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CP-140 AURORA MKIV RCAF Maritime Patrol Aircraft Scratch Built

by Aaron Bouma on January 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

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.

Italeri (Hawk) 1/48 F-5A

by Spiros Pendedekas on January 11, 2022 · in Aviation · 43 ≡

Small and highly aerodynamic, focusing on performance and a low cost of maintenance, smaller and simpler than its contemporaries, it is not surprising that the F-5 is quite a few times referred as “the F-16 f its time”. Designed for a [...]

McLaren M16 1974 Indy Winner driven by Johnny Rutherford

by John Luetich on January 11, 2022 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

The tough cows

by Mark P Hartig on January 11, 2022 · in Armor · 13 ≡

Another whimsical idea based on past experience with Fresian Holstien cattle...not while I was in a tank but on tractors and in farm trucks mostly. They are curious animals, they're also large and quite strong therefore difficult to move [...]

Who's tired of C-Rations?

by Mark P Hartig on January 11, 2022 · in Armor · 11 ≡

This dates from late 2013, an idea that came to me out of the blue one day The Academy 1/35 M-18 used, it gave me a decent base and assembled well. It was upgraded with a Verlinden interior set and ModelKasten workable tracks. The interior [...]

Academy /48 Mig 21SM

by Dan DeSilva on January 11, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

As I am not a Mig 21 expert, I will not say that all of what I did on this build, was absolutely correct. I based the markings on a profile (eek) of Mig 21s in Afghanistan in the 80's. I found a KMC Mig21 MF resin cockpit during one of my [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 F9F-8 Cougar

by Dan DeSilva on January 11, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Hi all, Years ago, I carefully sought out 1/72 kits of all the Blue Angels Display aircraft, which led to also looking for 1/72 transport aircraft, then I went on to 1/48...you get the idea. Well, in my focus of getting the 1/72 kits, I [...]

F-16B CAS Viper Italeri 1/72

by Djordje Starcevic on January 10, 2022 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Another model which stayed few months in finishing phase, finished in last year. Old Italeri, this time in double seat version. I remember , that as a kid, i sow ESCI box with this F-16, and needed almost 40 years to finally have it in my [...]

Fiat CR.42 CN (Caccia Notturna), 377a Squadriglia...

by Riccardo Fortina on January 10, 2022 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Fiat CR.42 CN (Caccia Notturna), 377a Squadriglia Autonoma Intercettori, Palermo (Sicily), 1943 This is the "Falco" of Tenente Luigi Torchio. "Io dormire più non posso" means "I can't sleep anymore". ICM n. [...]