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Suzuki RGV (XR89) Tamiya 1/12

by George Williams on September 23, 2022 · in Automotive · 21 ≡

Back in 2014 my friend Jack Mugan @camaro1 posted his build of this kit, it was his first, and, as far as I know, his only motorcycle kit. In fact, Jack was the first person to post a WIP thread on the then new Automotive group. I [...]

1/24 Aoshima '93 4Runner

by Eric Berg on September 23, 2022 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

Aoshima has long produced excellent curbside car kits that are superbly engineered and a heck of a lot of fun to build. I had to take a break from building nothing but airplanes over the last three years and this was the perfect remedy. I [...]

Clear Prop 1/48 XA2D-1 Skyshark

by Tom Cleaver on September 23, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

When the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider prototype made its first flight in March 1945 both the U.S. Navy and Douglas’ chief designer Ed Heinemann were already thinking of a successor. Douglas based their proposals on the Skyraider airframe; [...]

1/48 Supermarine Walrus Mk. I

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on September 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Up until Airfix came with their 1/48th scale Walrus, Classic Airframes' was the best option in that scale. The latter, a limited run kit is work intensive by its nature. Moreover, it is a biplane with complex wing parts assembly and [...]

Eduard F4F-3 Wildcat, 1/48. 'The Navy's First Ace'

by Harvey R. on September 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Following Eduard's amazing 2022 new tooling of the infamous A6M2, I eagerly looked forward to their rendition of the Wildcat and this kit certainly doesn't disappoint. Unsurprisingly the first Wildcat Eduard releases is the F4F-3, [...]

Revell BF110G-4 Aims Conversion

by Ross Paton on September 22, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I am fascinated by these aircraft. Deadly to Lancaster crews right up to the end, even as the day skies belonged to the Allies. This is Martin "Tino" Becker's aircraft. If you don't like resin/ PE/ CA glue or vaccform look away [...]

Review: Zoukei Mura 1/32 Bf109G-14 Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 22, 2022 · in Reviews · 2 ≡

Review: Squadrons! No. 54 The Hawker Biplane Fighters - Review

by Christopher Amano-Langtree on September 22, 2022 · in Reviews · 2 ≡

Many will be familiar with Phil Listemann's Squadrons! series which has mainly focused on wartime units and their histories. In No. 54 of the series he turns his attention to The interwar Hawker biplane fighters. The book is a softcover [...]

Boeing 281 (P-26) ROC Air Force 1/32 scale Hasegawa

by Bill Koppos on September 21, 2022 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Well the Koppos ROC Air Force has grown again. Yes, it is officially a Boeing 281, the export model P-26, of which the Chinese Government got 10. There were 12 altogether, one crashed in China and the other went to Spain, fate unknown to [...]

1/48 Hawker Hurricane IIB.

by John Healy on September 21, 2022 · in Aviation · 42 ≡

This is the excellent Hasegawa kit of 1990s vintage. I’ve wanted to do this particular Hurricane for some time and finally got the opportunity when I found this IIB on the vendor tables at a show back in June. BE171 belonged to 17 [...]