1/48 scale modeling
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1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair – little to no weathering
This is my second attempt to build a Corsair, I tried something new to me: highlighting with the airbrush. Started from a black base, kept the paint inside the panels as tight as possible along the panel lines, than added some tan to the [...]
1/48 Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-37
This is the Revell 1/48 F/A-18E Super Hornet. I used Furball decals to replicate VFA-37. The model has been detailed with Eduard photo etch, resin ejection seat, resin exhaust cans, resin ECS tubes, 3-D printed Litening pod, resin GBU-54 [...]
1/48 Airfix Spitfire Vb, 'Buck' McNair, 249 Squadron, Malta
I've finished the third of my triple Malta builds. "Buck" McNair's Spitfire Vb. The Airfix kit is a great build, requiring only the removal of the reinforcing strips over the wheel wells, Ultracast exhaust, entry door and [...]
1/48 EDUARD MiG-21bis Croatian Air Force, 22nd Squadron (1995)
After two modernized MiGs from 191st Squadron ((link)) I tried to go back to the past. 22nd Squadron of Croatian Air Force was formed on November 6th 1991 as predecessor of newly formed Croatian Air Force. Together with 1st Fighter [...]
Eduard A6M2 Type 0, Model 21, 1/48. 'Saburō Sakai's Longest Mission'.
On August 7th 1942, Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai underwent his most legendary mission and would narrowly survive being shot in the head by the rear gunner of a Dauntless dive bomber.
Escorting Japanese bombers to Guadalcanal, Sakai first [...]
1/48 Dehavilland Mosquito Pr.IV.
This is the well known Tamiya kit which I acquired at a swap meet for $15 USC a few years back. Another long term stash dweller who’s day on the bench finally came. There’s not much to say about this kit that hasn’t been heard by [...]
Eduard 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat
Seems I forgot to post this one after it was finished last year, so here it is now.
Eduard Profipack kit, no problems with construction, paint is Model Master with Gunze coats. Weathering with various stuff.
Only real problem I had were [...]
1/48 Hasegawa Macchi MC 202 Folgore,Malta Battle,1942
Nice kit,after some time it is finally finished,hope you like it...
Hasegawa 1/48 A6M2 Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" was a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. Combining excellent maneuverability and very long range, it is considered to have been the most [...]
