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Fairey FD2 from FROG

by Scott Nelson on January 11, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is ancient Frog 1/72 Fairey FD 2. I believe this pop of the kit is older than me! And I’m old! A friend running a vendor table at a local contest added this in for free to the Academy Corsair I was buying from him. A very simple [...]

An in depth chat with Luke and Dale from airfix

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on January 11, 2023 · in News

We caught up with Luke and Dale from airfix after the 2023 range launch on the 10th, where we chatted about the new range, all things airfix, and probed for clues on next years range! (link)

Review: Trumpeter 1/48 Mi-4 Hound Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 11, 2023 · in Reviews

Matchbox 1/72 Westland Lysander Mk.II, No. PK-7 (1972)

by Bob Torres on January 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

My final Matchbox build from a group build to celebrate Matchbox's 50th anniversary. Added some extra details in the cockpit, did some cutting to add the landing gear lights and rear clear panels. All and all a very nice kit. Most of the [...]

Airfix 1/48 Gannet!!

by Tom Cleaver on January 10, 2023 · in News · 27 ≡

Airfix has announced a 1/48 Fairey Gannet. With a wing-fold option! Bye bye CA kit.

Airfix (Italeri) 1/72 C-47 Skytrain Hellenic Air Force

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 46 ≡

After the end of the war, many C-47s continued to offer their services to the USAF, with their contribution to war operations being enormous, as the typical examples of the aerial resupply of Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1947 and [...]

A Pony with fangs! – 'Tex' Hill's P-51b, Kunming, China, 1945

by Colin Latta on January 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

This is ICM's 1/48 P-51b (Tamiya knockoff) kit with bazooka's and bombs robbed from an Airfix P-51d kit, a home vacuformed canopy, detailed cockpit, brass belts, and a partially scratchbuilt wheel wells. Painted with Tamiya acrylics, [...]

Airfix announcment live stream - 1530 GMT

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on January 10, 2023 · in News · 3 ≡

Going live over at MOS6510 Models at 1530 GMT for the Airfix Range announcement at 4! Hope to see you all there! (link)

Ancient Red Dragon

by Brian Mennenoh on January 10, 2023 · in Figures · 13 ≡

I purchased the .STL file from Lord of the Print a while back and the printed and assembled model sat on top of my computer for quite a while. I wasn't looking forward to fixing all of the seams, there was a lot of sanding and filling to [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-47 M

by dale travis on January 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This kit sat in the storage closet for 15+ years I'm glad I finally got to it as it is a fabulous kit. The only aftermarket items used were Master gun blast tubes, Kits of the World 3D seatbelts and Superscale Decals. Polyscale and [...]