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This is my fifth model so I'm still learning quite a bit. This kit in particular is very simple and easy to build, all the parts fit together perfectly, and the decals seemed to be less thick than the ones from my Tamiya Wildcat. Due to [...]
My 1/48 Gazelle helicopter - I cannot remember which manufacturer the kit was.
I have done it with the White Crosses used by the Commonwealth Monitoring Force during the late 1979 - early 1980 ceasefire in Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
Paints used [...]
Hi All,
My Second of three contributions to the Flight 19, WW2 Fleet Air Arm, mini group build
Corsair MK IV KD658
Honoring Canadian, Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, RCNVR, VC, DSC
British Pacific Fleet, HMS Formidable, Squadron 1841
Days prior [...]
Hi All,
My first of three contributions to the Flight-19, WW2 Fleet Air Arm, mini group build.
Corsair MK.II JT 410
Honoring Canadian, Sub Lt. Donald Sheppard, RCNVR, DSC
The only FAA Canadian Corsair ace during WW2.
All victories claimed [...]
Hobby Boss 1:48 Scale Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9.
Markings are those of Oblt. Hans Dortenmann, who was the highest scoring German pilot while flying the 'Dora'. He was in command of 3/JG26 and flew this aircraft from April 1944 till the war [...]
See all my models at: (link)
Photograpy: Nikon D300; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom
Paint: Various shades of Alclad
Aftermarket: Air Masters gun barrels (AM-48-023); Ultracast resin seat (48223)
Decals: Kit [...]
Finally, calling this one DONE...and it is WAY late for a Midway group build on another forum, However, Ama post it anyways...
1:48 scale Hobby Boss kit of Grumman's F4F-4 'Wildcat'. I did use a couple aftermarket goodies, like Reskit [...]
Here is Airfix's 1/48 Spitfire MK XIV built out of the box with no modifications. Overall it's a nice build experience with the exception of the fit of the "saddle" forward of the windscreen which was terrible and had to be [...]
This is the "MustHave!" models F-86K. Basically "MustHave!" models took the complete 1/48 Revell/Monogram F-86D Sabre Dog kit and simply added a completely new tooled "F-86K" fuselage. They also added a [...]
This is my build of Tamiyas 1/48 109! This kit was initially daunting as the instructions included magnets poly caps etc but it was very comprehensible and fell together just as you would expect with tamiya! The fit with the engine cowling [...]