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Martin Mariner PBM-5A Royal Netherlands Navy Air Arm 1954-1960

by Dirk Derks on January 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

The island of Papua New Guinea is the second largest island in the world. From 1949 until 1962 the former Netherlands New Guinea belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1962 the territory was handed over to the Indonesian [...]

1/35 Testors/Italeri Opel Maultier & Flak 43 Trumpeter

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on January 16, 2023 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Hi folks, another bunch saved from the shelf of doom,destined to the trash bin but retrieved just in time...both kits have its fair share of limitations but are after all presentable. Hope you like it and tks for visiting!

Tamyia 1:35 German 88 at the Kasserine pass diorama

by Robert LaPorta on January 16, 2023 · in Armor · 7 ≡

A few years back I decided to construct a Diorama of a German 88 at the battle of the Kasserine pass. I had a Tamyia German Flack 88 North African campaign kit. The barrel was warped so I get a replacement metal barrel from Abner which was [...]

Pegasus 1/48 Hawker Hurricane

by Mervyn Cook on January 16, 2023 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

I love this kit! It's a snap fit but fits great and is very robust, the interior is pretty good and it's half the price of any other kit. The plastic is textured but on a matt finish it doesn't show, downside, landing lights are just [...]

Su-57 Felon

by Michael Turner on January 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

In 1999 Russia initiated the PAK FA (Perspektivnyy Aviatsionnyy Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii, Prospective Aeronautical Complex of Front-line Air-forces) program for a next generation combat aircraft. The Sukhoi company developed the T-50 [...]

Tatra 87 - 1/72 - Zikmund & Hanzelka – Attack Hobby Kits

by Radek P. on January 16, 2023 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

Hi, I just finished "small" project Tatra 87 driven by Zikmund & Hanzelka popular Czechslovakia travelers Wiki: Hanzelka and Zikmund, were a duo of Czech adventurers known for their travels in Africa, Asia, Latin America, [...]

B 17 exhaust staining on wing tops

by Mike Yee on January 16, 2023 · in How-to · 12 ≡

I'm sure this has been covered before. I see many B 17 models that show engine exhaust staining when viewed from above as incorrect. The four vents behind each engine were for the intercooler and did not create any dirty staining by [...]

Revell of Germany 1/144 Landing Ship Medium

by Ruben A. Torres Borrego on January 16, 2023 · in Ships · 20 ≡

Last year and a half I devoted it to 1/144 scale, this is the last model of that effort, I improved many details with plastic sheets, strips and rods, copper wire, brass rod and tubes, piano wire, thin aluminum paper and replaced the [...]

Build thread for Border Models Type Vll U Boat

by Steven Davis on January 15, 2023 · in Ships · 11 ≡

So, first build of the this year and first after retirement from working at a great company for 27 years! Now I have the time and the kits! No figures, and not using the conning tower interior cause the hatches are closed. Stay tuned for [...]