1/48 scale modeling
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Airfix 1/48 Bulldog Mk.II
A well designed and highly detailed kit. Yet, it is a build challenge. It seems that the intricate detailing of parts is beyond the styrene material molding abilities. For example, propeller and engine parts leave gaps in connection [...]
1/48 Albatros D.III
This is the old Glencoe kit that came out in 1989 or 1990. The WWI Group Build inspired me to pull this out of the back of the display case and have a look at it. I built it as soon as it hit the LHS shelves. It was pretty crude by [...]
ProModeller 1/48 SB2C Helldiver
One of the finest models made by ProModeller.
Airfix 1/48 Supermarine Walrus Mk.I
A kit I've been wanting to build for a long time now and when Airfix announced the reissue in January I had my preorder ready.
And what a kit. It just fits together. Even the canopy clicked into place.
There was barely any filler used, [...]
Polikarpov I-16
I just read Tom Cleaver's post of his build of this fine kit and was inspired to post mine after I decided not to bother. I usually shoot a few photos of a new build indoors to check for flaws, omissions, mistakes, etc. Before I could [...]
Review: Clear Prop 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5
Nikolai Polikarpov was perhaps the leading Russian aircraft designer in the early days of the Soviet aircraft industry. In 1918, he was put in charge of preparing manufacture of the DH-4 at the GAZ-1 facility where at least 63 were [...]
ProModeller 1/48 F-84G Thunderjet
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.
Airfix's 48th Scale de Havilland Vampire F.3
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 [...]
Wingman Model 1/48 Kfir TC 2
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.
Dragon 1/48 Ju 88G-6
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 [...]
