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Warhammer 40K – Acastus Knight Asterius

by Brian Mennenoh on December 22, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 19 ≡

One of the more elaborate projects I've ever worked on. This was a present for a friend I teach with. The other instructors and myself all chipped in to buy this stupidly expensive model kit, I ended up purchasing a bunch more parts from [...]

Hasegawa, 1:48 Scale P-400, "Airacobra"

by Frederick J Seitz III on December 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1:48 scale P-400. Nice kit. Goes together very well, has really nice detail inside and out. Even the doors fit without too much tweaking. A friend of mine, Nick Buro, was a crew chief on these birds. He was asked [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Mustang completed.

by Alan Price on December 21, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is the Tamiya Mustang P51B/C kit which I have just completed as a commission build, built from a photo the client had of the aircraft, which his father had flown at the end of the War. He wanted the aircraft to look suitably tired as [...]

F-84 F Thunderstreak KINETIC 1/48

by Giannis Asimakos on December 21, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

F-84F Thunderstreak KINETIC 1/48 by Giannis Asimakos Opening the box found 88 pieces in light gray plastic and 7 in transparent. The strongest point of the kit is found in the realistic exterior detail that has a subtle line. The cockpit [...]

A real Squirt: Saunders Roe SR.A-1 takes off!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on December 20, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Like any aircraft design, the unusual Saunders Roe SR. A-1 is a compromise of various prerequisites and technical conditions on the one hand and ideas and conceptions on the other. Rarely, however, does this compromise result in such an [...]

1/48 TF-104G

by John Healy on December 19, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is the well known Hasegawa kit. I originally bought it with the intention of doing a camouflaged German example using the excellent Victory Models German Starfighter decal set. When I realized that the kit’s “Boelcke Special” [...]

Review of the year! all the models built this year in one video!

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on December 19, 2022 · in Aviation

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1/72 Platz MQ-1A Predator

by Brian Powell on December 19, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone is a medium-altitude, long-range remotely piloted aircraft used by the United States Air Force and CIA from 1995 to 2018. Widely deployed, the Predator saw extensive use in Afghanistan hunting [...]

Eduard 1/48 P-39 Airacobra "weekend edition".

by Russ King on December 19, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Out of the box. Snafu 106 scheme. Photo of original plane included. Stynylrez primer with Olive Drab top side and neutral gray underneath. "Bell green" interior. Hairspray chipping technique. Weekend edition definitely not [...]

I-4100 "Ushimisako" (I-400 retrofit), lets stop being serious!

by Martin Dytrych on December 19, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 16 ≡

I bought this model in Telford this year and I did not know about this anime series much, although I am big fan of japanese animes and mangas. (I will fill this cultural gap soon.) When I inspected the kit, I almost immediately decided to [...]