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April 2019 random draw winner

by dale travis on July 14, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 15 ≡

I've just returned from my vacation celebrating my 70th birthday and my 30th wedding anniversary, yes I actually got married 30 years ago on my birthday, and a wonderful surprise of the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire MK XIV was waiting for me. [...]

Spitfire Mk IX. 316 Sqdron. Italeri 1/48

by S. Cubas on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Hi guys. This is my last victim, a Spitfire from 316 sqd. RAF. After bult the Hasegawa model of the same item, this one from Italeri looks a litle bit "less", but has been a very satisfactory built. Hope you like it. Sifredo Cubas

FW190A-5 Airfix 1/24

by Andrey Rybushkin on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello friends! I present to you my work that I did in 2017. A huge red box with a beautiful pattern of the prototype model contained very old details! Perhaps set released in the mid-1980s. The low quality of the set and poor detailing [...]

Back with the C-47

by Jordyn Collier on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I have begun assembly of this magnificent bird. Gaps are to be filled with Tamiya putty, and then I will put on the wings, and then a final layer of dope, and then it's time to paint! There are various patch spots where my clumsy self [...]

FW190A-2 Hptm. Hans Hahn Gruppenkommandeur III./JG2, (Tamiya 1/72)

by Paulo Castro on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is my latest kit finished. Tamiya kit (60766). Built mostly straight out of the box with the following improvements: Eduard pre-painted photo etched seat belts Replace the wing cannons by 1mm metal tubes Replace the pitot tube using [...]

Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon, Anigrand 1/144

by Thomas Peters on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Anigrands Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon in 1/144 is a bonus kit in one of their earliest offerings, the M-50 Bounder. The Flagon is another cold-war fighter aircraft which is ignored by the mainstream model kit manufacturers. I finished the Su-15 [...]

Boeing FA 18A Hornet, A21-26, 2 OCU RAAF Williamtown NSW 2005.

by Allan J Withers on July 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

1/72 Fujimi, I started this in 2015, finished in MM enamels with Future over Leading Edge decals which are not intended for Fujimi kit ! it has Quickboost seat with scratch built ASRAAM's and antennae, completed for the nose art group [...]

Academy, 1/35 IDF M113 "Classical"

by Allon kira on July 13, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Hi everyone, here is another version of IDF M-113, this time it's the "Classical" in 1/35. The kit is the Academy Zelda kit + Black Dog Blazer armor and some scratch build. colors and weathering effects by Ammo-Mig and [...]

The Spit-Racer

by Paulo Castro on July 12, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 22 ≡

I had this half built Otaki 1/48th scale Spitfire stashed in my shelf of doom, until I saw on the internet a guy from Melbourne who scratch built some 1/32 aircraft (Spitfire, Messerschmitt and MiG 15) into some sort of race cars. I liked [...]

1/48th Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - update

by Thomas Probert on July 12, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

It's been a while since I updated you on my progress with Sanger's massive 1/48th scale vacuform B-52H project. Since last time I've worked on the fuselage, scratch-building the main undercarriage bays, as well as adding numerous [...]