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Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Hellenic Air Force 1938
It's an 1/48 Roden kit. It is a very good kit with the exelent fit, enough detail for anyone who wants to make a OOB. On the contrary, the decals had a big problem, since they were dissolved in water. Fortunately from the beginning I had [...]
Review: Airfix 1/48 P-51D-5 Mustang
The 361st Fighter Group and “Lou IV”:
The 361st Fighter Group, comprising the 374th, 375th and 376th Fighter Squadrons, came into existence on February 10, 1943 at Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia. The unit was formed with trained [...]
Vengeance! Barber's P-38G Lightning
This is my interpretation of the P-38G flown by Col. Rex T. Barber during Operation Vengeance, the epic mission to intercept Admiral Yamamoto aboard his punctual Betty. That story has been well told elsewhere, and the history of the plane [...]
FM-1 Wildcat HobbyBoss 1/48
Hello Everyone!
This is my second completed kit of the year of many more to come.
I knew that the hobbyboss is quite a good kit, I found it at a really good price in a hobbyshop and I couldn't resist. I detailed the cockpit with some [...]
N. A.. P 51 D MUSTANG LOU IV
N.A. P 51D Mustang 1/48 Tamiya ,built from the box ,with the addition of the true detail interior set .
Color used Ak Extreme metal aluminium for the lower part of the fuselage, Tamiya and gunze acrylic paint for the rest of the [...]
Douglas SBD-2
This is the Academy boxing of the Accurate Miniatures kit. I bought it second-hand for my wife to give me for Christmas in 2018 and I couldn't wait to start it straight away. It only took me about three months elapsed time to finish, [...]
Major Walter Sigel’s Ju 87R-2 from Stab I./StG 3 – The Kit
I will use the 1/48 new tool Airfix B-2/R-2 kit for this build. By the way, I was surprised that this kit has no coverage here (at least I couldn’t find any).
I also have some extra goodies I may use.
The kit was released in 2017 and [...]
Not another Mustang! Or:"That's a Mustang ... isn't it?"
"This is a mustang or?" Strange that such a question arises with such a well-known aircraft icon as the P-51 Mustang! But this particular P-51 actually gives reason to ponder: as familiar as the contours may seem at first glance, [...]
Qu-22B Pave Eagle II, Minicraft 1/48 Beechcraft Bonanza /scratch.
The QU-22 was another civilian craft adapted by the military. Based on the Beechcraft Bonanza of which 27 being modified. It seemed that if it had wings they'd find a mission for it. Flown by 553/554 Recon. Wing Det. 1,Based at Nakhon RTAB [...]
1/48 Heinkel He 100
It is perhaps fortunate for the Royal Air Force that during the dramatic summer months of 1940 this aircraft was not available to the Luftwaffe. A range 30 per cent higher along with a significant speed and climb rate advantage over the [...]
