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1/48 scale modeling

Academy 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop

After completing Lt Richard W. Lander's P-40F, who was assigned to the 315th FS, 324th FG, I was asked if I could also build a P-47 he flew. His Group went from N Africa to Italy then on to Southern France where their P-40F's were replaced [...]

1/48th Tamiya Mosquito Mk.VI

Part two of the Mossie double build, the Tamiya Mk.VI. Not as happy with this one as i was with the 72md airfix kit, i think i over extended myself by stepping out of my comfort zone with oils. It was a learning curve, but not as good as [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden.

Hasegawa 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Technical Air Intelligence Units (TAIU) were joint Allied military intelligence units formed during World War II to recover Japanese aircraft to obtain data regarding their technical and tactical [...]

Do-335B-2 "M14": an aircraft with two faces!

Two models, one aircraft! The idea of depicting one and the same aircraft in two different paint schemes, which the aircraft wore at different times, can be an attractive undertaking in itself from a modelling point of view. However, [...]

1/48 De Havilland Hornet F.3

The kit is from Classic Airframes. The decals of No.80 Squadron, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, 1954. Greetings Martin

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

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’

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

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

ODDBALL SCHEMES & MARKINGSHasegawa Fw-190A-5

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 ZvezdaBF109 G6's or Hratmann vs Graf 1/48

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