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2022 Builds

by Dennis Meyers on January 13, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

For me, scale modeling in 2022 had some highs and lows, but mostly highs. It was one of my most productive years—13 kits (15 if you count some figures thrown in). I finished more kits in 2020 by doing a lot of no-frills Covid shutdown [...]

Hobbyboss F-80C Shooting Star

by guy barker on January 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hi everyone This was a nice stress free build. I picked this up for a bargain £12.00 at Telford last year so very happy with that.The kit went together very well and even the thick decals conformed well to the curves of the model. AK [...]

1:50 Scale Mini Snow Dock Diorama

by Charles King on January 13, 2023 · in Diorama · 22 ≡

I have been working on a small snow diorama for the Oscarsson's truck and trailer I weathered a while ago for a client. I wanted to show-off the truck and trailer combo in its environment to further make it more convincing., Although, the [...]

Monogram RF-101B Voodoo

by Gary Brantley on January 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

"Black Magic" is the name I gave her way back when she was first built. It has now been about 20 years since I came up with a "what if" plan for the Monogram kit. I had the kit in my stash for awhile before deciding [...]

The last Gee Bee

by Gábor Szabó on January 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

The last Gee Bee „The Gee Bee Q.E.D. (“Quod Erat Demonstrandum” – „it is proven” in Latin), aka Gee Bee R-6H, aka the “Conquistador del Cielo” (Sky Conqueror) was the last in a series of racing and touring aircraft from the [...]

Fez-day Night Live! The Top Gun group build

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on January 13, 2023 · in News

Dont forget, were live at 1900 GMT/1400 EST tonight, carrying on with the top gun group build - With the usual guests of Starr, Sandy, Beth, Squiddy and maybe one or two others! (link)

F-101B Voodoo Kitty Hawk 1/48

by George Williams on January 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Having seen Ravi’s @blackmopane, superb example posted in the last few days, I thought I’d dig my feeble effort of this kit out and see if it was worth posting here. Why did I buy/build this kit? I think there were three reasons. [...]

Review: ICM 1/48 B-26K Counter Invader

by Tom Cleaver on January 13, 2023 · in Reviews · 17 ≡

Designed by Douglas Aircraft’s legendary Ed Heineman as a replacement for the A-20, the A-26 Invader was almost 150 percent larger than the earlier design. Powered by two R-2800s and using a laminar-flow wing, the aircraft had good speed [...]

Revell 1/48 Spitfire MK. II

by Russ King on January 12, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Picked this kit up cheap for a quick build. 3 sprues plus clear parts. Raised panel lines. No engine. I think first came out about 1976. Built out of box. Went together pretty good. Some filler on fuselage/wing attachments. Decals not too [...]

1/72 Hasegawa UH-60A Black Hawk

by Brian Powell on January 12, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine utility helicopter originally developed for the US Army in the mid-70’s. It serves primarily as a troop carrier (fitting 11 combat-ready soldiers) and logistic support aircraft. [...]