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MPM 1/72 A-17A Ground Attack Aircraft

by George R Blair Jr on August 16, 2022 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Background: The Northrop A-17 was developed from the Gamma 2F cargo aircraft. It was built in 1935 to meet an Army requirement for a ground attack aircraft, and entered service in 1936. In WW2, it was used by the USAAF exclusively as a [...]

USAF reference photos

by Keith on August 16, 2022 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Please see the links for several reference photos I took at the National United States Air-force Museum a few months ago: (link) (link) (link) Cheers

Gloster Gauntlet (Silver Wings kit plus AIMS bits)

by Max Williams on August 16, 2022 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Since my introductory article was my 56 Squadron Gloster Gladiator that I built a couple of years ago, I thought it a good idea to follow up with the Gloster Gauntlet which is currently on my workbench. This is the Silver Wings kit in [...]

Tamiya 1/12 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon

by George Williams on August 16, 2022 · in Automotive · 18 ≡

As it was a beautiful sunny morning I wheeled out the Ninja for a photo session. Tamiya released this kit a couple of years ago. This is their description of the bike taken from their website www. tamiya.com. And this is how they [...]

1/48 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk. I

by David Butler on August 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Here is my take on the Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk. I flown by Sgt. Tadeusz Andruszkow, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron RAF Northolt Engalnd Sept 1940. Overall a nice kit when finished but I had to really fight parts of it- specifically the [...]

How to easily apply pin/panel line wash to your model kit – Pin Washing 101

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on August 15, 2022 · in How-to

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The fleet submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287)

by Emmet Molloy on August 15, 2022 · in Ships · 8 ≡

This is from the old Lindberg kit, first introduced in or around 1948. I found this at an Ollie’s Outlet store in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It was intended to be the USS Gato with decals and the name on the box, but I thought it to be [...]

Tamiya kit, U.S. Navy, USS Fletcher (DD-445)

by Emmet Molloy on August 15, 2022 · in Ships · 12 ≡

Another very good quality Tamiya model. I tried to follow the instructions carefully, but got the bridge platforms on the wrong sides. But it was too late to correct my mistake after realizing it because the glue had dried, so I added some [...]

Revell Caribbean Pirate Ship

by Emmet Molloy on August 15, 2022 · in Ships · 7 ≡

This was the version that Revell produced in 2006. They called it their Caribbean Pirate Ship, but I believe it was based on a Disney movie from long ago. This came with a bottle of “glow in the dark” green paint if one chose to [...]

When a Spitfire turns into a praying mantis: Seafire F.XVII, 741st NAS, St.Merryn 1947

by Roland Sachsenhofer on August 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

About the Seafire F.XVII The Seafire F.XVII shown here represents the second generation of "Spitfires that were taught to swim", now equipped with Rolls Royce Griffon engines instead of the previous Merlin engines. The first [...]