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Balkans Theatre...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-7, III./JG77

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on August 23, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

After a longer 109 pause, here´s my dad´s newest one. Good old Tamiya kit with decals from the Kagero Topdrawings Bf109E booklet. Painted with RLM65 Gunze H67, RLM02 using Tamiya XF-22 and AK Real Color RLM71, field camo on the fuselage [...]

Models, Kits, Paints, Life, music and Stickers! The first viewers Q and A on Kits and Bits Scale Modelling

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on August 23, 2022 · in Uncategorized

To celebrate the channel becoming part of the YouTube partner programme, i did a viewers Q and A. Some of the questions related to modelling, kits, paints, life, music and stickers! It was a lot of fun! (link)

Vought F4U-4B

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

VF-884 Bitter Birds Home based at NAS Olathe, Kansas. KoreanWar. -Flevo Decals. -Trumpeter F4U-4B kit. [...]

Curtiss P6E Hawk

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is the Silverwings 1/32 resin kit. - This is a very nice kit overall. Since it is resin and limited production, it takes some effort. PE and decals are included. To me, this plane is one of the most [...]

P-26 Peashooter

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is the old Hasegawa kit. I picked this up from a friend at a contest last year. I had wanted to do one for a long time. I saw Yellow Wings decals for this model when I was perusing the internet one day and knew I had to do this bird. [...]

North American FJ-4B Fury

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the ID vacuform kit that I picked up in the sale bin at Colpar’s in Denver about 8 years ago. It really hasn’t been on the SOD that long. We moved from Colorado back to Kansas in 2014. - For a vacuform, this was well [...]

Mitsubishi A5M4

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is the Special Hobby kit 1/32scale. -The build is pretty much OOB, but take your time with it. It is one of their earlier kits. The stabilizers don’t have any locating pins. So I added some for strength. [...]

Westland Whirlwind

by Steve Oakson on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is the 1/32 Special Hobby kit. It is built to represent the aircraft flown by Squadron leader Eeles. -This is a wonderful kit in my opinion, but not for a [...]

Monogram 1/48 P-40B Warhawk

by Spiros Pendedekas on August 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 37 ≡

Conceived as a pursuit aircraft, the P-40B was agile at low and medium altitudes but suffered from a lack of power at higher altitudes. At medium and high speeds it was one of the tightest-turning early monoplane designs of the war and it [...]

Review: Revell Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/4 (video review)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 22, 2022 · in Reviews

Die Messerschmitt Bf109G-2 war eine frühe Ausführung der mit dem neuen DB 605-Motor ausgestatteten G-Version des Jagdflugzeugs und kam auf allen Kriegsschauplätzen zum Einsatz. Eine der ersten Varianten der G-Reihe Verbessertes [...]