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Avro Lancaster – Hasegawa, 1/72 + scratch

by Manuel Magrinho on February 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

History The Lancaster history deserves some reading and the internet is full of articles on that. Even the ever present Wikipedia has a nice one: (link) Now preserved in the Museum at RAF Hendon, PO-S/R5868 or S for Sugar as it became [...]

1/32 Scale MB 326 Scratch Build Part 1

by Marc Barris on February 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Well its time for the next scratch build, After finishing the Mirage F1 in 32nd scale, I have decided to build another popular aircraft that served in the South African Airforce, namely the MB 326, or as its known in South Africa, the [...]

Review: Airfix 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C

by Tom Cleaver on February 21, 2020 · in Reviews · 14 ≡

HISTORY As the Cold War deepened, the Soviet Navy underwent expansion. The most important aspect of that in the 1950s was the Sverdlov-class cruisers; classed as light cruisers, they were fast and well-armed. Like the German "pocket [...]

Getting Back Into This

by David Adams on February 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

My son gave me the Revell 1:48 B-17G as a Christmas present. I used to do this hobby as a kid. When I found this site, I kinda thought about taking the hobby up again. I've taken in some scale model shows and even bumped into an old friend [...]

ARK Models 1/48 Armata T-14 (supposed winter camouflage)

by Maxim Bylkin on February 20, 2020 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Hello! Now a few tanks). Armata T-14 - resin model from the company ARK Models. The quality of the castings is high, but the collectability is not very. It is good that the resin can be leveled with boiling water). I immediately decided to [...]

The British Way...1/48 Sherman Firefly Ic

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on February 20, 2020 · in Armor · 3 ≡

My dad´s next little armour project for diversion. Tamiya kit built oob, only added an antenna. Painted with AK Real Color British SCC15 Olive Drab. It´s one of Tamiya´s older kits with a metal lower hull. Gives the model nice weight [...]

A classic.....then disaster!

by Rob Anderson on February 20, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

Picked up this gem at Skyway here in Seattle, original 1974 M3 Stuart kit everything in it including the little tube of glue! Everything in Kanji! I had been looking for a good first issue of this kit for a long time. You can find them [...]

A P-51D RENO, NEVADA RACER

by Rodney J. Williams on February 19, 2020 · in Aviation · 2 ≡

I created this o.o.b. hypothetical Reno, Nevada racer 'cause I has several good quality race-related decals in my spare decal box.

Fiat G.55 Centauro – 1/72 Sword

by Vladimir Kafka on February 19, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

My most recent work is a machine of the 1st Gruppo ANR, stationed in Vicenza, northeast Italy in summer 1944. I don’t know any interesting details about this particular airframe, but I liked the herringbone camo. It is quite [...]

Italeri 1/32 F104C Starfighter

by Mark Kannemeyer on February 19, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

This is my take on the Italeri F104C as it may have looked while operating out of Udorn, Thailand circa 1967. I did add a resin cockpit and seat plus resin afterburner/exhaust . Kit decals were used and they were excellent.