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The Badercane

by Kyle Koppos on December 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

‘The RAF needs men, not schoolboys.’ Douglas Bader's Commandant had admonished him after he crashed at Woodley Aerodrome in 1931, having tried to roll his Bristol Bulldog at "naught feet." Needless to say, the biplane became [...]

Piaggio P 166 Scratch Build 1/32 Scale ” The Start”

by Marc Barris on December 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Well here we go again, I finished the Spitfire about 2 weeks ago, a very enjoyable build, I tell you those Tamiya Kits are really good, so good in fact that I started to get Board with the build, no offense to Mr Tamiya, it was so well [...]

Tamiya Bf-109E-4

by Walt on December 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

I am in the middle of building an old Monogram 1/48 B-17 and got frustrated by some paint issues. I decided to take a break, and do a quick uncomplicated build. I have an old Cutting Edge Bf 109E sheet (CED48189). There was one bird in [...]

Forgotten War Group Build – night-fighting F4U-5N Corsairs

by Tom Cleaver on December 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

The F4U-5 was the ultimate Navy development of the Corsair series as a fleet defense fighter. The first prototype took to the skies December 21, 1945. It differed from previous Corsairs by having an even longer nose, a raised cockpit, and [...]

“The Stars Look Down” 354th Fighter Group P-51B Tamiya 1/48th Conversion

by Jim Harley on December 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The resin madness continues. I want thank everyone that followed along with the build, I really appreciate the kind words. This conversion was pretty straight forward. The 354th Fighter Group website was an invaluable resource as was the [...]

Video: MAVERICK'S Super Hornet F/A-18E "Top Gun" by REVELL

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 6, 2020 · in Aviation

Maverick's F/A-18E Super Hornet ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ 03864 Modellbausatz von Mavericks F/A-18E Super Hornet aus dem Film „Top Gun: Maverick“, in dem der inzwischen zur Legende gewordene Pete „Maverick“ Mitchell seine [...]

Mitsubishi A6M2 zero zeke

by Glenn Virgo on December 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Hi everybody! This is my A6M2 zero built as part of the empire of japan group build. So many good models on that group. This is Tamiyas Quite old 1/48 zero. With raised panel lines and a few recessed ones, so I decided to get the [...]

Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Airfix 1/72

by George Schembri on December 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is Airfix Kit 02043-3 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star belonging to the 25th Fighter Squadron (Fall 1951) another build for the ‘Korea : The Forgotten War……’ GB. This kit was finished in about a week. I had the kit for a LONG [...]

Mustang

by Amari Luu on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Hello everyone, This time I wanted to build a slightly larger aircraft. I chose the Mustang and since I had another speech and debate I finished it during the competition wait time. The annoying thing about these competitions is that the [...]

Flight 19 Lost Squadron 75th Anniversary Tribute AM 1/48 TBF-1C Avenger

by Tom Bebout on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

As noted with Chuck Villanueva's post the lost of Flight 19 to this day remains a mystery. The Men: Cpt George W. Stivers Jr. was born in Piedmont , Missouri in 1920 and was a graduate of the US Navel Academy. He would serve with the 1st [...]