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Korean War "Devotion" , Battle of Chosin Reservoir, LT/JG Thomas Hudner and ENS Jessie Brown Medal of Honor Mission Dec. 4th, 1950

by Louis Gardner on December 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is a build that I have wanted to do for many years now. It covers a story that some of you will recognize right away. Some of you may not. Please read along with me and I'll explain. Be warned, some of what I'm going to be telling [...]

Airfix/Aeroclub 1/48 Seafire 45

by Tom Cleaver on December 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

With the publication today of the article about kitbashing a Spitfire 21, a friend reminded me of another conversion I did - going on 18 years ago this coming February. A Seafire 45. History: Throughout the development of the [...]

USS Kirk DE/FF 1087,1/700 AFV.

by Robert Royes on December 3, 2020 · in Ships · 8 ≡

One of 46 Knox class destroyer escort/ fast frigate. The Kirk was commissioned in the early seventies and later transferred to Taiwan in the mid nineties. It took part in the evacuation of South Vietnamese refugees in 1975. I picked this [...]

Review: Kinetic 1/48 Harrier GR.1/3 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 3, 2020 · in Aviation, Reviews

RIP Dave Schemel

by Tom Cleaver on December 3, 2020 · in News · 14 ≡

Sad to learn that Dave Schemel passed on December 1, from complications of Covid-19. I'd lost track of him, then we re-established contact last year, but I hadn't heard anything from him since last summer. Great guy, great modeler, a [...]

1/72 Airfix Valiant BK.Mk1

by Gordon Zammit on December 3, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Another straight OOB build, using the kit decals which performed well. I pre-shaded the model with a dark grey, and then airbrushed Revell SM301 semi-gloss white in thin coats gradually until I got the desired fade effect. Now I think that [...]

1/72 Airfix Sea Harrier FA2

by Gordon Zammit on December 3, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is the Airfix Sea Harrier FA2, kit no. A04052 in 1/72 scale. Built OOB with the kit decals. It one of the few kits of the Harrier in 1/72 scale that has the dropped in auxiliary intakes included with the kit parts.

Pilatus PC-9A, 1/48 L&M Scale Kits

by Anže Zorko on December 2, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

A few years ago, I received a 1/48 scale model of Pilatus PC-9 as a gift, which I have been wanting for quite some time. I myself delayed the purchase and hoped for a better model, and in addition, I was deterred by the price, which seemed [...]