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Banzai!…1/48 Yokosuka (Kugisho) D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei “Judy” Imperial Japanese Navy

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on July 25, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

My dad´s next contribution to the Empire of Japan GB. As far as I´ve read the Judy was Fine Molds first 1/48 release, dating back to 1993. So there are some fit issues. As you can see on the pics, the inner landing gear doors have [...]

For those who may be interested

by Tom Cleaver on July 25, 2020 · in News · 4 ≡

For those interested, Kitlinx announced recently that they were buying kit collections. They just announced in their latest newsletter a whole lot of limited-run Hasegawa 1/48 Fw-190s of various sub-types and markings, and 109s the same. [...]

Portuguese DH-88 Comet ‘Salazar’. Kovozavody Prostejov, 1/72

by Manuel Magrinho on July 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

History The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United [...]

Argentine Army FWD truck

by Juan Ravizzoli on July 24, 2020 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Greetings to all forum members. On this occasion I wanted to show you this project. It is the FWD truck model B from Zvezda, in 1/35. The level of detailing and fitting of the parts is very good. It seemed to me, for its quality, the [...]

Video: F/A-18E 1/72 - Landing Gear and Wheel Well - Part 2

by iModeler Youtube Picks on July 24, 2020 · in Aviation

EofJ GB 1/72 Fujimi Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai (Grace)

by George Schembri on July 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is the Fujimi Kit C-34 Aichi B7A2 Grace, built as part of the Empire of Japan GB. Straight OOB build using kit decals and Tamiya acrylics for the outer surfaces with a home mixes ‘satin’ clear coat. Within the last couple of [...]

1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B II Plus - VMA-214

by David Kopielski on July 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/48 AV-8B II Plus. I used Eduard photo etch to detail it as well as some 3-D printed parts. The scheme is the infamous VMA-214 Blacksheep with decals from Caracal. This kit had some challenging fit issues with the [...]

Dragon 1/48 Ju-188E-1

by Tom Cleaver on July 24, 2020 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

HISTORY The Junkers Ju 188 was a high-performance medium bomber built during World War II, the planned follow-up to the Ju 88 with better performance and payload. It was produced only in limited numbers, due both to the presence of [...]

Korea GB: Tamiya 1/35 M-41 Walker Bulldog

by Jordyn Collier on July 24, 2020 · in Armor · 16 ≡

Ok this build was amazing. I absolutely love Tamiya and I only ever want to build their tanks now haha! The only downside per say was the tracks, which I figured a way to do well. But it's done! For now, at least. You may see it again. Not [...]

EoJ Group: All Black 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Shoki

by George R Blair Jr on July 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

I built this kit for the Empire of Japan Group. I had discovered some diagrams of a Shoki with an all-black paint job. Although the prospect of an all-black plane was daunting, I decided I would give it a try. There are no photos of [...]