1/32 scale modeling
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Brewster Buffalo Mk. 1 – 1/32nd Special Hobby
Here is my Special Hobby Brewster Buffalo Mk. 1 in 1/32nd scale. I will say a few things about this high quality short-run kit later, but first I would like to give some historical background to the subject.
The History in Brief
The [...]
Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning 96th FS – 82th FG – Italy – European Theater – 1945
P-38L-1-LO, s/n 44-23852, 'Beautiful B***h (let's see if the profanity filter snags this one)', coded 'B7', flown by Lt. John J. Kane of 96th FS / 82nd FG, Vincenzo, Italy, March 1945.
Decals from Kagero's P-38 Lightning at War Part [...]
Starfighter F-104 Evaluation Swiss Air Force
As one of the first European countries, the Swiss Air Force was able to test various aircraft in the USA, including the Chance Vought F-8U-1 CRUSADER,
Grumman F-11F-1F SUPERTIGER, Douglas A-4D-2 SKYHAWK
and finally the Lockheed F-104A [...]
Piaggio P 166 Scratch Build 1/32 Scale Part 3, wings, Flaps, control surfaces and undercarriage.
Been a while since I have posted some progress on the P 166, so here are some pictures.
Please excuse the condition of my work table, it looks like I clean up with a hand grenade. I usually take pictures as I am building so not to to break [...]
Halberstadt CL.II [ late] "Marichen" Schlasta 15 mid-late 1918
Halberstadt CL.II [ late] "Marichen"
Schlasta 15 mid-late 1918
WNW 1:32
Tamiya paints
Infini rigging with Gaspatch turnbuckles
Aviattic decals for wing surfaces
Mixed my own colour for the fuselage to match Ronny Bar's art work.
Hispano Me 109E
Just checked the site of SBS-model for their latest news, and lo-and-behold, they have added a conversion for Eduards 1/32 109E to their growing range of 109 variations.
From what I can see, they are of the same high quality as in the [...]
HK’s new 1/48 Lancaster
The scale-down of the excellent H-K 1/32 Lancaster to 1/48 ships next month.
MSRP US$107.00 - the 45-year old Tamiya Lancaster lists for $130.00 according to the Tamiya America website.
For those who may be interested, Kits World Decals [...]
1/32 scale Tamiya Vought F4U-1A CORSAIR VF-17 US Navy military aircraft
1/32 scale Tamiya Vought F4U-1A CORSAIR VF-17 US Navy military aircraft from World War II, February 1944 Bougainville, New Guinea. Flown by pilot Ira C. Kepford.
Technical data: Tamiya kit, aftermarket details: Eduard wheels, HGW [...]
Checkertail Clan Mustang progress
Seems like forever since I posted! Well here is progress on the cockpit, Barracuda Cast seat, and radios and battery. Eduard "Look" instrument panel. The seatbelts were a quandary. I had some Eduard PE ones from a failed [...]
1/32 Scale MB 326 / Impala Mk 1 Scratch Build, with decals on.
Finally the decals are on for the Silver Falcons Impala Mk 1, I have been meaning to post these for a while now, but the Piaggio got in the way.
Hope you enjoy
Marc
