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Lindberg 1/72 Coast Guard Tug Boat

by Joe Caputo on May 17, 2019 · in Ships · 7 ≡

This ol' girl has been around for decades. Not to be confused with the the Lindberg 1/87 Diesel Tug. (pictured last, and in an earlier article). It's a relatively simple, almost toy-like build. The instruction sheet has "color [...]

1/72 Harbour Air Turbo-Otter

by Jason Vukovich on May 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Howdy! So this is Hobbycraft’s 1/72 Otter DHC-3 kit with a Khee Kha Art Vazar Turbo-Otter resin conversion, Alliance Modelworks prop blur, and Arctic Decals Harbour Air decals (Harbour Air flies out of Victoria Harbor, British [...]

1/35th MH-65D USCG Kodiak, Alaska

by Jason Vukovich on May 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Greetings all! I built Trumpeter’s 1/35th scale US Coast Guard HH-65 kit upgrading it into a MH-65D from Coast Guard Station Kodiak, Alaska. I have a love/hate relationship with Trumpeter-I love that they are doing subjects that no one [...]

On This Day…May 16th.

by david leigh-smith on May 16, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 21 ≡

I can’t think of any better way of trying to capture the story of the Dambusters than just letting Guy Gibson himself describe the critical moments of that that famous raid on May 16th, 1943... “Terry turned on the spotlights and [...]

He 111 plowing in the ocean -Airfix – 1:72

by Carlo Farina on May 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I saw this picture and I fell in love with it. this is an attempt to reproduce the event.

Horten Ho 229 – Revell – 1:72

by Carlo Farina on May 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

My very first attempt on wood graining...(Uschi decals)

One more of each

by Robert Royes on May 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Recent stash additions.Another Phantom another Thud, I'll probably do the as a F-4B, in an early scheme. The F-105B [yes their really is a B in it] I'm going to try the kit decals , they look to be ok. Cheers.

A-4 air show photo op attraction.

by Robert Royes on May 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

What to do with a spare Skyhawk fuselage from the Hasa. TA-4/A-4 kit. Make it into a trailered airshow attraction, I got the idea after seeing an F-4 set up in a similar way at an airshow. I shortened the trailer from Airfix's tank [...]

F-105D Marineflieger, 1/72 Hasegawa

by Robert Royes on May 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

What if the West Germans back in the day replaced their F-84's with the Thud instead of the F-104? Less fatalities, maybe, I don't know. I got this off the net, there was supposed to be a 'B'[ shorter nose] in the box but it turned out to [...]

On This Day…May 15th.

by david leigh-smith on May 15, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 11 ≡

Squadron Leader Edward ‘Jack’ Charles (commander of No 611 Squadron) chalks up the Biggin Hill Sector’s 1,000th downed enemy aircraft, following a successful sweep over Normandy on 15th of May, 1943. Charles shot down two FW190s, [...]