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1/8 Aurora "Red Knight of Vienna"

by Tom Hering on April 5, 2023 · in Figures · 18 ≡

This model of Medieval jousting armor is Aurora's 1963 reissue of their 1958 kit. The red color is the kit's metallic red plastic. The blue-green is Army Painter's "Wizards Orb." The gold is a 50/50 mix of Testors' Metallic Gold [...]

Kinetic MQ-9 Reaper

by Brian Powell on April 5, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Sometimes all it takes is a little international incident to remind you of what’s in your stash. On March 14, 2023, two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a USAF MQ-9 patrolling in international airspace; they dumped fuel on it and [...]

1/48th Tamiya F4U-1D as Vought XF4U-3B

by Jim Sullivan on April 5, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Here's my latest model completion. It's the 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1D kit converted to an XF4U-3B. That version was an attempt by Vought to boost the Corsair's top speed by way of a supercharged engine. The plane never went into production as [...]

Review: Rubicon Models 1/56 Huey Review

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Review: Rubicon Models 1/56 Tiger II Review

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A Bridge Too Far

by Manuel Magrinho on April 5, 2023 · in Figures · 36 ≡

Hello fellow modelers, For various reasons I have not published my works here, but I will resume these contributions. For now, here's a fabulous figure I made a few months ago: a bust of the great Sean Connor in the role of Major Roy [...]

DHA, DH115, T33 Vampire, A79-816, 25 "City of Perth" Sqn RAAF, Pearce WA, 1955.

by Allan J Withers on April 5, 2023 · in Aviation · 29 ≡

1/72 Airfix, built for the DH 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there, a great GB check it out ! a few more pic's taken - 05-2022.

A Shot In the Dark: the too-little-too-late Latin Archer.

by Kyle Koppos on April 4, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This is the Special Hobby 1/48 Reggiane Re.2005 ‘Sagittario’. A decent enough kit but not without its issues. It was troubled by an ill-fitting cockpit tub and wheel wells, the latter needing ridiculous amounts of plastic shaved off [...]

1/9th WLA 750 Harley Davidson finished.

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on April 4, 2023 · in Automotive · 31 ≡

Hey modeling friends, Here is my completed 1/9th scale "Italieri" WLA 750 Harley Davidson. Good kit, needs a lot of work and patience. I recreated the saddle bags, seat and holster from craft paper. Lots of weathering and [...]

Zvezda Kamov Ka-50 Hokum

by Brian Powell on April 4, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Kamov Ka-50 “Black Shark”, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name “Hokum”, is a Russian attack helicopter distinguished by its coaxial dual rotors. Compared to single rotor designs, the Hokum exhibits improved [...]