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THERY'RE BAAACK!!! SQUADRON SET TO RESTART OPERATIONS JUNE 2021

by Chuck A. Villanueva on May 25, 2021 · in News · 13 ≡

This from one of the new owners of Squadron.com, Chris Decker Hello fellow modelers! We are excited to announce that squadron.com will be returning, under new ownership and management! Squadron will be back! As most of you know, [...]

1978 Monogram ME-262 Revisited

by Jay Mitchell on May 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This was my 7th and last build for 2020. This kit's box and instruction sheet had a copyright date of 1978. The decals were in poor condition and not useable. Fortunately I had some decals from an Italeri kit. It was built out of the box [...]

1/48 Tamiya A6M2-N Rufe

by Erik J Kidd on May 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The Tamiya 1/48 Rufe straight out of the box except for the sewing needle pitot. Painted with Tamiya rattle cans, weathered with chalks and pastels. I flat coated the cowl with a household brand clear-flat spray and that's how it turned [...]

Silent into battle: the DFS 230

by Roland Sachsenhofer on May 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Gliding had always played a special role in Germany from the pioneering days of aviation. however, in connection with the military build-up of the Nazi regime, the beauty of silent flying was soon to be overshadowed by the military [...]

Berlin: Sixty Years of Division (Scratch 1:35th Scale)

by Michel Verschuere on May 25, 2021 · in Armor · 23 ≡

Topic: This project envisaged the modeling of a BT 4x4 command tower of the East German border as they started to appear in both Berlin and the German countryside since about 1980, when the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) was near [...]

Bandai 1/144 Messer “Holding the Line”

by Travis Paschall on May 25, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 17 ≡

Fighting in the swamp! We’ve got an LED, some resin and glass “bugles” for necklaces for the brass casings (sheer luck, they are actually a perfect fit for the barrels!) As always thanks for looking and would love to hear what you [...]

Persian Thunder…1/48 North American F-86F-40 “Shamshir”, Imperial Iranian Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Built in 2017. From 1960 to 1961 the IIAF got in total 52 Sabres, F-25 and F-30 Blocks fitted with either 6-3 hard wings or F-40 wings. Initially they were in a nmf livery. 1965/66 they were flown to Israel and overhauled by IAI (think of [...]

F-16C Alaskan Splinter, Tamiya 1/72

by jorge rivas krause on May 25, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The 18th Aggressor Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D aircraft. Their mission is to prepare combat Air Force, joint and [...]

Barrel Role: The Stipa-Caproni

by Eric Berg on May 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

For those of you who aren’t already acquainted with this early 30’s Italian flying barrel of an experiment, here is the Stipa-Caproni for your reading and visual aero-tainment: Disclaimer: The above color photo of a Stipa-Caproni is [...]

1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.IIa “P7531 LZ-I”

by Tolga ULGUR on May 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Yet another early Spitfire. This is 1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.IIa with the markings of “P7531 LZ-I” from 421 Flight in Nov 1940. Modifications are: Yahu instrument panel Eduard seat belts Barracudacast seat Barracudacast cockpit [...]