1:48th scale modelling
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Aeroplast Mi-2 Hoplite, 1/48 scale
Hello iModeler! I realized I hadn't posted pics of this build, even though I finished it late last year. This is Aeroplast's Mi-2 Hoplite helicopter. I had fun building this kit, although some of the parts were a bit too delicate for my [...]
A Build for a Friend
Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9 (motorized), Fujimi, 1:48
For many years my friend Mike hosted monthly working meetings of a small group of modelers with a common interest in historical miniature figures. Those meetings were fun, informative and [...]
FOCKE-WULF FW 190 F-8 1/48 – 1./SG 5, "Black 10"
Detachment Kuhlmey's (Schlachtgeschwader 1./SG 5) "Black 10" In Immola Finland during summer 1944. Pilot was Feldwebel Hartmut Gettwart.
If you have some interest about the history of detachment Kuhlmey, please see more: [...]
Two Dragon 1/48 Messerschmitt 262b-1a
Red 10 and 6 were captured by the Allied and photographed while evaluated before being scrapped. Some data suggest that Red 6 had RLM 75 painted on upper wing surfaces instead of the RLM 82 presented here.
Dragon's kit is a challenge to [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-38J (Robin Old's Scat II)
The P-38 Lightning was originally planned to be a high altitude twin engined bomber interceptor. It was designed by Clarence Kelly Johnson's team with its now famous and unique twin boom configuration around the turbo-supercharged engines [...]
Airfix 1:48 Scale, Curtiss P-40B, "Tomahawk" in RAF Service.
Airfix's newer releases the past few years, of which this is one of, have really upped their game. In the past, some of their kits left a LOT to be desired, being little more than toys.
This P-40 kit is really nice and it's the second of [...]
Spitfire in IDF Service
It is well-known that President Truman recognized the Jewish state within hours of its creation on May 14, 1948. He did that over the objection of the State Department, which may or may not have been asked, since that institution was [...]
1/48 Academy F4U-4 Corsair, Korean War
This kit is a very simple, easy-to-build, weekend kit. I finally had time to work on it after 7 months of no model-building. This is also my seventh kit so I'm still learning the trade. I know many people state that late model Navy [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 Mig-23ML Flogger G
The Syrian Air Force had several variants of the Flogger in service. Conveniently I chose The Mig-23ML model of which one landed in Israel and was well photographed.
Trumpeter's 1/48th scale model is challenging. The difficulties in the [...]
1/48 Eduard F4F-3 Wildcat
The Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat was borne from the failures of the F4F-1 and F4F-2 which was lacking in performance than the winner of the US navy monoplane fighter competition, the Brewster Buffalo. It was quickly ordered by the French and [...]
