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Time for some nostalgia

by Rob Anderson on April 1, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

Monogram's venerable four star "plastikit" SBD Dauntless was originally released in 1960. It was until the Accurate Miniatures and Hasegawa SBDs the only game in town in 1/48. Over the years some very impressive models have [...]

End of War…1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190D-13, possibly EJG2

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Here´s one part of my dad´s D-13 dual build. Not as fancy looking as "yellow 10" but these were the only two known D-13 schemes. Hobby Boss kit, Eduard seatbelts, markings from the Eduard D-11/D-13 dual combo, camo done with [...]

Review: 1/700 scale Five Star 3D Resin Naval Figures

by Mee Wan on April 1, 2020 · in Reviews · 3 ≡

Welcome to all , First and foremost be strong we can beat the pandemic , best time for us modelers to spend this hour to finish our unbuild kits. Anyhow this is an unboxing of the Five Star brand resin naval figures which I will be using [...]

Rear end first! The XP-55 "Ascender", Curtiss daring flying wing project!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

There are types of aircraft whose construction deviates so much from the usual that one hardly wants to believe in their ability to fly. The XP-55 "Ascender" undoubtedly belongs to this spectrum, whereby the "X" in its [...]

THE TROPHY HUNTER RODNEY

by Rodney J. Williams on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Another modeler took the first photo of me back in 2000 and "nick-named" me the "Trophy Hunter." From then until I quit modeling in November, 2016 I did my best not to disappoint Mike. Cheers! RJW

Airfix 1:48 Spitfire Mk.XIV

by Alan Price on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Here is my newly completed Airfix Mk.XIV Spitfire. With the new kit coming out, I decided to re-do the John Wilkinson Spitfire I built a few years back when John was still alive. This is the model I always wanted to build but the 1:72 [...]

Mustang III 315 (P) Squadron

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Following the Thunderbolt,here comes a Mustang,this time from the famous Polish squadron,one of the many that served so well the Allied cause...Tamiya 1/48 kit,hope you like it...

Airfix 1/72nd Buccaneer S.2 809 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Ark Royal

by mark poulton on April 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is the new mould Airfix Buccaneer S.2 completed as XV154 whilst she was allocated to 809 Naval Air Squadron aboard HMS Ark Royal. XV154 was issued to the Fleet Air Arm during 1966 and was originally issued to 800 Naval Air Squadron, [...]

Japanese T74 MBT.

by Derek Matile on April 1, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

I’ve put this model on before but I‘be made a few changes to it.First a new reshaped turret,wider tracks and better guide teeth on the tracks. I copied the dimensions from the Tamiya 1/35 scale kit which I‘ve placed next to it for [...]