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A very nice depiction of the Thunderjet by ProModeller/Revell. The intake part though, requires attention because it is significantly smaller in diameter than the fuselage front.
According to BAE Systems, The success of the Gloster Meteor led to the De Havilland Aircraft Company being approached to design and build an airframe for the Halford H1 turbojet engine (later to become the DH Goblin). Initially designated [...]
The Kfir TC 2 was a late development of the aircraft converting to a two seater version that was used for training.
The combination of the Kinetic Kfir kit platform and the long resin nose presented a serious build challange.
At some stage during the entry to service of the Ju 88G series the Germans thought that it would be advantageous to hide the development of new aircraft types with a silhouetted camouflage depicting the C version tail. The effectiveness of [...]
Having built a number of A-4's over the years in 72nd and 48th scale. Those kits, Fujimi, Monogram, Hobbycraft and Hasegawa pretty much had the same philosophy of assembly with some minor differences, for example the Hobbycraft kit nose [...]
Meng's Growler is a very good kit with nicely engraved panel lines and a good fit of parts. The only criticism I have for the kit is the somewhat crude design of cockpit and related decals. In other words, the canopy is better kept closed.
‘I was wondering whether anyone would actually buy it’ was the comment I got from my trusted modelling dealer about my spontaneous decision to buy. He went on to explain that adding Miniart's ‘Field Workshop’ to the assortment [...]
About one hundred 109G aircraft were converted to a two seat version during 1944 for training purposes.
Falcon produced a basic (and only) 1/48 styrene Bf 109G-12 version. It is based on the G-4 airframe. I used spare parts from Hasegawa [...]
This 1/48th Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther is a good kit that will get you a nice display model, straight out of the box, without much hassle. I also bought one of the Hobbycraft kits and built it up as the photo-recon variant of the Panther in [...]