsair flown by LTC Donald K. Yost of VMF-351 aboard the USS Cape Gloucester, July-August, 1945. It's my contribution to the Jim Sullivan Group Build initiated by Louis Gardner, so thanks Louis [...]

Trumpeter F6F-5N Hellcat Night Fighter 1/32

by Enrique Lopez Galindo on July 8, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hellcat, everybody loves it, everybody has one so... I got me one. I saw many examples of this extraordinary fighter plane and many with the fuselage open to see the interior and I was encouraged to do it this way. I decided to work on the [...]

Roland VI.a, Emil Koch, Jasta 32b, 1918 (7 victories)

by David G LANE on July 8, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is a speculative scheme from trying to interpret old B&W photos but with additional oral information from surviving pilots. WNW 1:32 . Tamiya paints and printing ink Aviattic 4 colour lozenge with clear brown glaze Gaspatch and [...]

Special Hobby, Israel Mirage 3C in 1/72

by Allon kira on July 8, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The most handsome jet 🙂 Special Hobby's Mirage 3C in 1/72. Another quick and fun project to build - the model is very accurate, very detailed and with wide variety of armaments. The decals are too thin, in my opinion, and tend to tear [...]

An Italian P-39

by Bruce Archer on July 8, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Introduction Few aircraft have been wrongly saddled with a bad reputation as the Bell P-39 was. The USAAC hamstrung the airplane when it removed the turbocharger and clipped the wings. Then it sent poorly trained pilots to fight at [...]

Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings – Button Nose P47 Thunderbolt 56th Fighter Group

by martin blackman on July 7, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

One of my favourite paint schemes here in the 56thFG 62nd FS P47 D-22 LM*A bar Flown by Albert Knafelz I have always wanted to try and paint this but as I’m not a modeller in the true sense I’m more an 8th Airforce enthusiast and [...]

Scale Model Inc. live – 1900 GMT/1400 EST tonight

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on July 7, 2023 · in News

Join Tam, John, Dani, Fenris, Wayne and Johan from 1900/7pm GMT/1400/2pm EST Tonight and every Friday night - With other guests and the usual reprobates in chat! (link)