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Hawker 100th: Hasegawa Typhoon lB Bubbletop (late) 1/48
Hawker Aircraft is now a century old, so for this GB celebration build I chose Hasegawa’s venerable Typhoon Mk Ib Bubbletop kit that’s been sitting on my Shelf of Doom since the late 90’s when it was issued and I just had to have [...]
Nightmares Harrier II
No it wasn't an easy build - the work required to get the underside of the LERX's to meet the fuselage was extensive and needed cutting, plastic card, lots of PSR and a fair helping of harsh language. Strangely I found it all to be [...]
Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai (Grace) – Hasegawa 1/48
Here is my Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai ("Shooting Star") "Grace" torpedo bomber. The Grace was a late-war addition to the IJN's air arm and saw some limited action before the war ended. 105 production B7A2s were built at [...]
Spitfirepalooza Continues
Here’s my Airfix Spitfire Mk. XII. I thought this was the 2022 release but it turned out to be the original 2017 kit. I’ve read online comments that on occasion early run Airfix kits have some issues. I’ve not run into this until [...]
1st LT Walter "Tiger" Thomas Mayberry, USMC Reserve, VMF-123 F4U-1 "Birdcage" Corsair Bureau Number 02351, March, 4th, 1944 Tunnel Hill Massacre near Rabaul Tamiya 1/48 Corsair
This is a true story about one of our local hometown "Daytona Beach" men, who went to War, and never made it back home.
His name was Walter Mayberry. He was a very gifted and talented "American" football player (not [...]
Tempest Mk.II
Here's some photos to share of a build I completed in April 2022. 1/48 Tempest Mk.II early version kit # 82124 by eduard. Looks like it came off the showroom floor. Sorry no exhaust burns no weathering. Very well detailed model. I believe [...]
Air raid Pearl Harbor! Tamiya's 1/48 A6M2-21 Zero
This is Tamiya's 1/48 Zero, (originally issued in the 1970's), with some extra detailing on the engine, landing gear, and an Eduard's photoetch cockpit set, with extra detail added.
Paints are Tamiya acrylics, weathering with oils and [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Bf 109E-4/7
Peter-Paul Steindl was an Austrian pilot born on 12th May 1914. He was the Staffelkapitän of 5./JG 26 from 7th April 1943 until 1st May 1943...... and of 11./JG 26 from 20th June 1943 until 3rd November 1943 when he was shot down by P-47s [...]
HMS Glory, part 2
Hi All!
First let me say this was to be combined with the Sea Fury post, but the site would only let me post 2 images. If some one can let me know how to post more...I would appreciate it.
Here is my next contribution to the Korean [...]
