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Airfix 1/72 A-4P Skyhawk, Argentina

by Greg Kittinger on August 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is my entry into the Falkland's War group build - the new-tool Airfix A-4. Built OOB except for the replacement of the spine aerial and the addition of fin loop aerials to convert from a B to a P, and the addition of a TER to handle [...]

Review: Meng 1/24 Ford GT 40 MK II review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 20, 2021 · in Automotive, Reviews

Revell/Matchbox 1/72 T-2E Buckeye

by Spiros Pendedekas on August 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 45 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Revell/Matchbox 1/72 T-2E Buckeye, finished as a HAF bird. Still the only training jet aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force , it’s high reliability and excellent, forgiving flight characteristics (it easily recovers [...]

Review: Gustav v. Gustav – Hasegawa vs. Tamiya 1/72 Bf 109G-6

by Dennis Meyers on August 20, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews · 11 ≡

The Bf109g series was the most produced variant of the Bf109 fighter. It has been a popular subject in scale modeling. Scalemates lists 256 kits--126 in 1:72 scale--starting with a 1959 Airfix kit. I thought it would be interesting do a [...]

Trainer: Northrop T-38C Talon II – Trumpeter 1/48

by Andrew H on August 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This post will be quick and dirty, just like this build. The kit itself is very simple, as is the airframe. It does have a nice petite coke-bottle shape that most can appreciate, and the model itself scream petite when you pick it up. It [...]

F-4D Skyray NOTS, China Lake, 1/72 Airfix/MPC

by Robert Royes on August 19, 2021 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Project Pilot conducted by Naval Ordinance Test Center{N.O.T.S.} in 1958, nick named NOTSNIK, was an attempt to air launch a satellite via rocket from a F-4D Skyray. Although there were several launches, none are believed to have really [...]

Gloster Meteor Mk4 Fuerza Aérea Argentina – MPM 1/72

by Martin Gauna on August 19, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hi guys! This is the Gloster Meteor Mk4 Fuerza Aérea Argentina. Represented as it was on March 1959, from the Grupo 2 de Caza Interceptora. The kit has some nice addings of PE and resin, but was at least difficult on the assembly. Was [...]

Unloved and Unwanted

by Phillip Friddell on August 19, 2021 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Everybody remembers the 1/48th scale Airfix Bf109E, right? It was one of the earlier products of the New and Improved Airfix and was a greatly anticipated kit prior to its release, but its welcome was fated to be short-lived. The kit was [...]