Here is my second IAF Skyhawk- a TA-4H. The Classic Airframes kit is quite good- with a few issues. The best part of them is the lack of "step" on the leading edge of the wing, for the slat. on the real plane there is no step [...]
Unser qualified this car 18 mph faster than the previous year's record, really set the race world on fire.
This was based on the 1974 AMT kit and I modified it with a 1972 wing and other additions with after market decals.
I love the Skyhawk- single seat, two seat, various operators, etc. I initially made the mistake of thinking that you could take the A-4M kit and with decals make it an A-4N. I learned pretty quickly, that not all A-4N airframes had ARBS in [...]
Here is my first completed build of 2022
It is the new tool Airfix 1/48 Tomahawk II
The build is basically OOB with the addition of Eduard seatbelts and canopy masks. I also used EZ line for brake lines and added some little retracting [...]
This is my very first model kit (1/48 scale Academy P-40) so my learning curve is vertical at the moment and some things I couldn't figure out at all. I use mostly Mr. Color paints. Please provide suggestions/feedback on how to improve. [...]
But not in the way you might think. The model is Dora Wings' 1/48th scale Dewoitine D.510C modeled to represent an airplane in Chinese service against the Japanese during the late 1930s. The kit, which is essentially a high end short-run [...]
This old kit donated various parts to other builds, First the swing wing assy. for a Phantom proposal. second ejection seat for COIN F7F whatifer, third seat/cockpit and exhaust for a Lindberg Mig21. and last the nose for the Matchbox [...]
The T55 was a two seat export version of the English Electric Lightning, of which were sold to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. along with the single seat FMk53. in the early seventies.
This an old school kit, but without the notorious Matchbox [...]
This is one of the 3-4 foot Aircraft I built as a Contract for Canada's Department of National Defense, Royal Canadian Airforce. Wings, Rudder, horizontal stabilizers all made from pine, even the 8 bladed props. The fuselage is made of PVC.