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Review: Cyrk Skalskiego ("Skalski's Circus") - Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX – "Desert War" group build

by Tom Cleaver on February 18, 2022 · in Reviews · 12 ≡

Had not the RAF been able to bring a new Spitfire into combat in the summer of 1942 to face the Fw-190A that could outfly the Spitfire V on every point but turning circle, the war over Northern Europe would have likely taken a different [...]

Review: 1/72 scale Revell A-400M - Review

by Mee Wan on February 18, 2022 · in Reviews · 2 ≡

Greetings , This is another unboxing posting regarding the rebox and updated latest Revell A-400M edition this kit has improvement in terms of the decal sheet and the box art itself. First and foremost its a huge bird nonetheless , the [...]

Video: REVELL US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I 1/72 (video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation

Very nice kit, US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I from Revell Model kit of a US Navy heavily armed patrol boat in 72nd scale, used in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. New tool released in 2021. For more details about this Revell kit, from [...]

Bf.109G-10, 1:48 Hasegawa – Yugoslav Partisan Squadron 1945

by Aleksandar Sekularac on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

You know the problem of those never finished box-queens, kits that you start and then put back in the box and forget about? They beckon you every time you open your stash, yet you just ignore them and go for a virgin kit. Well, I have a [...]

Zoukei-Mura Kyushu J7W1 Shinden, 1/48. The 'Magnificent Lightning'.

by Harvey R. on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

There are many aircraft out there that subscribe to the 'What If?' idea, but none I find as interesting as the Shinden. Ever since I discovered this machine as a kid it's been one of my favourites, so Zoukei Mura's offering of the aircraft [...]

1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 “Heinz Ewald”

by Tolga ULGUR on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is 1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109G 10 flown by Heinz Ewald II/JG 52 in Hungary -February 1945 . Years ago, I saw this G10 on Anders' website and added it to my to-do list. I decided to start when AIMS released the late war bf 109 [...]

Revell 1:48 F-84E

by Pip Moss on February 17, 2022 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

I finally got around to this kit, which has been on my to-do list for quite a long time. It's pretty much OOB, but I did use a resin seat from Quickboost. It's probably not quite as pleasant a build as the Tamiya F-84G, and there are some [...]

German Sniper, 3rd Airborne Division, Alpine Miniatures 1/16

by Roman Fittl on February 16, 2022 · in Figures · 5 ≡

Good evening friends! I finished my next figure. This time I reached for a figure from Alpine Miniatures' offer (link), which I modified and made into a bust. Everything is painted with Andrea Color acrylic paints, I used Umton oil paints [...]

Short Run Kit: WK 1/72 Heinkel He70

by David Garcia on February 16, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I don't remember how I ended up with this kit and I'm not familiar with WK models. The plastic was hard reddish brown with a rough surface just like early MPM kits. Maybe MPM made the molds for the kit. It did sit on the to do pile in [...]

Tamiya F2A-2 Brewster Buffalo 1/48

by Andreas Fey on February 16, 2022 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

This Tamiya F2A-2 Brewster Buffalo kit dates back to early 70s and it were re-issued in the early 90s with decals for 2 yellow wing US NAVY versions with markings for Lexington and Saratoga. I started the kit about 8 years ago and [...]