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Vertol H-21C – Revell 1/72

by Martin Gauna on January 21, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is the H-21C from Revell in 1/72. Nice kit, with some corrections to be made. As was impossible for me to find the discontinued Eduard FE sets (interior and exterior), opted to make some scratch, mostly on the cockpit and some [...]

MiG 17 “Fresco A”, Soviet Air Force Aerobatic Team, 1956.

by Allan J Withers on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

1/72 Hasegawa, built for the MiG GB, more pic's and details there, finished in Revell R31 red and Himbrol 27002 silver with Pledge over HDL 72-030 decals.

Arado Ar 68 E (Roden 1/48)

by Dmitry Stropalov on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

And this is my first biplane model kit so far. The main purpose of this build was rigging. Despite that fact, that this kit was released in 2019, it's a standard Roden kit, but now also overpriced in addition to other issues. Decals are no [...]

Updating the old Monogram B-58 (1:48): part 1. tail gun in 3D

by Gábor Szabó on January 20, 2021 · in How-to · 6 ≡

Hi everyone! The Hustler is one of my favourite airplane. Beautiful, menacing and a real symbol of the meaninless of the cold war. The Monogram kit is really old but still the best B-58 and I don't think that someone come out a new one in [...]

Mauve 1/48 P-40N

by Tom Bebout on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

My first completion of 2021 is the old Mauve P-40N kit that as has been collecting dust on my stash shelf. This model represents Kansas City Kitty III piloted by Capt Robert H. White, of the 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, [...]

Sd. Kfz. 9 FAMO Halftrack Dioramas in 1/72 Scale

by Jeff Groves on January 20, 2021 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Here are three dioramas featuring Sd. Kfz. 9 FAMO Halftracks in 1/72 scale. The first is a Planet Models resin kit with Black Dog accessories. The figures are mainly from Preiser set 72505, augmented with others from one of their [...]

Revell 1/72 Tornado GR.1 – Converted to GR.4 617 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth

by Alistair Gauld on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hi There, This was a holdover from 2020 as I was awaiting Euro Decals GR.4 Stencils to arrive as the kit ones were Bi-lingual in places. The conversion kit came from Freightdog, The Decals were Xtradecal X72216 RAF 2014 Update (I've got a [...]

Yak-23 1/144 (Mikro Mir + Shelf Oddity)

by Leszek Golubinski on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Hello everyone! This model has been finished in December 2020, but photos and editing dragged on a bit. The kit is Mikro Mir, which I really like and highly recommend. This is the most crisp and delicate short-run kit I've seen. Mikro [...]

Review: Caudron C.561 – 1:72 resin kit by SBS Model

by Gábor Szabó on January 20, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews · 16 ≡

Caudron C-461 and C-561 were built as French participants for the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe 1936. The two aircraft C-461 derived on the C-460 using the same engine Renault 456, while the single C-561 followed the type C-560 installing [...]

Panda 1/35 ‘Husky, mine detection vehicle’

by Carl Christensen on January 20, 2021 · in Armor · 5 ≡

The Husky is mine detection vehicle used by the United States Army, that I never knew existed until I stumbled over this kit from Panda while on Ebay. I had never heard of Panda kits so wasn't sure what I was gonna get. Was very happy with [...]