1:48th scale modelling
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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, [...]
Tamiya bf. 109 G-6 : a lesser knowned ace
Wolf-Udo Ettel is one of several lesser known fighter aces of the Luftwaffe. Achieving his Iron Cross in June 1943 after claiming his 120th victory in Russia. A few days later he was transferred to Italy, commanding 8./JG27, proceeding to [...]
Video: Fine Molds 1:48 Savoia S.21 (Porco Rosso)
This is the fictional Savois S.21 from the film Porco Rosso, created by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. This was my first build of a Fine Molds model kit and I can safely say I'll be building more. It was a delight to build and assemble. [...]
Review: Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review Pt 2
This is part two of my review of the new Airfix Spitfire FR MK XIV in 1/48 scale. It covers the final construction and some final remarks. The Spitfire Mk.XIV was developed to improve on the high altitude performance of the Spitfire Mk [...]
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, Chinese Air Force
Here's my rendition of the mythical Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, realised one year ago. It is the "N" version from Hasegawa, and I had some minor issues with fitting, especially the rear part of the fuselage (due to the engineering [...]
1/48 Classic Airframes Brewster 239
This aircraft was piloted by ltm. Ilmari Juutilainen 3/Lentolaivue 24, Suualajarvi airfield November 1942. Juutilainen was the top scoring Finnish ace with 94 victories, 28 while flying B-239's. Aftermarket parts include a Vector engine [...]
P-51B 1/48 Tamiya captured
One photo of my last project. I buyed this kit without decals, and because i have american Mustang, I have this idea. Not finished yet.
Airfix 1/48 Spitfire FR XIV as an FR 18
It's a strange but interesting fact that the only "built for that specific powerplant" Spitfire to achieve a large production run was the Mk.I; while there were several other Marks specifically designed to make maximum benefit of [...]
Monogram 1/48 Vought O-S2U “Kingfisher” land plane
used as trainers, squadron hacks and observation platform scout
Speed Silver Spit! 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.XIV
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Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIV
Box
Packaging/Decals/Pubs: 10
When Airfix went to the red box, it was a revelation. One that signaled that they could indeed make attractive boxes that made you want to buy the kit. Adam Tooby’s fantastic [...]
