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Budget kitbash I had to do it!

by California Steve on July 18, 2022 · in Uncategorized · 17 ≡

Soooo. I was in this thrift shop and they had this HO scale rail gun. You know the one. It was a dollar. No trucks just the cannon. How could I pass up a dollar cannon!. I took it home and threw it with the "Why do I buy this stuff [...]

1/72 MPC Mark IX Hawk from Space 1999

by Dan Lee on July 18, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 15 ≡

INTRODUCTION Gerry Anderson along with his ex-wife, Sylvia Anderson, made names for themselves with such great kid SF TV shows such as the the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett and Fireball XL-7. They were noted for their strong use of [...]

F-8E Crusader Mig Killer June 21, 1966

by Wayne Landis on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/48th kit of the F-8E Crusader with decals from the Furball, Mig Masters F-8 Crusaders of the Vietnam War. The model depicts aircraft F-8E 150300 Nickel 104 VF-211 (Fighting Checkmates, call sign Nickel aka The Mig [...]

Mobutu's Mirage V in 1:48

by Brian Kirwan on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Here is one I finished up recently it's the old FM Mirage V 1:48 kit finished in the colours of the air force of the now defunct state of Zaire ( DR Congo). Despite FM reputation this went together reasonably well and without too much [...]

An-2 Hobby Boss 1/48

by Zoran Sivcev on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

by Jay Mitchell on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

A few months ago, Greg Kittinger @gkittinger invited me to his home where he had a collection of kits someone in his model club had inherited. He kindly gave me the chance to pick some of them I wanted. This Revell 1/32 P-40 is one that I [...]

1/35 Academy OH-58 Kiowa

by Boris Grgić on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

First out of two Kiowas in my stash is completed. I've started simultaneous build of both Academy and Revell models. One is for myself, other one is commission build. Since I have to put commission build model in more or less [...]

Bristol Sycamore HR 50, XA 220, 849, 723 Sqn RAN, HMAS Albatross 1953.

by Allan J Withers on July 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

1/72 S&M models, built 11-2019 to 11-2021, more pic's and details in the helicopters group.

Interesting take on the hobby

by Tom Cleaver on July 17, 2022 · in News · 13 ≡

(link) Air & Space Magazine finally does an article about modeling. I have to say, myself, I love the modern kits - they're the kits I wanted way back then, accurate kits of the airplanes I loved. I look at the old kits and all I can [...]