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Airfix 1/48 P-40 – Luke Army Air Field

by George R Blair Jr on August 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

I had heard great things about this kit, and I was looking for something a little different to do with it. When you search for P-40s on the internet, one of the first photos that comes up is a P-40CU that was used as a trainer at the [...]

F-4J(UK) – Tamiya (1/32)

by Thomas Probert on August 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Greetings all, This has been a long-time 'as and when' project that I completed this weekend - Tamiya's 1/32nd F-4J finished as an F-4J(UK) of the famous 74 'Tiger Squadron' in the mid-1980's. It was built more or less out of the box, but [...]

Video: F-14A Tomcat VF-111 Miss Molly – Building the Tamiya F-14A Scale Model Aircraft PART 2

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 29, 2021 · in How-to

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI TB886 – F/L Bill Harper – No. 421 Squ. RCAF – April/May 1945

by Stéphane Bredel on August 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Bonjour chers iModelers, This is my rendition of the excellent Spitfire Mk.XVI by Eduard. The model comes from the dual combo kit "The Rise of the Bubbletops" in the Edu'Art series (The kit includes also a Fw 190 D-9 that I will [...]

Typhoon! Petty and ill informed critique.

by Ross Paton on August 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Right. I have issues with the Typhoon. First it's dismal beginnings. The Car Door complete with wind down window just like a Morris Minor. Terrible visibility until the Bubble Top came out (even though Yaks and FW 190's had superb [...]

Uboat Type II B (1943), Revell 1/144

by John vd Biggelaar on August 29, 2021 · in Ships · 23 ≡

Good day all, As far as I can remember, I have always build airplanes, even when I modelled at a (much) younger age. Recently I received an invitation to join the 'Naval ships and boats' group from David Kopielski @davids_models, thanks [...]

Red Rocket

by Michael Turner on August 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This aircraft was built as part of the “Imperial German Air Service / Luftwaffe Group Build May 1st, 1910, to Present Day” group build. Maj. Wolfgang Spate was the commanding officer of EKdo 16 (Erprobungskommando 16 or Test Command [...]

Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9

by Alistair Gauld on August 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Painted with UMP Grey Primer ColourCoats Dark Green, Dark Sea Grey, FAA/RAF Yellow, Postwar Roundel Blue Alclad High Speed Silver, Airframe Aluminium Tamiya Nato Black, Rubber Black. Citadel Nuln Oil Windsor & Newton Satin Varnish on [...]

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt – Monogram 1/48

by Andrew H on August 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

I've finally completed this kit after a long period of in-process limbo. But first I must briefly explain how this kit came to be on my work bench in the first place. It all started when I purchased a second-hand Hasegawa P-47D, mainly due [...]

A “Flying Whale” over the Black Sea: Martin B-10 Model 139WT in Turkish service

by Roland Sachsenhofer on August 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

When in 1934 an icon like General Henry "Hap" Arnold enthusiastically declared the Martin B-10 to be "the air power wonder of its day", this was tantamount to elevation to the rank of aeronautical nobility. What exactly [...]