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Airfix 1/48 Spitfire I – the first successful Spitfire in combat
The first Spitfire is immortal as “the plane that saved Britain” (even if Britain was really saved by the Hurricane) in the Battle of Britain. A delicate blend of aerodynamic excellence, the Spitfire I almost wasn’t there to do its [...]
CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder 1/48 Trumpeter
Only OOB
The PAC JF-17 Thunder (Urdu: جے ایف-١٧ گرج), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong (pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; literally: 'Fierce Dragon'), is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan [...]
Trumpeter 1/48 Seafang
This is the definition of relaxed build. Low part count, fantastic fit, adequate detail.
The only issue worth mentioning is the ill fitting of the canopy in the open position. Basically it's as if it was designed to remain closed. It needs [...]
Eduard Bf 109 E-4 1/48
Hello guys, another post whit a eduard kit built out of the box.
Trumpeter Mig 3 1/48 wood and metal
The Soviet aircraft of World War II were often designed with a plywood part. For example the mig 3 and the Yaks 3. This is a mig 3 with highlighted parts in wood and metal. wood is obtained with Uschi decals.
Really unpleasant that, in [...]
Review: Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV : A Few Fixes
This video explains two methods for improving the fit of the wing root and fuel tank cowl cover on the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV. (link)%20Spitfire%20FR%20Mk%20XIV/airfix-spitfire-fr-mk-xiv-review.html
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Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk II
With war clouds on the sky in 1938, the Army Air Corps determined it needed a fighter with better performance than the P-36. Curtiss had developed a design strategy stretching back to the P-1 if stretching an airframe as far as possible, [...]
