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F-15DJ . . Japanese Aggressor . .

by Captain Adi’s ModelArt on November 2, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Hello All, This is the 1/48 Academy F15E Strike Eagle kit built into a F-15DJ used by the JASDF in Aggressor role. This is Part I of a 3 Part Build. This video shows the complete build process ready for paint. (link) The Part II of this [...]

F4D Skyray Project NOTSNIK (1/144 Miniwing + Shelf Oddity)

by Leszek Golubinski on November 2, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

Why ”NOTSnik”? Well of course because of the Sputnik. In 1956 US Navy Naval Ordnance Test Station was developing various unmanned vehicles. One of ideas on the table was air launched vehicle propelled by motors from SUBROC [...]

De Havilland Mosquito B Mk.IV Tamiya 1/72

by jorge rivas krause on November 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden [...]

1/48 Hobbycraft de Havilland Vampire FB52, Iraq, 1955

by Spiros Pendedekas on November 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 50 ≡

Hi everyone! This my 1/48 Hobbycraft de Havilland Vampire FB52, Iraq, 1955, built for the de Havilland Aircraft Company 100 years Group Build. The Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland [...]

Revell 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter IC

by Tom Cleaver on November 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The Beaufighter originated in 1938. During the Munich Crisis, the Bristol Aeroplane Company began private development of a long-range fighter capable of carrying heavy payloads under the leadership of Chief Designer Leslie Frise. [...]

Wingnut Wings Albatros B.II

by Paul Higgins on November 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Hi... hope you're all well, guys... :-). My next offering is quite a challenging and delicate kit, but certainly an eye-catcher once complete. For some time I've wanted to do a 'wood effect' finish and try to replicate the linen-covered [...]

Video: REVELL NACHTJÄGER Dornier Do-215B Full video build (1/48)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on November 1, 2020 · in Aviation

1/48th scale Revell Dornier Do-215B-5 "Nightfighter" version. (original tooling by ICM) Great kit, Highly recommended! For more details about this Revell kit, tools and paints from this video please visit: (link) Dornier [...]

Breguet br. 1150 Atlantic

by Dirk Derks on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Development and design: The Atlantic is a NATO project that found its origin in the fifties of the last century. The first official order was placed on June 6, 1963. It comprised 20 aircraft for the France Naval Air Arm. Followed by 20 [...]

Ki-84 Hayate – Tamiya 1/48 (Original 1972 export boxing)

by Christopher C Tew on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Last summer I was rearranging a stash shelf to make room for another kit I won’t live long enough to build when I found and opened a box of the 1972 Tamiya Ki-84 Hayate. It had been started so long ago I have no idea exactly when, saw a [...]

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, Eduard 1/72

by jorge rivas krause on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

My first Hellcat! ENS Gordon Arthur Stanley, VF-27, USS Princeton (CVL-23), October 1944 I couldn't resist and I did the cat mouth camo. Gordon Arthur Stanley, born on July 13th, 1921, in Seattle, Washington state, shot down 8 enemy [...]