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Messerschmitt Bf109 E-7/B, Eduard 1/48 scale

Finally, a 109 in the collection. I've always admired the graphic design of the Wespen, and many decades ago I had a 1/72 Hasegawa kit that never quite made it to the finish line. So when I saw this Eduard version in a slightly less fiddly [...]

AmTech 1/48 P-40L

A very nice kit by AmTech with resin nose depicting an aircraft serving in the 99th FS, 79th FG "tuskegee airmen" in Italy during 1944. The aircraft was piloted by 1st Lt. Herman "Ace" Lawson. Here is a comment that I [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk

Here is my Hasegawa 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk that I just finished. It was my first Hasegawa Skyhawk and I enjoyed the build. My model depicts “Old Salt 301” from VA-163 Saints, flown by CDR Wynn Foster in 1966. I added a Quickboost seat, [...]

Is it a Tank, or Armored Car?

The JGSDF Type 16 Combat Vehicle, a modern main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), represents a significant leap in Japanese armored vehicle technology. Designed for rapid deployment and versatility, the Type 16 [...]

Dragon 1/48 Ju 188E-1 Avenger

In spite of the difficulties involving fit issues common to all Dragon's Ju-88 variants, the final outcome of the Avenger is worthy the build efforts.

SE.5A (Hispano Suiza), 1:48, Eduard, Lt. William Gordon Claxton, 41 Squadron, 37 victories

The Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a is a British World War I biplane fighter aircraft. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and Major Frank Goodden. It was one of the fastest [...]

Review: Clear Prop 1/48 North American F-86A-5 Sabre

The F-86 Sabre almost didn't happen. Had the Air Force not been willing to delay the F-86 program for a year while North American undertook to study the swept wing research done by Messerschmitt during World War II, the F-86 would have [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-16CJ Aggressor

One just cannot get enough of the sublime Tamiya Falcon.

Video: Normandy Diorama | 1/48 M5A1 Stuart and 101st Airborne

Eduard 1/48 Airco DH2

Eduard's weekend edition of the Airco DH2 is a very nice kit without building complications. Although the rigging is perfuse, I found a solution to ease the rigging process. I used stiff copper wires that come out of isolation mesh of [...]