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Airfix 1/48 Hurricane Mk.1 Tropical

by Matt Buxton on January 1, 2021 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

I managed to finish this just before the end of 2020 so 2021 can start with a new project. A nice kit that builds well, al is OOB except for the belts which are made from tape and wire (and I think might be a little too big). I put a lot [...]

My first for 2021

by Jay Biga on January 1, 2021 · in Figures · 6 ≡

Hi all, Not totally finished yet, still need to add a matt varnish. Other than that, I'm calling my first model for 2021 done! A Hornet & Wolf British Desert Rat. This guy will most likely end up on a base with an M3 Grant.

1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18A VX-30 Bloodhounds

by Eric Salazar on January 1, 2021 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

My year ender build. Its another 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18A using Fightertown Decals and using Meng’s US Ordnance for pods. Happy New Year!

2020: A Year in Review/Memoriam

by Chuck A. Villanueva on January 1, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 22 ≡

It is 6PM on the last day of 2020 in So California, USA. It is Thursday, 9PM in New York and already most of the world it is 2021. 2020 started out with nothing unusual situation normal. It is an election year, the Super Bowl teams are [...]

Joe's Ferrari

by Bruce Lewerenz on January 1, 2021 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

Here is a glue bomb I got from my best friend Joe Caputo about 20+ years ago. I started restoring it earlier this year and sent him pictures of the progress but sadly he passed away before I finished it. I think he would approve of the [...]

2021, a new year, a new decade, hopefully good for everyone, my models finished last year.

by Allan J Withers on January 1, 2021 · in Photo Collections · 25 ≡

1/72 aircraft not in order MiG 17 = MiG GB; AH 1G, Spitfire 8 = Teeth & Fangs GB; Sikorsky HRS 1 = Korea GB; Fokker F7 = iModeler movies GB; DH 100, DH 112 = de Havilland 100 GB; B 47 G, Northrop Delta, Bristol Beaufighter = RAAF; 1/12 [...]

Final One for 2020

by Scott Nelson on December 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

My 16th and final completed kit of 2020 is this conversion of an Eduard Spitfire Mk. I to a Mk. II. I used EagleCals decals, and an Ultracast Rotol prop and Coffman starter for this easy conversion. The markings are for Bill Dunn, the [...]

Airfix Skyhawk

by Scott Nelson on December 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My penultimate build for 2020 is the new tool Airfix A-4 Skyhawk. It’s not my best work but, it’s a decent 3 footer. The panel lines on top of the fuselage were very soft so I rescribed them. I tried shading panel lines with water [...]

Last one for 2020 – practice allows one to get closer to fewer mistakes made

by Tom Cleaver on December 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Practice makes perfect? Hah! Eduard kit. Vallejo metallics. Barracuda Studios "P-51 Mustangs Part 1" decal set. 1st Lt. Arthur Cundy, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group. On March 2, Lt Cundy shot down a Bf-109 and two [...]

2020 Vision

by Aldo Missio on December 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Happy New Year Fellow Modelers. Did short articles on some of these, but the Twin Otter and Mosquito are technically works in progress as they are meant to be in dioramas for display at an outdoor education centre (they are posted in [...]