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Tamiya A-1H Skyraider

An oldie and Goldie. The sublime Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider kit.

Hellenic Air Force F-86E(M) Sabre: 1/48 Academy F-86F Sabre

When I arrived at Williams AFB in 1976 for my first day of Air Force pilot training, I was greeted by an immaculate F-86 that was the gate guard at the time. The F-86 has been one of my most favorite planes since then. Spiros (@fiveten), [...]

1/48 Seafire FR.46

This is the 1996 Airfix kit with a few upgrades. I actually built it for a group build on Roy Sutherland’s Barracuda Studios Facebook page. I incorporated the following Barracuda products into the model: replacement prop blades, [...]

It's finally finished!

It's finally finished! Nothing in particular to add except that I followed the details of what I found online especially in reference to the nice article by Dave Hansen ( @davidhansen ) ((link) and (link)). The effect is completely [...]

Marauder Is Finally Here

My ICM 1/48 B-26 Marauder kit is finally here. It should have been delivered back on 16 April 2024 but the glorious USPS took 8 days to deliver it the last thirty miles. And as I gleefully accepted it from my postal carrier find a corner [...]

Monogram 1/48 B-58 Hustler

The origins of the B-58 can be traced back in 1949, when the Air Research and Development Command (ARDC) issued the Generalized Bomber Study (GEBO II), calling for the development of a long range supersonic bomber. Convair’s initial [...]

Focke wulf Fw 190A-4/Trop

This 1/48th Hasegawa model depicts a Fw 190-A4 Nr. 145614, of EKdo 19, based in Benghazi, Libya during late 1942. The task of the unit was to test the suitability of their aircraft to tropical conditions. Camouflage scheme consists of RLM [...]

AFV Club 1/48 F-5F Freedom Fighter

AFV Club's first foray into aviation topics results with a vary nice kit. Their Freedom Fighter is a detailed kit that builds into a seemly accurate depiction of the aircraft. The engraved panel lines are somewhat schematic, but the fit of [...]

Eduard 1/48 Wildcat Mk.VI

I got this one as part of my Birthday present last year along with a Bunny Club Membership. Of course this one had to be an FAA subject. The colours should probably be the equivalent ones but I don't have them so standard TSS it was and to [...]

F4F-4 Wildcat, Hobby Boss 1/48