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by Tom Cleaver on November 26, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 4 ≡

James Fahey has finally uploaded all his walkarounds of the TVAL collection, plus DeHavilland restorations and many others. Great photography. Warning: Don't click on the link unless you have an hour or two you didn't need for important [...]

2nd Build of 'The MiG' (F-5E), Italeri 1/72

by George Schembri on November 26, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Well...the Cowboys just lost in overtime on Thanksgiving, so I thought I'd make a post to cheer me up a bit. Not exactly 100% completed as the pilot has yet to be assigned - review pending. I liked the first 'Top Gun MiG' from June enough [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 F4U Corsair

by David Adams on November 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Some good and some bad came out of this kit for me. The good; I managed to build the kit without breaking off the rear fuselage antenna or wing tip pitot tube which came molded into their respective parts, I experimented with hair spray [...]

BTR-152 from Trumpeter, 1/35

by Juan Ravizzoli on November 25, 2021 · in Armor · 4 ≡

Greetings to all forum members. It's been a while since I've shown my projects here (free time is scarce these days). This time I wanted to show you the Trumpeter BTR-152, in 1/35 scale. The truth is that it was a pleasure to build this [...]

A dangerous Persian Cat: F-14A, IRIAF

by Roland Sachsenhofer on November 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

F-14 Tomcats in Iran It is not often that two political mortal enemies are able to deploy the same high-tech weapons systems - and that one has supplied the other with this equipment for good money. In the case of the Iranian F-14 Tomcat, [...]

AOSHIMA 1/12 YAMAHA SR400

by dagored on November 25, 2021 · in Automotive · 24 ≡

Kit made by Aoshima This kit was originally a stock kit, but since it's a model, I made some modifications to it. Air funnels were added, front and rear suspensions were lowered, spoke wheels were re-tensioned with metal wire, seats and [...]

Airfix 1/72 Mustang P-51D – Glamourous Glen III

by Alistair Gauld on November 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

A bit of a trial this one. My first attempt ended as a blob of plastic after attempting the butterfly stroke in a pool of cellulose thinners. 6 months later I came round to the second attempt. I used the Barracudacals Decal set for this [...]

Amodel's 1/72 IAR-80c Kit No. 72168 (2009 release)

by Bob Torres on November 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Amodel, 1/72 IAR-80c. IAR-80c no. 279, Escadrila 45 Vanatoare, Targsor, Aug, 1943. The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was [...]

Westland Lysander, Eduard 1/48, Winter Camo, Hirvas Finland, Jan.1943

by Kiriakos P. on November 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hello my friends! Here is my last built. This kit was a challenge for me. I was reading in reviews that this is a difficult kit for experienced modellers. My opinion: Yes, this kit has some difficulties, mainly because of the shape of the [...]

This Was Unexpected

by Tom Cleaver on November 24, 2021 · in News · 21 ≡

Just got word today that the Vietnam Veterans of America named my book "Best Vietnam history of 2021." All compliments are wonderful, but a compliment from the people who know what they're talking about is better.