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1/48 Condor Legion He-51B – Imperial German Air Service/Luftwaffe Group Build.

by John Healy on January 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is the fairly recent Roden kit. All in all, not a bad kit. It’s engineered very nicely and has good cockpit detailing. It’s best feature is that the landing gear struts are molded to the fuselage halves. This guarantees [...]

Karaya DH-5 1:48

by Paul Carpenter on January 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

It has been ages but I thought I would post another one of my older builds. This kit is entirely made of resin with some photoetch and it is superbly cast and went together really well. Karaya did a great job with the interplane struts [...]

A Game of Two Harts

by Ross Paton on January 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Last build of the year. SECOND attempt at AMG's Hart for which the instructions can lead you well astray! This is quite an expensive kit to have to have two attempts not being an Eduard Dual Combo. First attempt I tried to be smart and do [...]

2021 Modeling Review – Four Essexes, Nine Aircraft and a 88mm

by Michael Smith on January 1, 2022 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

The first half of 2021 was the same as 2020 - multiple 1/700 Essex-class carrier builds. But the second half was something completely different. The first several months of 2021 were devoted to finishing a "double build" of the [...]

1/700 USS Randolph (CV-15) – August 1945

by Michael Smith on January 1, 2022 · in Ships · 6 ≡

My latest project is one that I have had in mind for a long time. When I was about 10 years old, and just starting to get interested in World War II and aircraft carriers, one of the first books I had access to was Barrett Gallagher’s [...]

My 2021 Builds

by Bob Torres on January 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

These are my builds for 2021. My main goals were to have at least one build for each month, at least one multi-eng plane for the year, at least one vacuform build for the year and to try to have a resin build in which that would be my [...]

Heller's 1/72 Heinkel He-112B0/B1

by Bob Torres on January 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Heller's Heinkel He-112B, kit No. 240 fist released in 1979. This was a very enjoyable build. It went together with no issues. I used decals from an RS Model kit and insignias from the Heller kit. I found the details to be nice enough [...]

Leppla/Liska "Sail 12" SBD Dauntless – Battle of the Coral Sea

by Michael Smith on January 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

During the Battle of the Coral Sea U.S. Navy Lieutenant John A. Leppla and Radioman 3rd Class J.A. Liska were pilot and gunner of SBD-3 BuNo 4547 from Scouting Squadron 2 (VS-2) based onboard the Lexington, and were credited with shooting [...]

1/48 Airfix Sea Fury, Royal Australian Navy

by Michael Drover on January 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

G'day all. First for 2022 (so close for 2021 though). The 1/48 Airfix Sea Fury with all the Barracuda bits including cockpit set, cowl and spinner, main gear bay, wheels and brass gear legs. Master barrels pitot and cannon barrels top it [...]

Pearl Harbor GB: Curtiss P-40B Warhawk – Airfix 1/48

by Andrew H on January 1, 2022 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

A happy New Year to all my fellow modelers! This evening (almost midnight), I'd like to share with you my most recent build (and last of 2021 by a hair), which is of course the Airfix P-40B. This kit needs nothing said of it, and I [...]