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Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 – Hasegawa 1/32

by Colin Gomez on October 9, 2021 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Here is my latest build, finally completed. It is also my first successfully finished Bf-109 in 1/32nd scale. I am pretty happy with the result, even though some of the subtler weathering elements don't show up well in photos. Here are [...]

KP (ex-Kopro-MasterCraft) 1/72 Arado Ar96B

by Bob Torres on October 9, 2021 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

This is KP’s Arado Ar96B but boxed by Kopro-MasterCraft. The original KP kit was released in 1980. I have had KP kits in my stash years ago but never built them and got rid of them. But recently I picked up a few of them after seeing a [...]

F-102A Delta Dagger (USAF) – 1/72

by Roberto Lúcio - Bob on October 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an interceptor aircraft that was built as part of a project of the USAF defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet strategic bomber fleets [...]

Video: Wingnut Wings | 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.ii | Full Build

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 8, 2021 · in Aviation

Hasegawa 1/32 F-104C Starfighter

by Spiros Pendedekas on October 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 40 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Hasegawa 1/32 F-104C Starfighter, #60886 "Fannie", as she (more or less...) stood in Vietnam, 1965.The story of the Starfighter is well known: created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century [...]

Desert Air War Group build: 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Vb(late)

by Tom Cleaver on October 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

The Airplane: The Spitfire Vb, which began appearing in squadrons in the spring of 1941, was the most-produced Spitfire sub-type. It was a modification of the Spitfire I airframe, “beefed up” with a new engine mount, to use the Merlin [...]

Polikarpov I-16 type 10 Republican AF Eduard 1/48

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on October 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

One of the few kits I bought and built immediately...hope you like it...

Tamiya 1/48 F-16C Fighting Falcon

by Joe Roamer on October 7, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

OK, so it's probably not a perfect block 32 F-16, but pretty close. This smaller aircraft took more patience, especially on the wheel bays, panel line shading, and cockpit. I tried the Quinta Studios (Russian-based company) 3-D decals [...]

Silver Horse, and Fighting Rooster

by capt. R on October 7, 2021 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I first encountered the Mustang model in the early nineties. It was an Airfix kit from the Aircraft of the aces series. Of course, then the model seemed to be perfect in its performance. I painted it with the usual Humbrol paints and a [...]

1/72 Italeri – KA-6D Intruder

by Djordje Colovic on October 6, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Well, I gave word not to do any other Italeri kit, but... I got this kit on scale model competition and I did it as a joy build, but with much, much putty, bad fit, holes... I finished it in a matter of few days with a little bit [...]