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1/48 Hobbyboss F-105G Thunderchief (80333)

by Richard Bungay on October 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This kit is overall very nice but there are a lot of very fiddly bits that test the patience. In particular, the flap assembly and the exhaust assembly are a bit challenging since there are so many parts with little or not mating [...]

10 - AMT - Anakin's Podracer

by Anthony Ricco on October 17, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 12 ≡

What an incredibly fun kit to build, from the subject to the fit and finish I had a ton of fun. The details are great and the figure was amazing to paint, a few gaps here and there on the pod but nothing that was too tough to fix up. The [...]

Bombs away (B17E diorama)

by caudelguille on October 17, 2021 · in Diorama · 20 ≡

“Flak so thick you could walk on it” . Only over nazi Germany american B-17 dropped over 640,000 tons of bombs during the war. Estimates of German civilians killed only by Allied strategic bombing have ranged from around 350,000 to [...]

The importance of the research phase and build plan.

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on October 17, 2021 · in How-to · 20 ≡

If you’re an old sweat when it comes to modelling, this article is more than likely to be teaching you to suck eggs, and you are probably unlikely to find anything new or helpful within it. However, if you are new or relatively new, you [...]

1/32 Special Hobby Westland Whirlwind Mk.1

by Tolga ULGUR on October 17, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is 1/32 Special Hobby Westland Whirlwind Mk.1 with the markings of P6985 HE-J No 263 squadron RAF in Exeter air base March 1941. I have build this OOB except for Eduard seat belts and CMK wheels set. I have used Gunze Sangyo acrylics [...]

Video: Yakovlev Yak-1b - Pavel Chuvelyov - Arma Hobby 1/72 – Aircraft Model

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 17, 2021 · in Aviation

Oorah!

by Phillip Friddell on October 16, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Today I'd like to share my 1/48th scale Eduard Yak 3 with the group. The kit is one of that company's older efforts, first appearing in 1998, but it's a well-done if occasionally inaccurate effort that does a credible job of representing [...]

Friedrichshafen FF33L – 1/32 scale

by Paul Higgins on October 16, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is my first venture into a resin model of a WW1 subject, and a floatplane into the bargain. The kit is from the Polish manufacturer Lukgraph, and is a refreshingly unusual subject, whatever the medium or scale. The kit was built for [...]

1/35th Challenger 2

by Kits And Bits Scale Modelling on October 16, 2021 · in Armor · 11 ≡

My first ever tank build, dating from around 2013, shortly after i had gotten back into the hobby. I cant even remember who the kit was by, likely to be the Tamiya kit, but not 100% sure. Full build write up can be found here: (link) but [...]

F4F-3 Wildcat F-5, Coral Sea, USS Lexington. Academy 1/72

by Robert Royes on October 16, 2021 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This is the aircraft of Lt. Noel Gayler, one of the pilots of VF-3 that transferred to VF-2 on the Lexington. Gayler had claimed two kills and two partial/shared kills before the battle of the Coral Sea, and had dropped 30lb bombs on a [...]