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Heller Boeing PanAm B707-321

by Marvin Reyes on April 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This is the big Heller Boeing B707-321, in 1/72nd scale, done with 26 decals. The kit comes with Air France livery decals, but the 26 Pan Am decals were available, so I used them. The kit itself is so-so, and is made from some very weird [...]

Work in progress

by Stefan Ming on April 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Some impressions of my nose section, fuselage and exhaust work

1/48 Eduard MIG-21PFM – Polish Air Force

by David Kopielski on April 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This build is the Eduard MIG-21PFM. I used the kit decals for the Polish Air Force MIG from 1996. It was a fun kit to build and it is built right out of the box. The ProfiPack comes with the photo etch accessory for the cockpit and exhaust [...]

BF-109 E3 EDUARD 1:48

by Jesus Hermosell on April 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hello, this is my first model in this web. Is a very good kit of BF-109. This aircraft was flown by Helmut Henz in 1941 (six victories),he was shot down by a Blenheim and crashed into the sea nearby Greek island of Antikythera. The [...]

1/48 F6F-5N Hellcat

by John Healy on April 14, 2020 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

This is the Eduard Weekend Edition kit built with a few add ones. The model represents the Hellcat flown by VMF(N)-533’s Captain Robert Baird on Okinawa in the summer of 1945. Baird became the Marines’ first night fighter ace with [...]

Hobbycraft 1/48 Vought F7U-3 “Cutlass”

by Spiros Pendedekas on April 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 40 ≡

Hi everyone! Here is my 1/48 F7U-3 "Cutlass", built 15 years ago. The F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a tailless aircraft for which aerodynamic [...]

3 Spitfires to make 1: Spitfire Mk.XIVe High-Back Conversion from Eduard and Airfix 1/48 kits

by Justin Bronk on April 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

As something of a Coronavirus lockdown special effort, I finally did something I've been thinking about attempting for months and which others including Tom Cleaver have done previously: A Mk.XIV high-back conversion kit bash. I built this [...]

Video: TAMIYA P-47D Thunderbolt full video build

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

TAMIYA 1/48 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Highly recommended becouse it is a best kit on the market, period! (IMHO). For more details about this Tamiya kit, tools and paints from this video please visit: (link) DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid [...]

Tamiya 1/32 FAA F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair

by Richard Bungay on April 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The Corsair is my favourite aircraft of all time. I used to watch the show "Black Sheep Squadron" with my dad when I was a kid. The show was kind of terrible but I loved it and the vintage footage of corsairs and zeros was [...]

Koster/Monogram 1/48 XP-47J Superbolt

by Bryan W. Bernart on April 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Finished early in the Lockdown, this was quick and easy for a vac conversion. The required Revell/Monogram donor was easy to locate, in this case a "razorback". Koster provides a fuselage, resin prop/hub assembly in one piece ( [...]