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Diorama of Steven Spielberg’s 1941 Movie

by Michael E Rieth on February 7, 2020 · in Diorama · 27 ≡

A Diorama of the Movie, 1941. The diorama was built for the iModeler at the Movies Group Build. It is 1/48 scale. Everything is scratch built except for the Hasegawa P-40E and the cab of the Wespe Models Ford 917, converted to a 1939 Ford [...]

My second super constellation

by Rodney J. Williams on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Take notice of my first photo and you will see that the decals are breaking up while still on the decal sheet. I got out my "MAT's" decal sheet and chose to use the other "USAF" decals, so it was "goodby" to [...]

Tamiya 1/48th Scale F4U-D Corsair build in process

by Rick Schad on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Well I guess a lot of us are building Corsairs so I guess I will share my progress on the kit I am building. This Tamiya 1/48 scale kit is pretty fun so far. I am adding in lots of details as I go. I will do the folded wing version to make [...]

Soccer War...1/48 Goodyear FG-1D Corsario Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena vs. Vought F4U-5N Corsario Fuerza Aerea Hondurena

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

So, here are the last two refreshed latinas from 2016. FAS Corsair: Tamiya kit with Aztec decals, Tamiya and Gunze paints, EZ Line for brake lines, plastic rod for antenna. According to fellow Hyperscaler/Britmodeller Marco, the wheel [...]

My FIST LOCKHEED SUPER CONSETALLATION.

by Rodney J. Williams on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Revell made a very nice 1/144th scale kit of this big 4 engine airplane so I bought two different kits. One kit was made to represent an "USAF-MATS" plane while the other kit represented a commercial airline, namely [...]

TAMIYA 1:48 F4U-1a Corsair

by Cosgan on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Hello everyone, after observing the models on this site for a while, I found the courage to publish this creation that was commissioned to me and for which I confess that I "stole" ideas from this site too . The subject is among [...]

Dad's Dr 1, Eduards 1/48

by Robert Royes on February 7, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Well, I did what I could with it, I'm really not good with photo etch parts . they gave me a bit of trouble, with my shaky hands and all. As I've said before , this was an unfinished kit of my dads. He loved the DR-I, It was to him what [...]

Eye of the Tiger

by Tom Rodgers on February 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I know…here we go again, here comes another stinking P-40, and a “Flying Tiger” one at that. But…Please bear with me. When I was a kid in the 1950’s, the “Flying Tigers”…the pilots of Claire Chennaults’s American [...]

Eduard 1/48 P-51D "My Achin' A*s".

by James Kelley on February 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Major Harry Crim of the 21st group's 531st squadron was a veteran pilot with 2,200 hours total time, & had logged 35 in the P-51. It was enough to become well acquainted with the Mustang's characteristics, though Crim still favored the [...]

Airbus A300B4-203 (F), EI-EAC, DHL. Accident on M. R. Štefánik Airport, Bratislava, Slovakia.

by Ivan Hajník on February 6, 2020 · in Aviation · 1 ≡

Airbus A300B4-203 (F), EI-EAC, DHL. Accident on November 16, 2012 at M.R Štefánik Airport in Bratislava, Slovakia. The first phase of the diorama is complete. The construction of fire and police vehicles will follow. Model kit is from [...]