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AMTECH P-40L-5, Long tail

by Bob Dudolevitch on January 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Amtech P-40L-5 of the 79th Fighter Group in Mediterranean Theater markings ca late 1943, most likely in Sicily. I like the USAAF aircraft in the RAF-style camo (Dark Earth, Midstone, Azure), and British fin flash obscuring the serial [...]

Airfix quick build – spitfire

by George Henderson on January 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Got a belated Xmas gift from Grandkid Ezra yesterday. It a kinda non-official Lego kit and good for ages 5+. The decals are stickers and as I later found out, they have the sticking power of a frightened limpet to a rock. A quick check [...]

Un mirage atomique! Dassault Mirage IVA

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

France, reborn after the Second World War, was still striving to become a nuclear power in the late 1940s against the backdrop of the Cold War. As part of the Western world, France pursued the expansion of its armed forces in view of a [...]

Build 'em or Bin 'em – Off the SoD: Special Hobby Fiat G-55 Serie 01

by Tom Cleaver on January 24, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I got this kit in 2007. It's the Special Hobby Serie O first production type. It wasn't until Reinhard posted his take on this kit and noted that it's really a Serie 01, that I realized the cannons were there all along, as well as the [...]

Hawker Hurricane Snow Base . .

by Captain Adi’s ModelArt on January 24, 2021 · in Diorama · 4 ≡

Hello Everyone Adi here . . . I wanted to make a Snowy Base for the Finnish AF Hawker Hurricane which I just completed. To make the base I use Plywood and cover this with acrylic putty. I use baking powder to sprinkle the base for the [...]

1/48 Kinetic Kfir C7

by Boris Grgić on January 23, 2021 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Not my favorite airplane, but a year ago I bought Hataka IAF paint set for cheap. After few unsuccessful attempts to use it (I changed my mind in last moment for A-4, F-4 and F-16 paint scheme) I decided to put Israeli markings on airplane [...]

Piaggio P 166 Scratch Build 1/32 Scale Part 2, wings and engines.

by Marc Barris on January 23, 2021 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Well its time for another post on the Piaggio Build, This build is totally different to anything I have scratch Built previously, lots and lots of different challenges but also a lot of fun. Building that inverted gull wing... well lets [...]

Video: Handling Scale Modeling Mistakes

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 23, 2021 · in Aviation

Some thoughts and several anecdotes about how I handle mistakes when building scale models.

Video: My Best Builds of 2020

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 22, 2021 · in Aviation

Finland Air Force . Hawker Hurricane Mk.I . Tamiya . 1/48

by Captain Adi’s ModelArt on January 22, 2021 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Hello Everyone, The Tamiya Hawker Hurricane Mk.I is a Superb kit, although its an Italeri rebox. The kit is a simple straight forward build and its a New tooling for the Hurricane in 1/48 scale. The detail is great out of the box for this [...]