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Review: Wildcat Arriving!, A Review of the New Eduard's 1/48 Grumman F4F-3

by Chuck A. Villanueva on August 14, 2022 · in Reviews · 19 ≡

Ever since building the very good but not perfect Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat back in the mid 90's you would think that they would follow up with a -3 and FM late Wildcat. But no we were just given just the one. Hobby Boss has produced a series [...]

Tamiya 1:48 P51-D Mustang kit

by Emmet Molloy on August 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This is a kit that almost puts itself together. Fine Tamiya quality as usual with good decals. About 20 hours to paint and assemble using Testors spray and bottle paints. Instructions are easy to follow. I used Tamiya extra thin cement [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair, 1 Servicing Unit RNZAF, Henderson Field – Guadalcanal 1944 (bitsa)

by Michael Drover on August 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

G'day all. I've just finished this one in time for our annual show next weekend. It's the 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1A as an RNZAF machine with 1 Servicing Until while at Henderson Field at Guadalcanal in 1944. This one is an interesting one as it [...]

Review: 1/48 scale New tool Yak-9D Zvezda (Video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 13, 2022 · in Reviews

1/48 Scale kit, WW2 Soviet Fighter Yak-9D by Zvezda Special thanks to Hobby-Pro Makreting Gmbh (Austria) for this review sample. DISCLAIMER: I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit, paints, tools and to make this video! Thanks! Music [...]

1/48 Bf 109F-2

by dale travis on August 13, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

After I finished my Me 262 in May I decided to take a break from all things modelling. It was as if building was more work than recreation. The modeling urge hit me several weeks ago and I decided to do this Eduard Weekend version of the [...]

Tropical Cowboy...1/48 North American AT-6D Texan, Força Aérea Brasileira

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on August 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

So, here´s already my dad´s next model and third Texan for this year. This is the first edition of the good old Monogram kit, released in 1979. Decals came from FCM, rudder and nose ring are painted. Wings and horizontal tail surfaces [...]

Review: New Airfix Spitfire Vb compared with the Eduard kit

by Tom Cleaver on August 12, 2022 · in Reviews · 14 ≡

Late in 1940, the RAF believed the appearance of the pressurized Junkers Ju 86P over Britain would signal the start of a high altitude bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe. The Air Ministry called for development of a pressurized Spitfire, [...]

ICM/Eduard 1/48th Spitfires Mk. IX in the IDF

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 10, 2022 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

The majority of Spitfires in the IDF service were Mk. IXe delivered from Czechoslovakia and Italy. Spitfire no. ד 130 (for "D"). The first Spitfire in the IDF was assembled from junkyards left by the RAF and downed Egyptian [...]

1/48 Monogram P-38L "Pacific Prowler"

by David Butler on August 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I got this Monogram P-38 (1966 issue) super cheap online and couldn't resist the desire to rebuild one of the very first models that I built as a kid. It was a fun nostalgic trip down memory lane, but it took some careful test fitting and [...]

Italeri 1/48 MB326K

by PHILLIP EVANS on August 8, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My Italeri 1/48 MB326K done as one used by the United Arab Emirates Air Force, Police Wing, Dubai 1977. Nice kit to build but if you are planning to do it as the SAAF Impala 2 the kit supplied rocket pods are incorrect. Also the SAAF [...]