1/48 scale modeling
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Naked Bird…1/48 Messerschmitt Me262A-1/2a, JV44
All good things come in three, so here´s my dad´s third and last 262 for now.
Hobby Boss kit, "712" decals from Kagero book "Messerschmitt Me 262 In Defence of the Third Reich", rest of decals from the sparesbox, [...]
Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk - US Navy VT-7 – USS Lexington
Bonjour chers iModelers,
This is my rendition of the colourful TA-4J Skyhawk of the VT-7. This version is quite known, but I wanted to have it in my showcase !
The Hasegawa kits comes with some issues, as often with this brand. But the [...]
Hell´s Angels…1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk Mk.IIb, American Volunteer Group
Built over 6 years ago. The "infamous" 1/48 Trumpeter kit..lol
At first my dad wanted to do a RAF North Africa a/c but during the build he decided that it should be a Flying Tiger. Found a nice scheme in Kagero´s P-40 Vol.I, the [...]
Mystery Bird…1/48 Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, USAAF
Built over 6 years ago, Hasegawa kit Limited Edition, built oob except seatbelts, antenna wire and brake lines added. The model was painted with MM Metalizer Aluminium (1418). The orange-black nose trim is painted, kit decals used for the [...]
Hawk 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Here's another of my old builds, a 1/48 Hawk P-51D that I made in 1989 for a club group build on Aces from New Jersey. "Dragon Wagon" (WR-Y) was flown by Capt. James E. Duffy Jr. from the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Pz.Kpfw. V Panther
These Tamiya 1/48 armor kits are always a pleasure to build. Imagine... everything fits! Only additions are RB & Aber barrels, a few Hauler P-E bits and Fruilmodel tracks (which did add a few days of sore fingers).
Mean and Green Down Under...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII, 79 Sqn RAAF
Eduard kit built in 2016. Wanted something different than the usual two-tone camo so I suggested my dad to do a Foliage Green Aussie Spit. Sadly the decal aftermarket for green Spits isn´t big. Finally I found a nice sheet from DK Decals [...]
Finemolds Savoia S.21F & Curtiss R3C-0, 1/48. The Porco Rosso Pair.
The Savoia S.21F and Curtiss R3C-0 were two models I completed at the end of the first UK lockdown last year and shine brightly against the normal camouflaged warbird I make, both aircraft come from the brilliant animated movie 'Porco [...]
Diamond Nose...1/48 North American P-51D Mustang, 356th FG USAAF
Built in 2013, this was the third Merlin Mustang my dad built, but the first he did correct, regarding the wings. Back then it was new info for us that the P-51 had sealed/filled panel lines on the wings. Besides that the wings were [...]
A flying razor blade: the Fokker E.V/ D.VIII
About the Fokker E.V/ D.VIII
Even in 1918, towards the end of the Great War and after four years of diligent pioneering work to develop ever more powerful aircraft, the sight of a monoplane was still a rarity. All the more so when it was [...]
