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Tamiya P-47D-11-RE, 1/48. 'The Razorback over Normandy'.

by Harvey R. on May 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

Personally, I'm a razorback fan over the bubbletop, and when I think razorback I can't help but think D-Day stripes which really narrowed down the sort of scheme I wanted to do for the build. This kit is the Tamiya's offering in 1/48, [...]

Trumpeter 1/35 German Railway Gun K5(E) Leopold

by Cooper White on May 4, 2022 · in Armor · 5 ≡

After finishing the tamiya Tiger 1 late. I decided for my next model to be a big one and the Trumpeter 1/35 German Railway Gun K5(E) Leopold is definitely a big one. With a finished size of over 3 feet ( 1 meter) and over a thousand parts [...]

HMS Sheffield D80

by Sebastijan Videc on May 4, 2022 · in Ships · 14 ≡

HMS Sheffield was a Type 42 guided missile destroyer, the first of fourteen Type 42 destroyers to enter the Royal Navy service plus two that, ironically entered Argentinian Navy. The ship was commissoned in February 1975 and spent its [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat

by Derek Bowen on May 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the 4th model in my model-building career so my learning curve is still nearly vertical. I could only find one grainy photo of a plane from VF-22 (USS Independence) so this is my interpretation of the plane's paint scheme from [...]

1/48 Hobbycraft de Havilland Vampire NF10

by PHILLIP EVANS on May 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

1/48 Hobby Craft de Havilland Vampire NF10. Just completed and it is an OOB build, no mods. Panel lines highlighted using a soft pencil.

Trumpeter 1/32 P-40B

by Spiros Pendedekas on May 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my presentation of the Trumpeter 1/32 P-40B, finished as a Hawaiian bird. The model was a contribution to Louis Gardner's and the small team of great friends' idea to build subjects relative to the so important [...]

1/35 Zvezda T14 Armata

by Djordje Colovic on May 3, 2022 · in Armor · 6 ≡

I did this Zvezda’s model as a joy and rest from planes. And it was very satisfactory. Very easy and good model, except few problems and puttying parts of the cupola everything was aboslutely fantastic for build. I painted the model in a [...]

Model Expo 2022 – Tulsa show pics

by Greg Kittinger on May 3, 2022 · in Photo Collections · 6 ≡

Our club held our annual contest and show on April 19th in the Tulsa area. We finally got our contest page updated with 60+ photos from the 324 models submitted. Some really nice work on display from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and [...]

Airfix 1/48 RAAF P-51 Mustang

by David Butler on May 3, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Airfix 1/48 P-51 in RAAF livery. Kit is built out of box with an added photo etched lap belt. It is a nice kit overall but the landing gear is a little flimsy. I used Vallejo paints and did weathering with artist oils, thinned acrylics, [...]

Hobbyboss Heavy Cruiser POLA

by James Selwood on May 3, 2022 · in Ships · 8 ≡

Inspired by Ulf Lundberg this is my Hobbyboss RM Pola. This CHEAP kit needed ALOT of love and care to get her to any level of acceptable realism. There was just so much WRONG with her. I could easily supply a list of upgrades and DIY bits [...]