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F-86D Sabre Dog

by Steve Oakson on July 30, 2021 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

This the Kitty Hawk kit. The build is SOB except for the pitot tube from Hobbydecal. It’s a nice edition. The black “darts” on the tail and drop tanks are cut from black decal sheet. -Color scheme taken from the [...]

F-86D Sabre Dog

by Steve Oakson on July 30, 2021 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Review: H-K Models Avro Lancaster B. Mk. I

by Tom Cleaver on July 30, 2021 · in Reviews · 19 ≡

As William Green put it: "Many aeroplanes of the Second World War became famous; few were truly great. Greatness is a quality that cannot be instilled in an aircraft on the drawing board or the assembly line. A great aircraft must [...]

de Havilland Hornet F.3 Malayan Crisis Trumpeter 1/48

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on July 30, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Excellent Trumpeter kit,one of the best fit I have seen yet...hope you like it...

R.A.A.F Spitfire Vc. 79 Sqn. Momote, New Guinea, 1944.

by Tony Prince on July 30, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I'd actually started a Bf109F for our club group build (which of course didn't happen) when I became distracted by the prospect of building another 1/48 Spitfire using two kits to get the universal wing necessary for the Vc. I had a spare [...]

1/72 B6N2 Tenzan

by Geoffrey Abreu on July 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

1/72 Fujimi B6N2. This was on the shelf of doom for quite some time. I had started this kit years ago but put it away since I was having a hard time getting the forward cowl/fuselage to fit the way I wanted. I took it out of the box and [...]

For whom the bell tolls: an Fw-56 "Stösser" in republican Spanish colours.

by Roland Sachsenhofer on July 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The FW-56 Stösser The Fw-56 "Stösser" is perhaps not the best known type of Kurt Tanks, but with about 514 produced examples and its importance as a trainer for the newly formed Luftwaffe it is not exactly exotic either. [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/48 CH-47A Chinook review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 29, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews

T-34/76 ChTZ.

by Peter NEPIO Nesterak on July 29, 2021 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Helo. This model is very very old. Its the ancient Italeri kit with a copied in resin Dragon turret. I added the cuppola to make the later version. Its full of errors. I added from time to time new parts and details. The track is from [...]

A and A Models 1/48 Me-209V4

by George R Blair Jr on July 28, 2021 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Hello everyone. I built this unusual plane for the Luftwaffe Group Build. This plane was designed from the start to break the speed record, which it did in 1939. The Me-209 held this record until 1969. As the war progressed, the [...]