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Survey: New kit release “wish list”
Now with the "virus" running rampant, it has caused many of us to stay at home. Some of us are working from home while others are following advice and trying to remain healthy. Then there are some who are at home because they [...]
1/48 Scale Macchi C.205 Veltro "Luftwaffe"
This is a 1/48 scale Macchi by Hasegawa that I got at a yard sale for 2.00 a few years back.
While I waited for the mailman to bring my next big project I decided to build this to cut the boredom.
Kit was simple, fit was pretty good, [...]
The Navy's worst aircraft
The Brewster SB2A joined the Navy in 1943, but had so many deficiencies that it never served in combat. It was considered "under-powered and poorly constructed" and was only used for training by the Navy and Marines. But since [...]
Rigging Biplanes- Looking for help.
I would like some opinions from people about how to best rig biplanes. I have read a few articles I found online. If you have any experience on which technique you like best, which article you found most helpful, or just how you do it, I [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 SM 79 II
What I will say about this kit, finished just a couple of weeks ago after being buried in the stash for a decade. It went together cleanly, was interesting to paint and looks pretty much like an SM 79 should. The interior is sparse, so I [...]
1/48 Eduard MIG-21PFM – Polish Air Force
This build is the Eduard MIG-21PFM. I used the kit decals for the Polish Air Force MIG from 1996. It was a fun kit to build and it is built right out of the box. The ProfiPack comes with the photo etch accessory for the cockpit and exhaust [...]
1/48 F6F-5N Hellcat
This is the Eduard Weekend Edition kit built with a few add ones. The model represents the Hellcat flown by VMF(N)-533’s Captain Robert Baird on Okinawa in the summer of 1945. Baird became the Marines’ first night fighter ace with [...]
Hobbycraft 1/48 Vought F7U-3 “Cutlass”
Hi everyone!
Here is my 1/48 F7U-3 "Cutlass", built 15 years ago.
The F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a tailless aircraft for which aerodynamic [...]
3 Spitfires to make 1: Spitfire Mk.XIVe High-Back Conversion from Eduard and Airfix 1/48 kits
As something of a Coronavirus lockdown special effort, I finally did something I've been thinking about attempting for months and which others including Tom Cleaver have done previously: A Mk.XIV high-back conversion kit bash. I built this [...]
Koster/Monogram 1/48 XP-47J Superbolt
Finished early in the Lockdown, this was quick and easy for a vac conversion. The required Revell/Monogram donor was easy to locate, in this case a "razorback".
Koster provides a fuselage, resin prop/hub assembly in one piece ( [...]
