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Arado 68 F-1, Roden 1/48

by Jakub Vilingr on August 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Roden from Ukraine is well known producer of plastic kits. They made two variants of Arado 68 in version E and F-1 in 1/48 scale. Both kits are almost same, except front part of fuselage with engine and propeller. Kits are most likely made [...]

Supermarine Spitfire IXc 1/24 Airfix

by Josef Rössner on August 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Yes, yes, yes. I do it. 🙂 My dream is done. Only decals and seatbelts aftermarket. And some little homemade parts 🙂

Ford Tri-motor

by Chas Bunch on August 26, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Looking through some pics of my old builds from the Jurassic period, here's an oldie. Revell's box scale (about 1:77) a friend got at a garage sale. Someone had already started building it, got some paint on parts still attached to the [...]

Oh the Humanity! A 1 1/2 year hurricane.

by Robert Royes on August 26, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

The disaster was unexpected, power full machines thrown about with disregard. It was the 1 1/2 year old Hurricane Anthony. Don't let your eyes off of one! Repairs are already underway.

F4U-1D - Corsair - VF84

by Alex on August 26, 2023 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

Dear Modellers, Here is my version of the 1/32 Corsair F4U-1D. It took me 10 months to build it. I spent a lot of time building the cockpit and engine. I used this time a lot of products from ANYZ and the belts are from HGW models. I used [...]

Roden 1/48 IDF OV-1D Mohawk

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 26, 2023 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

The two Mohawk aircraft that served in the IDF endured less than 8 years in service before being returned to the US. Both particular aircraft are displayed in aviation museums. Roden's Mohawk is a difficult kit to build. It requires [...]

Hellas Hurricane

by IAN JACKSON on August 26, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This has been in my stash for around fifteen years, so with the immanent arrival of the Arma kit, I decided to dig it out and have a go. What a great experience, said here before just how much I love the 1990's era Hasegawa 1:48 WWII kits, [...]

Eduard 1/48 Grumman/Eastern Aircraft FM-2 "Wilder Wildcat"

by Tom Cleaver on August 25, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The Wilder Wildcat: Quick: which World War II U.S. Navy fighter had a kill-loss ratio of 32:1? Was it the Hellcat? Nope. The Hellcat’s score was 19:1. Was it the Corsair? Nope. The U-bird’s score was 11:1. It was in fact the FM-2 [...]

Vickers Wellngton Ic 304 (Polish) Squadron RAF. Airfix 1:72.

by capt. R on August 25, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

(link) (link) Undoubtedly, I was inspired to build this model by Janusz Meissner's book entitled "Genowefa's Sting". I have no idea if it was ever published as an English version, but I consider it one of the most important books [...]