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RIP Valery Grygorenko

by Tom Cleaver on March 16, 2022 · in News · 19 ≡

Brett Green reports: I am greatly saddened to report that prominent Ukrainian artist Valery Grygorenko was killed in a Russian attack near Kyiv yesterday. Even if you don't recognise the name you will almost certainly know his work, in [...]

F11F-1 Tiger, 1/72 Hasegawa

by Robert Royes on March 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

An aircraft like so many of the 1950's suffered from inadequate powerplant, the J65. Serving with fleet squadrons for about two years, it was more successful with the Blue Angels, where it served for ten years. J-79's were installed in two [...]

RCN, Sea Fury

by gary sausmikat on March 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Hi All, The 1/48, Airfix, Sea Fury Export completed as: Sea Fury FB.11, TG118, VF870, RCN, HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia. Sept 1952 Substituted kit parts with the following: Barracuda Sea Fury Cowling Upgrade Barracuda Sea Fury Engine Front [...]

Border Modell Leopard2 , 1/72 ....

by Petes Laszlo on March 15, 2022 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Kangnam 1/48 F-18L

by Spiros Pendedekas on March 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Kangnam 1/48 F-18L, finished as a what-if demonstrator for the Hellenic Air Force! Back in the late seventies, where the F-18 project was in good progress, Northrop and McDonnell Douglas partner companies were [...]

1/32 Kittyhawk F-86D Sabre Dog

by paul teixeira on March 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Finally finished after over a month of frustrating assembly and painting. This is the model I posted about a month ago in which I stated "was a total loss", but after taking a break I picked it up again and finished it. Many [...]

1/48 Tamiya F-14 Tomcat

by Chris Wallace on March 15, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The Tamiya Tomcat is on the shelf now. I finished it in the requisite VF-84 Jolly Rogers as an homage to the Tamiya Catalogue style of finishing models. This style really attracted me to the hobby back in the day and while I appreciate [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair - Ken Walsh

by Joe Bianco on March 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Ken Walsh was the first Corsair Ace while serving with VMF-124 arriving on Guadalcanal in February 1943. Walsh claimed his first three Japanese planes on 1 April 1943 and two more in his next combat action, 13 May 1943. Walsh brought his [...]

Avia S-199 Hobbycraft 1/48

by neil foster on March 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Well it's certainly been a while since I got one posted. I got this kit as a swap with one of my iModeler friends , I swapped it for an Airfix Seafire and I think I got the best out of the deal because this is a great little kit , it came [...]