The Ariane 4 was a three-stage, medium-lift expendable launch vehicle used by the European Space Agency. Designed by the French space agency CNES, it had a successful career spanning 15 years, from 1988 to 2003, during which it became a [...]
This was supposed to be quite a straightforward build of Tamiya's excellent 1/48 scale P-47D-22 Razorback kit with some Kits World decals.
I wanted to do the full invasion stripes markings worn by 'Squirt II' on D-Day itself as it's a very [...]
Evening all!
I know I said I wouldn’t be building much for a while, but this one was already half built when I said that, and I’ve managed to bring a fair bit of modelling gear with me onto the boat.
So it’s not all doom.
This is my [...]
I've been working on a diorama for a few of my trucks. I decided I wanted an old truck yard(obviously, its me), where old or almost run down trucks and trailers can be parked. I wanted the old concrete look and miscellaneous objects lying [...]
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This is the Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, VF-124 , USS Hancock, 1956. The kit is Hobbycraft with Collect-Aire Conversion and Worldwide Aviation decals.
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Martin
Just completed. Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt Me109G-14 from III/JG 6 , Bessel, Germany. Took part in Operation Bodenplatte January 1st 1945 and landed Twenthe with engine failure, where it was photographed in July 1945. JG6 usually carried [...]
First, a little background:
Following WW2, the Air Force had a lot of warplanes left over from the war. Many of these planes quickly became obsolete as warplanes, so new missions were sought for these planes. The B-25J Mitchell was soon [...]
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The instructions have some errors. the SC500 bomb cannot be used despite the instructions showing it is an option - the cradle that holds the bomb in this kit is the incorrect size and the SC500 bomb would sit too far back.
The [...]