1/48 scale modeling
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'Ford'
So here's a thing, IMO, the Skyray is one of the most beautiful looking aircraft ever to fly, simple as that.
Ok, so I have two of the still excellent Tamiya 1:48 kits in my stash and I really want to make them look as different as [...]
Dragon 1/48 Ju 88A-6/U
The Ju 88A-6/U variant was an upgrade of the failed anti-balloon role variant. It had its ventral gondola removed and added the FuG 200 search radar. These Junkers aircraft were used for marine reconnaissance and anti shipping roles thus, [...]
Yellow 10 Repainted: Fw 190D-13
Having posted my Dragon 1/48 Fw 190D-13
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I realized that much more information concerning the complex camouflage scheme came to light since the model was completed. Although my initial scheme was not entirely inaccurate, the model [...]
1/48 MiG-21
For my second build of 2024 I chose this MiG-21 kit. The model is the 1988 OEZ kit made in Czechoslovakia.
By today's standards it is a basic & primitive kit, but when it first came out it was considered by many to be the best MiG-21 [...]
Bf 109G-4/R6 of Regia Aeronautica (Eduard 1/48)
Well, I found another interesting non-standard Bf 109 paint scheme. Eduard included a nice RA option in their G-4 ProfiPACK, so it was a no brainer for me. A great addition to my 109F in Spanish markings.
I followed Eduard's instructions [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Swordfish Mk.I floatplane
The nicest version of Tamiya's sublime model.
B-17F Bloody Hundredth 1943
B-17F
The B-17F initially served with the 91 BG for a Month, then was assigned to the 100 BG, arriving at Thorpe Abbotts Air Base on July 5, 1943.
The meaning of the Name "Nine Little Yank and a J**k" has two different [...]
Review: Dora Wings 1/47 P-47C-2 Thunderbolt
The sky over the English Channel on July 28, 1943 was partly cloudy, an early indicator that the past week of clear weather over northwestern Europe was coming to an end. Fifteen miles west of the Dutch coast, the 40 P-47 Thunderbolts of [...]
Academy 1/48 Mig 21FM India Air Force
Although not accurate in outlines, Academy's Mig 21 still makes and attractive looking model given the variety of colorful camouflage schemes that the aircraft adorned in Air Force units throughout the world.
