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RAF Museum, Cosford near Birmingham

by Ross Paton on September 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Had time on the way to a meeting near Bristol to call in at Cosford. Many of you will have been. There are some very rare birds in there. A Bf 410 Hornisse. A Boulton Paul Defiant among others. Also the famous 109G "Black 6" On [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Vc

by Tom Cleaver on September 24, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews · 18 ≡

The Airplane: The Spitfire Vc was developed from experience with the Spitfire Vb and began to appear in 1942. Unlike the earlier version, which was essentially a Spitfire I airframe “beefed up” around the engine mounts to allow use of [...]

Revell 1/72 Arado E.555

by Spiros Pendedekas on September 23, 2021 · in Aviation · 50 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Revell 1/72 Arado E.555 "Amerikabomber". In response to the RLM's Amerikabomber project, Arado’s E.555 proposal included a series of long range jet bomber designs of various sizes, powerplants, crew and [...]

Restoration Project, Avro Vulcan B1a

by Ian Foulkes on September 23, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Well, the danger of moving boxes etc in the man cave, you occasionally come across a project you had tucked away in a "safe place" and then forgotten about. This is the Airfix 1/72 Avro Vulcan B2, converted back to a B1a. I used [...]

1/32 Revell Ju-87B Stuka

by Jay Mitchell on September 22, 2021 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

This was built as part of the Desert Air War group build . There are several great builds going on in that group . There are many interpretations of this particular aircraft. After much looking around the internet and looking at photos of [...]

1/48 Tamiya P-51 Mustang – insignia masks test, how to get rid of silvering decals and bump into other issues

by George Damian on September 22, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Being quite lazy I tend to favor Tamiya kits, to eliminate any headaches from the start. Now this one here was an experiment in using Montex masks for the serial numbers and national insignia - something in line with the bad reputation of [...]

First one of the Year. Polish 7TP 1/35 scale IGB.

by Bill Koppos on September 22, 2021 · in Armor · 20 ≡

Well how 'bout that? I finished a model. As it says, first finished this year. I have many going, but getting them done, is another story. I have always liked the looks and color scheme of this puppy. The 7TP was Poland's heavy hitter, a [...]

1/48th Revell EA-6A

by Jim Sullivan on September 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

Here's my attempt to build the Revell EA-6A Electric Intruder. I always liked the black tail markings with the white 'CY' and the Playboy bunny used by VMCJ-2 (and later re-designated VMAQ-2). I've had that Revell kit in my stash for quite [...]

Review: Zvezda 1/350 Delta IV 'TULA review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 21, 2021 · in Reviews, Ships

Messerschmitt Me262A-1a Heinz “Pritzl” Bär, Hobby Boss 1/48 (No.80373 year 2011)

by John vd Biggelaar on September 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 40 ≡

Finished the Messerschmitt Me262A-1a flown by Heinz "Pritzl" Bär who shot down 16 enemy aircraft flying the 262 out of his 220 aircraft shot down in total. The Hobby Boss kit included decals to create the V355 experimental [...]