F4U-2 Corsair Nightfighter Tamiya 1/48
An interpretation of some pictures of the Corsair nightfighter...Tailhooks site was key to this project...
The 1/48 Database at iModeler
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1/48 Tamiya P-47D "Slick Chick" 311th FG , 58th FG
Thundercals Decal Sheet - contact Norris Graser to buy direct [email protected]
Ultracast - Wheels & Seat
Paints - Tamiya AS12, Alclad, Mr Hobby & Tamiya acrylics, Future Gloss, Xtracrylix Flat
PTO Models
Here are some but not all of my PTO models. My main interest from WW2 was the PTO so I have built a number of them.
1/700 Academy USS Enterprise
1/48 Hasegawa Air-A-Cutie P-39D
1/72 Airfix B-25B Doolittle Raider Hari Kari-er
1/48 Tamiya [...]
Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden (震電, ”Magnificent Lightning”), No. 1 Aircraft, Aug. 1945, Hasegawa, 1/48
Hi everyone!
This is my Hasegawa 1/48 Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden, finished as a part of the great Empire of Japan Group Build, here in iModeler.
The Kyūshū J7W Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning") was a World War II Japanese [...]
PTO/VJ Day: Remembering Ike Kepford
I may as well jump in on this bandwagon honoring the 75th anniversary of VJ Day that marked the end of fighting in the PTO. Here's my tribute to Ike Kepford who was the Navy's highest scoring WWII F4U ace with 16 victories. I built this [...]
PTO tribute
"Foxy" from the 45th FS/15th FG based on Iwo Jima, 1945
Not a very happy ending to this beautifully marked aircraft which is "parked" under that pile of smoke
It was struck by the aircraft "parked" [...]
Spitfire Mk.I early (Eduard 1/48)
This model kit is one of my old wishes – a very early Spit with Watts two-blade propeller and the "flat" canopy in 1/48 scale. Eduard has released it's "Spitfire Story" box just two weeks ago, so it was a real quick [...]
Second Beaufighter
The first Bristol Beaufighter model I built was in the early 1970's when I was a teenager. It was 1:32 scale and I remembered that it didn't fit together very well. I recall painting the model entirely in black and even fabricated the [...]
Kovozavody Prostejov 1/48 SOKO GAZELLE HN-45M GAMA (JRV)
The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine [...]
