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Douglas A-20G Havoc - AMT 1/48

by Andrew H on June 22, 2021 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

This build was inspired by some recent A-20G builds from our friends here at iModeler, as well as the fact that I was able to pickup this kit secondhand at my local hobby shop. The kit was the "Wings Aviation Collection" boxing, [...]

Helicopters return home.

by Blaine Miller on June 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The story begins 6 years ago. I was asked to supply a group of Vietnam era helicopters to an Aviation museum for a 40th anniversary for the ending of the Vietnam War. This was to be a two year commitment. I compiled the following [...]

1/48 Hasegawa F4U-5N Corsair

by Tom Bebout on June 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Latest off the bench as part of Jeffrey Kolln's @421stwidow Night Fighter Group is Cpt Eugene Derrickson's VMF(N)-513 Corsair. The -5 Corsair was considered the ultimate model in the Corsair line, with the -5N adding a radar dome, extra [...]

1/48 SNJ-5c

by John Healy on June 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

This is the old but still the best, Monogram kit. The last time I built one of these was when it came out in 1979. This one was made from a 2008 Revell release, made in China. Since Revell’s bankruptcy, I’ve noticed that a lot of [...]

Operation Barbarossa…1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109F-4, 6./JG54

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on June 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

My father always liked but avoided this camo because he thought it would be hard to do with the airbrush. Back in 2013 he took the challenge and it wasn´t as hard as he had feared. Used a Hasegawa G-2 kit from their old "J" [...]

Tamiya Ki-61 with 'that' colour scheme

by Justin Bronk on June 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

This was a quick build of Tamiya's beautifully engineered Ki-61-Id Hien kit in 1/48 scale which I bought on a work trip to Tokyo years ago and have only just got around to building now that lockdowns are over and I can access my workshop [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A "Birdcage" Corsair

by Jordyn Collier on June 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Having only ever built mostly revell, and one academy, Corsairs, I never realized the quality I was missing out on with the kits from Tamiya. So when my chance at christmas came to get one as a gift, I was more than happy to build it. And [...]

Revell VW Golf 1 GTI

by Marcin Pacyna on June 20, 2021 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

Hello! I would like to show my last model of VW Golf 1 GTI in 1:24 scale. I worked on this model very long time due to having more work and this pandemia stopped me also. But things are going to be less complicated lately and I have more [...]

Massy Fergusson 20 Farm Tractor – ‘Renovation time’

by Charles King on June 20, 2021 · in Diorama · 34 ≡

I had bought this 1/24 scale MF20 a long time ago. It's been stashed away waiting for the right moment to decide on what I was going to do with it. Now I have.

Under new Management…1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 (Mtt.Regensburg), 401 Sqn RCAF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on June 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Built in 2019. Hasegawa kit with Rising Decals, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for antenna wires, exhaust flame dampers are PE parts from the Eduard G-10 kit, Gunze, Tamiya, MRP and AK paints [...]