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Guerre d'Algérie...1/48 De Havilland Vampire Mk.5 , Armée de l’Air

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

So, my dad´s French at war theme is almost at the end now, this is the second last model...for now. The new Airfix kit is neither really good nor really bad. The detail in some areas is nice, so are the open flaps options. A major issue [...]

The After Moving, “I gotta build something!! ” Model Build… 1:48 Scale, Hasegawa, Ki-27 Ib ‘Otsu’

by Frederick J Seitz III on May 13, 2022 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

My wife and I have recently moved from our home in New York to the state of Florida. With all the hoopla attached to such a move, little has been done by yours truly as far as building a models is concerned. If I recall, the last model I [...]

1/48 Fairey Barracuda Mk II

by Martin Trachsel on May 13, 2022 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The kit is from Special Hobby. This aircraft, 829 Squadron, HMS Victorious, attacked the Tirpitz, 1944.

ODDBALL SCHEMES & MARKINGS – Hasegawa Fw-190A-5

by Tom Cleaver on May 13, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

The Airplane: The Fw-190A series was so right in design that - once the problem of providing adequate cooling for the BMW 801 radial engine was solved - the airframe went through little modification other than minor changes associated with [...]

Eduard vs Zvezda – BF109 G6's or Hratmann vs Graf 1/48

by Predrag Ivanovic on May 8, 2022 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

With no intend to compare plastics, both are great and with potential to make great litle replicas.

P-51C "Lucky Thirteen"

by Tom Bebout on May 8, 2022 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Something different from the Bebout Curtiss P-40 Factory, Jackie Cochran's Lucky Thirteen P-51C. If you're not familiar with Jackie Cochran one can summarize her as an aviator, test pilot, spokesperson as well as a successful [...]

Ki-61-I Hien

by Libor Černocký on May 7, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hasegawa 1/48 Ki-61-I Otsu, 149th Speciál Attack Squadron, Ashiya Airfield, Japan 1945

1/48 Trumpeter C-47 conversion to the Tropical Tilly R4D-5 from the 1951 movie “The Thing from another world”.

by David Kopielski on May 6, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This build was a little different. I have always been a fan of the 1950’s and 1960’s horror and sci-fi movies. One of my favorites is the Howard Hawks 1951 movie “The Thing From Another World”. The movie is set in the arctic at an [...]

23 - 1/48 Academy Lavochkin Lav-7

by Anthony Ricco on May 6, 2022 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This was a pretty straight forward build, went together easily enough and had no real issues. I decided to do the Aircraft of Captain Aleksei Alelyukhin. Painted red by his mechanics and flew over Berlin as it fell to the Russians to dig [...]

1/48 Tamiya Me262-1a

by dale travis on May 6, 2022 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Aftermarket items include Quinta Studio 3D cockpit decals, Wingz slats, Hussar resin wheels and EagleCals # 138 decals. The Quinta set is fantastic, easy to use, much more so than photo etch. The model represents a 262 that operated with [...]