1/48 scale modeling
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Throwback Thursday: OS2N-1
Monogram OS2U converted to an N-1 by saying N instead of U. It might be more complicated then that, but yolo.
The Naval Aircraft Factory took on building Kingfishers after Vought was told to focus on Corsairs in '42. This one served with [...]
Nichimo 1/48 Kawasaki Ki45Kai Tei Toryu (屠龍) “Shinten Seiku Tai”
Hi everyone!
This is my Nichimo 1/48 Ki45 Toryu, built as a part of the Empire Of Japan Group Build.
Indeed, it is a part of the Ki45 mini group ”Build em if ya got em”, within the Empire of Japan Group.
The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu [...]
Kitty Hawk UH-1H Huey
Hello iModeler! This is my Kitty Hawk Huey kit finished as a Vietnam War era aircraft using Werner's Wings decals. Typical Kitty hawk kit with typical Kitty Hawk issues, but it is still the BEST Huey kit in this scale by far, and I would [...]
Trumpeter T-38C Talon, 1/48
Hello again iModeler! Here is my Trumpeter T-38C Talon, built completely OOB. This was a fun kit and I had no problems with it during construction. I purchased and built this kit last summer, so it did not stay idle in my stash for long. [...]
Academy MiG-21MF Fishbed, 1/48 scale
Hello iModeler! This is one of three kits I managed to finish last year. I used a CMK resin cockpit and wheel wells, and finished it in generic USSR colors using the kit decals and Akan paints. Not a bad kit for the price but I think I [...]
Austrian Aces...1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-5 Hauptmann Walter Nowotny, CO I./JG54
My dad finished his first model in the new year already.
Hasegawa kit, part of the decals from the sparesbox, Eduard seatbelts, EZ line for antenna wire, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines, plasic rods for the landing gear [...]
Eduard 1/48 Fokker DR1
1/48 Eduard Fokker Dr1 flown by Lt R Klimke, Jasta 27. Halluin-Ost, France 1918. Super fun build.
2021 will be my WW1 year... and probably years after. ?
Persian Thunder...1/48 Republic F-84G "Ali-Jet" Imperial Iranian Airforce
Built also in 2017.
The Iranians were supplied with 75 F-84G, in service from 1957 to 1965 as fighters, fighterbombers and for aerobatics in the Golden Crown Team.
Tamiya kit, main markings from Hi-Decals, stencils from the kit and [...]
Burma Bandit…1/48 MiG-29SE (9-13) Myanmar Airforce
Built in 2017.
Took a bit longer to complete due to several (selfinflicted) problems. Mounted the nozzles inverted but could fix it. Then followed the camoplan in the Caracal instructions but that was wrong and reshaped the camo. When my [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-38F Bat Outta Hell
INTRODUCTION
The P-38 Lightning was originally planned to be a high altitude twin engined bomber interceptor. It was designed by Clarence Kelly Johnson's team with its now famous and unique twin boom configuration around the [...]
