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Hobbycraft 1/72 CF-100 (Hypothetical)

by George R Blair Jr on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This kit called to me from its shelf in the garage, and I wanted to build something different. I sometimes build a kit in a paint scheme that never actually existed, and this is what happened here. To make it more plausible in my mind, I [...]

WWII Navy flight trainers

by Robert Knaack on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

I'm nearing the end of my Navy dive bomber collecting spree, having just received a Vac Wings BT-1 in the mail, so I turned my attention to Navy trainers for a bit before starting that project. I was pleased to find the following kits [...]

P 47 D-20 RAZORBACK 1/48

by Valter vaudagna on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Reproduction of the p 47 D Razorback of major Herschel " Herky " Green,commander of the 317th ..325° FG . Known ad the clan checkertail for the striking a yellow and black chess of the helm of his P 47s. Herky had become ace in [...]

Long range Kamikaze

by Matija Skobe on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Story is that near the end of war Japanese joined planes damaged in ground attacks and put simple bomb on nose, JATO rockets for take off and worn out engine for longer range. The base is laminate flooring, wall is styrodur, grass is [...]

Zvezda 1/72 La-5fn

by Scott Nelson on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

My April no-frills build. This one took more than a month as it turned out to be a putty monster. The wing root areas took several applications of putty and sanding to get them to look good. Fortunately, the wings didn’t have a lot of [...]

Review: 1/700 scale Dragon USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 "Korean War" - Review

by Mee Wan on June 14, 2020 · in Reviews · 5 ≡

Greetings all, This is another unboxing review which is a quite unique subject a Korean War era aircraft carrier. Dragon models to date is the only manufacturer so far to release few Korean War era carriers which is ideal for collectors [...]

1/32 Scale Italeri F-104 ASA-M Italian Air Force with real aluminum skin

by Rick Schad on June 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

Hi friends, here is the completed F-104 ASA with real aluminum skin. I am so glad to be done with F-104s for awhile! This kit is my second 1/32 Italeri Starfighter and they are a good kit, but I added a lot of scratchbuilt details, [...]

Canadian Tomahawk, 1/48 Airfix

by Dale Cole on June 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Have been modeling for 30 years and this is the first P-40 I have built. Not sure why, as I have always been a big fan since I saw “The Flying Tigers” as a kid. Really enjoyed building this kit, and it is one of Airfix’s better [...]

Avia CS-199

by Scott Nelson on June 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Following my friend Dennis’s lead, I’m working on shrinking the stash with monthly “no-frills” builds: out of the box, no major mods, minimal weathering, etc. My May “NFB” is this KoPro 1/72 Avia CS-199. Not a lot of detail in [...]

Video: Tank Buster Hs129B-2 Full video build by Zoukei Mura

by iModeler Youtube Picks on June 13, 2020 · in Aviation

Zoukei Mura (SWS series)1/32 scale Henschel Hs-129 "Tank Buster". SWS kit, super wing series kit with full interior. Thanks for watching! All the best! Dusan