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1/48 GPM German Armored Railcar Panzer-Jager – Triebwagen 51

by Clarence Novak on December 12, 2021 · in Armor · 1 ≡

My first card model kit. This type of structure lends itself to a card model requiring only flat surfaces and coming pre colored and shaded. The challenging part of the build is the inner structure that the supports the outer surfaces. A [...]

1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.V

by Clarence Novak on December 12, 2021 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.V One of my favorite aircraft. Love this livery which for me was a new challenge. Upgraded landing gear, nose and propeller.

1/48 ERTL Star Wars Corporate Alliance Droid

by Clarence Novak on December 12, 2021 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

1/48 ERTL Star Wars Corporate Alliance Droid I had fun just creating my own motif. Taking risks and barely testing. Not planning carefully or having a final vision target was very liberating.

Eduard/Halberd Cavalier Mustang II

by Tom Cleaver on December 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

HISTORY The Cavalier Mustang was a post-war civilian version of the P-51 Mustang.Originally intended as a high speed personal aircraft, the Cavalier Mustang was also used as a fighter and close air support aircraft in Third-World air [...]

1/48 Hasegawa F-104 J

by Mark P Hartig on December 10, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Another LHS find acquired cheap. The kit came with Japanese markings but I decided to use mid-sixties USAF decals on it...probably not accurate but I'll lose no sleep over it. An easy, very well fitting kit to assemble I did it OOB which [...]

Trainer: Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo – 1/48 Tamiya

by Andrew H on December 9, 2021 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

So this is the second build that I had promised a few days ago, another kit saved from the proverbial Shelf of Doom. This Tamiya F2A-2 kit, much like the Hobbycraft P-36 that came before, was purchased for something like $6 many years ago, [...]

Sea Harrier Fa.2

by Richard Mcstay on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hi folks, it has been a while! I'm typing this on a boat, currently off the coast of Senegal... if that explains why I haven't posted a lot of articles recently. This is the Kinetic 1/48 sea harrier 2 kit, with the Eduard cockpit set, [...]

Latest builds – Wingsy 109 and ICM He111

by Alan Price on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

After a long five months, I’ve finally completed the next two builds for my Battle of Britain anniversary series running in Model Airplane International magazine. These are both 1:48 scale models, the Wingsy Kits Me109E-1 and ICM Heinkel [...]

Modelcraft 1/48 F-82B Twin Mustang

by Spiros Pendedekas on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Modelcraft 1/48 F-82B Twin Mustang, finished as Col. Bob Thacker's "Betty Jo" record breaking bird! Initially intended as a very long-range (VLR) escort fighter to Boeing B-29 Superfortresses on long [...]

"ON THIS DAY" 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. IJN Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" 1/48

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

It is the 80th year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Though the mission was a success but not the knock out punch that Admiral Yamamoto hoped to achieve. The primary objective was to destroy or put out of action the US carrier [...]