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Revell 1:72nd B17-F "Memphis Belle"

by Tony Anderton on January 28, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

So after my son SAT ON my 1:48th version when it was 75% completed (crashed and burned, no survivors, too much damage to repair) i really wanted a replacement. So a guilty son bought me another, only in 72nd scale. My eyesight is still not [...]

1/72 Arma Hobby P-51B Mustang. 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force. Fano, Italy 1945

by Michael Drover on January 28, 2023 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hi all. There's not much to say about this kit other than it was an enjoyable build. I've read a few articles and seen a few build/review videos and I don't know what the issue was were that folks found. This thing fell together with the [...]

Incom T-65B X-Wing Starfighter

by Rob Anderson on January 28, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

My daughter got me this beauty for Christmas and I dove right in. It is the Bandai 1/72 "X-Wing Starfighter" boxing of the X-wing as seen in Episode IV, the first movie and to me still the best. If like me you have never built [...]

Academy F4U-1

by Scott Nelson on January 28, 2023 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I picked up this kit (which included the Fairey FD-2 kit from FROG) at a recent contest for a very reasonable price from a friend running a vendor table. It seems Academy kits can be “hit or miss” in quality. I think this one is good. [...]

1/72 Airfix Gloster Javelin T.3

by PHILLIP EVANS on January 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My 1/72 Airfix Gloster Javelin T.3 as made in Feb 2022. Paints used are Vallejo Model Color Dark Sea Grey, Dark Green, brush painted & Halfords spray can Mini Silver. The masks for the camo scheme were home made using 40mm Tamiya tape [...]

Revell 1/72 U.S. Navy Swift Boat Mk.1

by PHILLIP EVANS on January 27, 2023 · in Ships · 7 ≡

My recently completed Revell 1/72 Swift Boat Mk.1. Once again this is mainly brush painted. The only spray paint used is the under coat red on the lower hull. The flag was printed off on printer paper, folded in half over some 0.25mm [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Macchi 202

by guy barker on January 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

A tale of a build and a half. I built the sublime Hasegawa Macchi 202 quite some time ago. The kit is a super model with only one tricky part of the build and that's the gun troughs over the engine. Everything else is sweet. I used a True [...]

Tiny Walker: Bandai's AT-M6, 1/550 scale

by Eric Berg on January 27, 2023 · in Sci-fi · 10 ≡

I’m by no means a Star Wars fanboy or have any Star Wars doo dads in my work cave and office nor have I watched one episode of the new Mandalorian series. Along with my future wife, I did join the jubilant sidewalk party while waiting in [...]

TAMIYA T34-85

by Tony Anderton on January 27, 2023 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Built straight OOB. No problems, just a fun little kit to build while I'm recovering from illness. Few things i DONT like about this kit is the gaping chasm where the driver should be if, as i did, you build it with the hatch open, and [...]

1/48 Tamiya A6M2-N "Rufe" – 36th Air Wing, Borneo

by Colin Latta on January 27, 2023 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is Tamiya's aging 1/48 "Rufe",(released in 1973!) Its a nice, simple build out of the box, and with a little help, can look quite presentable. I tweaked it with lots of weight in the front of the float, added Eduard's [...]