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Photos From the Military Aviation Museum

by David Garcia on January 26, 2022 · in Photo Collections · 26 ≡

Here is a small sampling of some of my photos made during visits to the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia just outside of Virginia Beach. The last time was during their airshow on Oct 2, 2021. The runway is grass and the [...]

Seafire Mk III, Special Hobby, 1/48: last dogfight of the World War 2 'First and Last' Project.

by Paul Barber on January 26, 2022 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

This is my third build on the theme of 'First and Last'. This ‘First and Last’ build features the last day of the second world war, the 15 of August 1945, and the last recorded dogfight in the Pacific theatre. It is an oft told story, [...]

Review: 1/32 Aviattic decals review for a Wingnut Wings Fokker D-VII "Seven Swabians"

by Louis Gardner on January 25, 2022 · in Reviews · 16 ≡

The Fokker D-VII just happens to be my favorite German aircraft from the First World War. As a little 8 year old kid I can remember building the "ancient" (by today's standards) Aurora 1/48 scale model and the strange green [...]

Classic Kit: Revell 1/72 Junkers JU88A No. H-113 1967

by David Garcia on January 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is an old build of one of my favorite models from Revell. It was issued in 1967 and Revell took it's measurements off the real aircraft at the USAF Museum. That is why it can also be built as a D version since the one the USAF has [...]

Tamiya 1/48 A-1H Skyraider

by PHILLIP EVANS on January 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Just finished one of models that I started 2 years ago but never completed - 'lost my Mojo' It is the Tamiya 1/48 A-1H Skyraider and is completed as one of the VA-25 'Fist of the Fleet' aircraft. Paints used are undercoat white and Tamiya [...]

Portuguese F-16 AM (MLU)

by Manuel Magrinho on January 24, 2022 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

F-16 MID LIFE UPDATE (MLU) VERSION The MLU program emerged in the early 1990’s, following the need to keep the F-16 in operation for another 20 years whilst maintaining the same degree of effectiveness and operational capabilities. The [...]

Classic Kit: Revell 1/72 A-20 No. H-115-130

by David Garcia on January 24, 2022 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Here's an older build of the classic Revell 1/72 A-20 which was initially released in 1967. The kit is a nice simple model very similar to the Ju-88A which came out at about the same time. That box art really excited me and I still think [...]

The Empire of Japan 1919-1946 GB: Hasegawa 1/72 Kawasaki Ki61(Tony)

by Bob Torres on January 24, 2022 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is my Hasegawa 1/72 Ki-61 and it is a very nice kit that was first released in 1973. It is also one of the first kits that Hasegawa made with complete recessed panel lines in which as we closed in to the 80's Hasegawa, Tamiya, Otaki, [...]