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Review: New Airfix Spitfire Vb compared with the Eduard kit

by Tom Cleaver on August 12, 2022 · in Reviews · 14 ≡

Late in 1940, the RAF believed the appearance of the pressurized Junkers Ju 86P over Britain would signal the start of a high altitude bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe. The Air Ministry called for development of a pressurized Spitfire, [...]

V-280 Valor “Advanced Vehicle Concept Demonstrator” Aircraft

by Steve E on August 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This is a desk model of the Bell Flight V-280 Valor AVCD Aircraft. The V-280 is competing for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft or FLRAA program. This kit is 3D printed on my Elegoo Saturn SLA printer and is approximately 1/48 Scale. [...]

Review: Infinity 1/32 Vampire Mk.5 Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 11, 2022 · in Reviews · 1 ≡

ICM/Eduard 1/48th Spitfires Mk. IX in the IDF

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 10, 2022 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

The majority of Spitfires in the IDF service were Mk. IXe delivered from Czechoslovakia and Italy. Spitfire no. ד 130 (for "D"). The first Spitfire in the IDF was assembled from junkyards left by the RAF and downed Egyptian [...]

1/48 Monogram P-38L "Pacific Prowler"

by David Butler on August 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I got this Monogram P-38 (1966 issue) super cheap online and couldn't resist the desire to rebuild one of the very first models that I built as a kid. It was a fun nostalgic trip down memory lane, but it took some careful test fitting and [...]

Academy 1/72 F/A-18B Hornet, 2OCU RAAF – Tiger Scheme

by Michael Drover on August 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hi all. It's been a slow year at Casa de Crosby but a second build has crawled it's way over the line. The kit is the quite nice 1/72 Academy F/A-18D converted to an Aussie B. In order to get to the B version that we flew, a few lumps and [...]

Maquette 1/72 Boeing C-75

by Spiros Pendedekas on August 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

The Boeing C-75 was a modified Boeing 307 long-range transport aircraft, introduced to military service in February 1942 and used by the USAAF's Air Transport Command until July 1944. The famous 307 Stratoliner, from which the C-75 [...]

Italeri 1/48 MB326K

by PHILLIP EVANS on August 8, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My Italeri 1/48 MB326K done as one used by the United Arab Emirates Air Force, Police Wing, Dubai 1977. Nice kit to build but if you are planning to do it as the SAAF Impala 2 the kit supplied rocket pods are incorrect. Also the SAAF [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Brewster Buffalo

by Derek Bowen on August 8, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is my fifth model so I'm still learning quite a bit. This kit in particular is very simple and easy to build, all the parts fit together perfectly, and the decals seemed to be less thick than the ones from my Tamiya Wildcat. Due to [...]