Review: Before You Build The Tamiya 1/48th Dewoitine D520 – Watch This!
Following a build i saw on here of a D520, i was inspired to get the tamiya kit for a future build. See my thoughts on the kit here.
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Tupolev Tu-134AK NVA/LSK – Zvezda 1/144
This Tu-134AK comes from the kit from Zvezda with etchparts from ExtraTech and decals from Revaro. The construction went quite well, as a small but not so obvious highlight was the installation of a homemade cockpit. It was painted with [...]
Airfix 1/72 F-16A "Desert Storm"
Hi everyone!
This is my Airfix 1/72 F-16A, finished as ANG's #79404 bird, based at Al Kharj Air Base in Saudi Arabia, during Operation "Desert Storm", 1991. The model was an entry to Chuck Villanueva's @uscusn "Desert [...]
A do-over project
I rarely re-visit a project...once its done I move on. However, as I have started coupling pilot figures with aircraft, I decided to upgrade one of my past projects so I could make it part of my collection.
Italeri 1/48 Bae Hawk: Red Arrows
Here is the second of my Bae Hawk derivatives series. The Italeri kit does not come with intakes, and the cockpit details are a bit off in terms of placement of the seats, fore to aft and also heights relative to the canopy rail. Using [...]
Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, Fuerza Aerea Argentina - Falklands/Malvinas War 1982 – Hasegawa, 1/48
Finally, the first of my projects completed for the Falklands/Malvinas War Group Build. The model represents the aircraft of Primer Teniente Juan José Arrarás (KIA) 08 June, 1982. Arrarás survived a first mission on 12 May against [...]
Kinetic 1/48 T-45C Goshawk: Centennial of US Naval Aviation
I have always appreciated the Bae HAWK design, and when it was modified into a US Naval Aviation Jet Trainer, I really wanted to get hold of a 1/48 T-45 at some point. Once Kinetic came on the scene with this kit, I knew I had to get it.
I [...]
F-4D Phantom
Dear Modelers,
I actually finished this model some months ago, but I did not feel like posting this guy earlier with the event in Ukraine and many friends in Kyiv and around trying to save their life.
Anyway, this is a classic model from [...]
1/32 Trumpeter P-47D 22 “Belle of Belmont”
Here is my recently finished 1/32 Trumpeter P-47D 22 with the markings of “Belle of Belmont” from 63rd FS / 56th FG in Boxted.
Note that this Thunderbolt has Curtiss Electric propeller though it is D22.
Cockpit enhanced with Yahu [...]
