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“And now for something completely different”- Spitfire Mk.I Eduard 1/48
So, second of two Eduard's Spitfire MkI. This time first operetional in use. 19th Squadron 1938.
Suomi Shark...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, Finnish Ilmavoimat
All good things come in three, so here´s a third and last 109 for today 😉
Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit, Aeromaster decals (Augsburg Eagles III)
MT-422 was delivered in April 1944 to 1/HLeLv 34, in June 1947 it was transferred to HLeLv [...]
Italian Stallion...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-14/AS, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Built in 2015. Hasegawa kit with Stormo decals, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Eduard seatbelts, EZ Line for antenna wires, brake lines added.
Aircraft serving with 1 Gruppo caccia 1 Sqn
Early Schmitt...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109D Royal Hungarian Airforce
Built in 2017. Classic Airframes kit, painted with Tamiya XF-82 RAF Ocean Gray, Tamiya XF-5 Green and Gunze H406 Chocolate Brown
Brake lines added with plastic rods and lead wire, EZ Line for aerials
In 1942 the Germans delivered three old [...]
Zvezda Yak-3s
Pain-free. Go slow, enjoy the build and mind the gunsight glass so the carpet monster doesn't eat it.
The blue decal for the spinner is poorly sized and if you use it, the decal won't conform no matter what decal setting solution you use. [...]
Just arrived on my porch
From H-K. First review kit.
1/48
Kit decals for "Memphis Bell" also "Old Faithful" of the 303rd BG.
Accurate clear noses for 2-gun and single-gun set-up with supporting interior structure.
A pair of Fairey Fireflies, AZ model 1/48
So, here's my take on a favourite airplane of mine. I decided early on to divert from the classic paint schemes and go for the more colorful, obscure schemes. So here we have an Ethiopian plane with an interesting camouflage, and an Indian [...]
Yak-130 "Mitten"
Mittens are all the rage on the internet right now, so I'll get in on the action and post this, the 1/48 Zvezda Yak-130 "Mitten"
Originally a joint project between Aermacchi (now Leonardo) and Yakovlev for a subsonic jet trainer [...]
AMTECH P-40L-5, Long tail
Amtech P-40L-5 of the 79th Fighter Group in Mediterranean Theater markings ca late 1943, most likely in Sicily. I like the USAAF aircraft in the RAF-style camo (Dark Earth, Midstone, Azure), and British fin flash obscuring the serial [...]
Build 'em or Bin 'em – Off the SoD: Special Hobby Fiat G-55 Serie 01
I got this kit in 2007. It's the Special Hobby Serie O first production type. It wasn't until Reinhard posted his take on this kit and noted that it's really a Serie 01, that I realized the cannons were there all along, as well as the [...]
