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Review: Quinta Studios 1/48 P-38F Interior Detail Set For The Tamiya Kit

by Chuck A. Villanueva on October 5, 2020 · in Reviews · 12 ≡

As I was finally getting around to get started on the fairly new Tamiya P-38F/G Lightning. It's amazing it has been out for over a year. I have been building Tamiya kits in order that starting with Ki-84 Hayate Frank way back in 1992. [...]

Hobbycraft 1/48 P-36A

by Paul van Acker on October 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Curtis P-36A flown by commander of the 20th Pursuit Group, March Field California, November 1939. My 4th P-36 but the hardest being bare metal finish. 2 months on and off, sanding, filling, resabding, priming, more sanding... but [...]

I 16 type 24

by Carlo Farina on October 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

This is a I 16 type 24 in 1/32 scale by ICM with Eduard’s photoetch for interior and exterior. This is a “no paint” version. I found some reference on line about the construction materials of the soviet airplane of this period. This [...]

Mosquito Bomber

by Rodney J. Williams on October 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I found these two photo's of a Mosquito W-II bomber showing the entry/exit door. It looks like one door is on the right side and the other photo shows a door on the bottom. I have no idea if I scribed in a door or re-scribed any kit door [...]

1/32 Italeri F-35A Lightning II - RAAF

by Thomas Probert on October 3, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Here's the latest model off the bench - Italeri's 1/32nd F-35A Lightning II. This was built out of the box, with the exception of Eduard's seat belt and cockpit set. The kit itself goes together really well, with the only filler being [...]

What was your first model?

by Tom Cleaver on October 3, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 48 ≡

There's an interesting thread over at The Other Place in answer to the question, what was the first model you built? I'll start. My dad built my first models for me: a Strombecker solid wood B-29 and B-24, both painted silver. The first [...]

Sweet Home Alabama

by Manuel González on October 3, 2020 · in Ships · 10 ≡

I wanted to represent Alabama in a landscape similar to the one that exists in Ko Tapu (Thailand). The kit is from Trumpeter in 1/700 with various generic photo-etched parts and Aber main guns as well as various upgrades to secondary and [...]

Roden 1/48 Arado Ar-68E

by Tom Cleaver on October 3, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The Airplane: Following the 1932 success of the Ar-65 as the airplane that would become the first fighter of the re-born Luftwaffe, Arado commenced work on two diferent prototypes of successor fighters, the Ar-67 and AR-68. The Ar-67 was [...]

“Black Mosquito”

by Rodney J. Williams on October 2, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The model's official name is: "De Havilland Mosquito NF. Mk II/F/B.Mk.VI/FB. Mk. XVIII." I started to build this o.o.b. model back on August 31, 2015 and finish it on September 17, 2015. I forgot its' official name and to this [...]

Video: Revell Land Rover Series III LWB (video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 2, 2020 · in Aviation

Video preview - Revell | No.07047 | 1/24 Land Rover Series III LWB Very nice kit out of the box, my friend finished one sample last year, no problems during the construction. I have plans for this kit, will see. DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being [...]