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Lt. Ernie D. Latham, Hangman 19

by Roger Latham on July 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

My father in 1944 after a mission for the 49FS Hangmen, standing in front of Hangman's Hangout the O-Club. The second picture was taken by an old B-24 buddy. It shows my Dad buzzing the bomber outfit on his first P-38 flight.

Special Hobby 1/48 Airspeed Oxford Mk.I

by Alistair Gauld on July 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

A reissue of their 2011 kit with new decals. Fairly typical Special Hobby fare which repays careful dry fitting and sanding. An enjoyable build painted up as a Norwegian version. Primed with Tamiya Gloss Pink. Painted with, MRP True Blue [...]

Build update on 6 1/32 scale AV8BII Harriers commission build for the USMC Blacksheeps

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on July 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Whew! This is a hell of a project, one that can drive you nuts, especially if the kit is sub par. The way I am tackling it is by doing each section completely for one aircraft and I figure out any issues during assembly of that step. Once [...]

1/48 AirFix Bristol Blenheim Mk.1

by Joe Boylan on July 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Been quite a long time since I have been on the site with a completed model! A lot of "life" has kept me from the bench for almost a year. I picked up this kit on Facebook Marketplace along with an AirFix P-51D for $15. [...]

1/700 USS Lexington Coral Sea May 1942

by Steven Corvi on July 16, 2023 · in Ships · 9 ≡

Trumpeter 1/700 USS Lexington with some etched brass details . Nice build overall pretty accurate. Water & base are a combination of Golden Gel gloss and Hodge Podge, multiple layers of color and cotton used for waves. Hope you [...]

Piper Aircraft Museum

by gary sausmikat on July 15, 2023 · in Photo Collections · 24 ≡

Hi All. Finally made a trip to Lock-Haven, Pennsylvania to visit the Piper Aircraft museum and I'd like to share some pics. The museum is located at the old Piper facilities where the aircraft were manufactured from 1930's - 1980's. If [...]

F4F-3 Wildcat 1/48 Eduard

by David Odenwald on July 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Ever since RV Petral found the wreck of USS Lexington along with the TBDs and that one Wildcat I have been wanting to model those planes who's crews made history. Using the Fundekals on the Eduard -3 Wildcat built Lt. Gayler's plane. To [...]

Ritter Eduard von Schleich 1888-1947

by David G LANE on July 15, 2023 · in Figures · 8 ≡

Model Cellar 1:32 Mike Good sculpt Oils with small details in acrylic

A-7E Corsair II `Hellenic Air Force Special'

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on July 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

While not Hasegawa's finest 1/48th jet, the A-7E can be built into a realistic looking model. The decals are the main theme of this Hellenic Air Force Special aircraft. I folded the wing to to make it look more dynamic and compact as the [...]

Hawker Sea Fury early Korean War Hobbycraft 1/48

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on July 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Just stumbled on a Warpaint profile and decided to get one of these Scheme 1 Furies for the collection... Those were allocated to the Korean war before a change to the more common camouflage of high fuselage Sky. A simple kit,a simple [...]