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Have been modeling for 30 years and this is the first P-40 I have built. Not sure why, as I have always been a big fan since I saw “The Flying Tigers” as a kid. Really enjoyed building this kit, and it is one of Airfix’s better [...]
1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage flown by 1st alt. Wilbur “Gus” Thomas credited with 18.5 kills . Also 3.33 probables And 3 damage . I used Tamiya paints and Eagle Edition decals . Sometime this year I will be repainting the eduard PSP . [...]
I'm back !, I cannot believe its been over a year since my last posting. I always new that moving to a new home would take time to make the move and set up shop again, but as with any big event in a persons life you try to get back to [...]
Tamiya 1/48,Gunze & Tamiya colors...hope you like it.
Hi all,
Here is a model that I finished about 20 years ago. It is the P-40 N from Mauve at 1/48. It did not please me much anymore because I found it sad on its base so I decided to redo this base.
At the same time I made some additions of [...]
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My latest work. While with some errors I should have fixed, I am happy how it turned out as I don`t build jets. For additions, I installed Aires seats, did a bit of wiring and used Fightertown decals.
AMK can go F itself, this one is [...]
My father-in-law, Jack Terhune of Springfield, Missouri, was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He joined in March of 1950, after turning down several scholarships to play college football. He always said he joined to see the world and never got [...]
Here is a build that was a real learning experience for me. I built it out of the box without photo etch and used the kit decals with serial number rearranged to represent an aircraft of Coastal Command - flown by Flight Lieutenant Nunn [...]
This is said to be the aircraft of Capt. A.V. Schopov, of 6 IAP, 6 IAK (Fighter Air Corps), IA-PVO (Moscow Air Defence), winter 1941/42. There is no photo of the aircraft. The box top shows gun pods under the wings but none are in the kit [...]
Finished this model during the middle of the corona crisis.
The model is a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 from Eduard (weekend edition kit 84166).
My experience on this model is great, good fitting and hardly any need of filling.
Did try to spend [...]