1/48 scale modeling
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Zvezda 1/48 MI-24V/VP – Czech Tigermeet version.
A lovely kit that went together very nicely and gave me no real issues other than the self inflicted ones.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with.
Hataka Orange Line Gunship Grey, Grey, Light Ghost Grey, International Orange, Golden [...]
Sag Harbor Express: Enhancing Monogram's 1/48 B-25J
On January 7, Sag Harbor Express 1945 took off from Tacloban Airfield on Leyte piloted by 2nd Lt. Arthur Browngardt, Jr. on a low level bombing and strafing mission against Clark Field on Luzon. Over the target, it pull up to avoid an A-20 [...]
Luftwaffe WWII Combat Vet Jets: 1/48th TriMaster Me 262A-1a Schwalbe
Trimaster produced a series of 1/48 scale Luftwaffe subject kits, which had fine surface scribing and were highly detailed with metal parts and photo-etch. They were all notable kits, including this Me262 example.
Despite the fact that a [...]
Monogram AV-8A Hawker Harrier, 1/48 scale
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This is the latest addition to my "Good From Afar but Far From Good" collection: Monogram's AV-8A Harrier. Decals are from Furball. Napalm tanks are from true Details. Sidewinder missiles and exhaust nozzles [...]
1/48 Zvezda Petlyakov Pe-2
Here is the 1/48 Pe-2 from Zvezda. A very enjoyable kit to build with a fully detailed interior and two full engines. I used decals from Begemot to depict the Pe-2 of General Polbin during February 1945 when Soviet forces were battling [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Focke wulf Fw 190A-4
Hasegawa's Wurgers are excellent kits. Not only that they are highly detailed and accurate in dimensions, but also the fit between parts is very good and the build is free of complications.
Winter scheme of an early Focke wulf A-4 variant [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Meteor F.3
Tamiya's excellent Meteor F.3 kit comes with a nose weight and is accurate with respect to the depiction of aircraft features.
The only problem that I had with the kit were the decals that were resistant to various solvent agents.
Hasegawa 1/48 Kyushu J7W1 SHINDEN
Hasegawa's Shinden is an old kit released more than 40 years ago, but it was very easy to assemble.
All convex panel lines throughout the kit are re-carved into concave lines, and riveted expressions are added throughout.
I have tried to [...]
Eduard 1/48 Bf 110E
The model represents an aircraft from 4./NJG1 based in St. Trond, Belgium during 1942. It took part in the night sorties of Operation DonnerKeil (Channel Dash). In addition to the sharkmouth emblem, the aircraft had a special yellow [...]
When Hogs Fly – Tamiya 1/48 Scale F-16C Block 32 Fighting Falcon
Every airplane model airplane I’ve worked on since reigniting my modeling hobby has been of World War II vintage powered by piston engine and propellor. This latest kit is my first foray into a more modern jet age, though the subject at [...]
