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Testors 1/48th F19 Stealth – 617 Sqd. Royal Air Force
Loved building this kit. 10/10 would build again if the kits werent rarer than hibs fans at a home game 😉
Decals liberated from an old tornado kit, paint scheme roughly that of a 90's F4 Phantom II, dog hairs courtesy of my pooch.
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair VMF-213
I assembled and painted the Tamiya Corsair in about 5 days. The painting was done mainly by hand with a brush. I used a light gray color that is not very noticeable on the panel lines to make the model look bigger than it is.
1/48 Hobbyboss F-105G Thunderchief (80333)
This kit is overall very nice but there are a lot of very fiddly bits that test the patience. In particular, the flap assembly and the exhaust assembly are a bit challenging since there are so many parts with little or not mating [...]
Oorah!
Today I'd like to share my 1/48th scale Eduard Yak 3 with the group. The kit is one of that company's older efforts, first appearing in 1998, but it's a well-done if occasionally inaccurate effort that does a credible job of representing [...]
Hobbyboss 1/48th P47d 'Thunderjug' - Mission complete - The build – From start to finish!
The Hobbyboss P47d Thunderbolt Build - Start to finish!
(link) - Kit review
(link) - Build Pt. 1
(link) - Build Pt. 2
(link) - Build Pt. 3
(link) - Build Finale
It would be nice to see a few of you there!
Review: Clear Prop 1/48 Curtiss Hawk H-75N
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
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
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”
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 [...]
