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London taxi (post apocalypse)

by Paul sutton on April 12, 2020 · in Sci-fi · 6 ≡

Hello all. This is my first attempt at a car model, a 1/24 scale London taxi cab with a distinctly post apocalypse look to it. The kit is by Aoshima and the figure by Master box Ltd. All the armour panels and mesh windows as well as the [...]

Tamiya 1/32 VIII Spitfire

by Richard Bungay on April 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

These 1/32 Tamiya aircraft kits are simply amazing. I've also built the Corsair and the Mustang as well with he Zero in the stash - they are all close to flawless. To this Spitfire I added Barracuda Cast 5 slot main wheels and pilot's [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-47D

by Mike Licari on April 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Here's my Tamiya P-47D. Vallejo Metal Color (Aluminum) was used. After the decals were added, I sealed everything with a semi-gloss coat. Graphite pencil was used in the panel lines, then scrubbed with a stiff brush in order to work in [...]

Best grab your WNW kits while you can

by Tom Cleaver on April 12, 2020 · in News · 12 ≡

Richard Alexander of WNW has announced they will not be re-opening. WNW is over. This apparently has to do with a larger issue involving government subsidies to film production in "Wellywood" and Sir Peter Jackson's company [...]

1/48 Scale P-39 Airacobra.

by Rodney J. Williams on April 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is "eduards" 1/48 scale model kit. I built it right out of the box and used the kit decals. I added Waldron belt buckles with some home made paper straps. I used different colors of Tamiya paint. I liked the model so well [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Scale WW2 Aircraft Carrier Tug

by Rick Schad on April 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello all, I updated this post with pics of the painted tug operator added. Well while I wait for another F-104 kit to arrive I decided to cut the boredom by building the little tug that came with my 1/48 scale Corsair kit. Took me a whole [...]

B1 Centauro (Late Version) – Trumpeter 1/35

by Colin Gomez on April 11, 2020 · in Armor · 8 ≡

This is the Trumpeter B1 Centauro Late Version 3rd Series. Although I don’t have a lot of interest in modern armored cars with limited service, the Centauro just has such sports car like lines that I couldn’t resist building it. I [...]

A-4C Skyhawk – Hasegawa 1/48

by Colin Gomez on April 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/48 A-4C Skyhawk, done up in the colors of VA-153 aboard USS Coral Sea during the Vietnam Conflict. The kit is slightly enhanced with a small Eduard instrument panel and seatbelts and some scratch built quilting to [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 Kawanishi H6K5 "Mavis"

by Spiros Pendedekas on April 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hi everyone! Here is my 1/72 Kawanishi H6K5 "Mavis" flying boat, done about ten years ago. The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for [...]