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Italeri Fiat Mephisto

by Clarence Novak on December 4, 2022 · in Automotive · 8 ≡

Having fun with this Italeri Fiat kit. I hope to finish it as well as many others have? Not sure I’ll be happy with just painting the body the usual ‘smooth’ finish: Which imho will not accurately represent the beautiful ‘rough’ [...]

Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1A Chance-Vought Corsair.

by James Kelley on December 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1A Chance-Vought Corsair. Piloted by LT(jg) Doris "Chico" Freeman, VF-17 Jolly Rogers. He would claim two victories with VF-17 and an additional seven with VF-84. Improvements include: Quinta Studios [...]

A swift idea: rather than on three wheels, in their element! Supermarine Swift FR. 5, No 2 Squadron RAF Germany

by Roland Sachsenhofer on December 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

About the Supermarine Swift When the name Supermarine Swift is mentioned, even many a friend of aviation will find it difficult to associate the aircraft with it: unlike the name of the British manufacturer, which still has a good ring to [...]

404 Squadron Beaufighter, June 6, 1944.

by Colin Latta on December 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is my 404 (Buffalo) Squadron, RCAF, Beaufighter, as it would have appeared on the morning of D-Day. While Coastal Command would usually have used semi-armor piercing warheads, on this day they had the 60lb warheads for Flak [...]

Wake Rider Anti-Gravity Bike

by Charles King on December 3, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 14 ≡

This build was inspired by Clint Young, who is a 3D artist professional, working with Lucasfilm. I got the go ahead, to do a 3D print of his 3D art design, called Hover Hogg. The Original image of his work can be seen on Instagram, [...]

Tuk Tuk Anti-Gravity Taxi

by Charles King on December 3, 2022 · in Sci-fi · 24 ≡

I have been on a roll with hover vehicles since my last major 1:50 scale build. Here is one of two, anti-gravity vehicles. My version of an anti-gravity tuk-tuk taxi. A mixture of old school and sci-fi technology, with a hint of derelic [...]

Hellcat F6F-5 1/48 Hobbyboss

by neil foster on December 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

A few years ago I was at a local club day admiring the work done by my fellow modelers and mooching through the boxes under the tables of models for sale (always the best bit of the day for me) when I came across the Hobbyboss Hellcat, I [...]

Revell Nakajima Gekko J1N1, 1/72

by Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci on December 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hello friends, I recently started a new subject, since my dad passed away, I decided to find the old kits that we built when I was a kid, from the end of the 70s to the end of the 80s. It's not an easy task, because there are few left, [...]

Fez-day Night Live! – Finishing the mustang Diorama and Starting the Spitfire diorama

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on December 2, 2022 · in Aviation

live tonight at 1900 GMT/1400 EST: Fezday night live! Finishing the diorama for the Shelby Mustang, and Starting the Diorama for the PRU spitfire crash. with the usual gang, Starr, Sandy, Beth and Squiddy (link)

1/48 Heinkel He-162A Volksjaeger

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on December 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

In its brief operational role, the small fighter made a lasting impression thanks to its revolutionary design. Of the four models presented here, one is Tamiya's and the rest are Dragon kits. Both are very good kits. Yet, I had to replace [...]