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1/72 Airfix Royal Navy Buccaneer S2C, 800 NAS, HMS Eagle, June 1971

by Michael Drover on July 12, 2021 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

G'day all. It's been a while between drinks. It just so happens I reduced the stash by one over the weekend. This is the lovely 1/72 Airfix S2C Buccaneer. It's a great kit to build with only two real gripes. I found that the inserts for [...]

Curtiss Mohawk series – Raúl Hrubisko

by Santiago Hrubisko on July 12, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hi, I am quite happy with the result of this new series done. It is a not very common aircraft and I believe that we were able to represent many variants of it As always, we could not make it ourselves but we help from much knowledge [...]

Lucky Gallon FG-1 Tamiya 1/48th

by Jim Harley on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Here is the latest for fans of the Cleveland Air Races. Cook’s Lucky Gallon in 1/48th. New lower carb scoop, abbreviated oil cooler inlets and I made a plug for the tail wheel doors. I had lots of help from the guys on the FB racing page [...]

B-17 Notlandung 9. September 1943 Magadino TI Schweiz

by Hans Peter Tschanz on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Kit: Academy 1:72, Decals Kora www.GDkits.com The bomber of the 8th Air Force, 306th Bomb Group with the registration number RD-I and the nickname "Est Nulla Via in Via Virtuti" (no path is impassable for courage) landed in [...]

MiG-19PM Heller 1/72

by George Schembri on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Another model completed which was started in the last century and was pulled out of storage. Checking the web, this Heller kit No 251 was probably released in 1979, with the initial release in 1973. Considering the age, I think Heller did [...]

Classic Kit: Monogram 1/48 P-38 First Edition (1964)

by David Garcia on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

Here is Monogram's P-38 built out of the box. This is an original first edition, kit PA97-200, and as the code shows it was priced at $2.00. Later boxings of the kit showed yellow cowlings, but on this one I painted it as the [...]

Operation Bodenplatte...1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8, 4./JG1

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Built in 2018. Used a Hasegawa A-9 kit, besides kit markings the aircraft number and the Werknummer came from Kagero Topcolors 13 "Operation Bodenplatte". Gunze RLM paints, Ultracast resin seat, EZ Line for the antenna, spinner [...]

1/144 scale RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM

by Mee Wan on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Greeting to fellow readers and members, This is another of my build which is the Trumpeter 1/144 scale Sukhoi Su-30MKM from the Royal Malaysian Airforce which is still in used today. The kit itself was wonderful to work with as there were [...]

Review: Eduard – Special Hobby Tempest MkII Build Review pt2

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 11, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews

This video is the second part of the 1:48 scale Special Hobby-Eduard Tempest MkII Build Review (link)%20-hobby-tempest-ii-1-48/special-hobby-tempest-ii-1-48-review.html

OtVinta! 1/48 Shavrov Sh-2 (Ш-2) – new model!

by Maxim Bylkin on July 11, 2021 · in News · 9 ≡

Hello everyone! I would like to present a new model - the first Soviet serial flying boat designed by Shavrov Sh-2. The model is made of polyurethane resin, 115 parts (approx.), Decal for 8 options. The set includes bonuses - a pilot [...]