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Review: Clear Prop 1/48 Curtiss Hawk H-75N

by Tom Cleaver on October 15, 2021 · in Aviation, Reviews · 20 ≡

The Curtiss Model 75 was developed by Donovan A. Berlin, a former Northrop designer, and had more in common with earlier Northrop aircraft than with any previous Curtiss design. It was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, with a fully [...]

Tamiya 1/48 T-55 – Gzhel pottery Pattern

by Seiji KIMURA on October 15, 2021 · in Armor · 10 ≡

I painted Tamiya's T-55 in the Gzhel pattern. The actual tank in this paint scheme exists in Russia. After painting it white with an airbrush, I used a blue color that is typical of ceramics to paint in the pattern. It was a little [...]

1/48th Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk

by Jim Sullivan on October 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Just finished building this 1/48th Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk. It's finished in the markings of VMA-311 as seen at MCAS Beaufort, SC. The kit was supplemented with an Eduard color zoom cockpit fret and an aftermarket ejection seat and exhaust [...]

Heller 1/48 Sud Aviation Alouette II “Armée de Terre”

by Spiros Pendedekas on October 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Heller 1/48 Alouette II, finished as an "Armée de Terre" bird. The Alouette II is a French light helicopter, originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale. Performing its maiden flight [...]

Monogram/Pro-Modeler 1/48 He-111 H-?

by Stan Traas on October 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Latest effort to reduce the pile of kits through building. (Hint- if you want fewer boxes, mysterious A/M bits, and bottles of paint for your kids to bin after you're gone, save 'em the trouble by just having another completed model to [...]

Airwar over Austria...1/48 North American P-51D Mustang, 2ndFS/52ndFG, "Yellow Tails", 15th AF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 13, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

My dad´s next 15th AF pony, after the Tuskegee one. Tamiya kit with Aeromaster decals. Did some minor filling and removing to get a D-5 model. Also filled the wing panel lines, like on the original. Painted with AK Xtreme Metal Color [...]

Flying Leathernecks/Eyes in the Sky…1/48 Grumman F4F-3P Wildcat, VMO-251, USMC

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 12, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

And my dad has finished the next one. Hobby Boss F4F-3 (late) kit with Superscale decals. The wing walkway decals came from the sparesbox. The kit and also the Superscale star decdals for the wings were to small, took suiting decals from a [...]

Video: Building the Tamiya F4U-1A 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft | Let's go old school!

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 11, 2021 · in How-to

Operation Granby…1/48 Sepecat Jaguar GR.1A, No. 54 Sqn RAF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on October 11, 2021 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

So, my dad has finally finished his mojo killer. The Kitty Hawk kit looks good in the box but is no beginners kit. Many parts don´t fit good, pins don´t fit in their holes...so if you build it, dryfit everything. Well, it didn´t turn [...]

110-g's Schnaufer. One Revell One Eduard

by Ross Paton on October 10, 2021 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Having made a complete mess of my first 1/48 Eduard 110G-4 I tracked down a Revell version on E Bay. This was a much easier build BUT as everyone knows the nacelles and spinners are wrong. You can see I've shaped them myself and put on the [...]