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WIP 1/48 Tamiya F-15A 58th TFTW

by Brian Scott on April 19, 2020 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Pulled out a shelf of doom project from 4 years ago, Cockpit instruments and side consoles from the Hasegawa kit. Been in the paint shop for the last few weeks. The air-superiority blue is from the Mr color paints .Today i started add [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate”

by Spiros Pendedekas on April 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Nakajima Ki-27Ko, built as part of "The Empire of Japan 1919-1946" Group Build, hosted here in this site. The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, or Type 97 Fighter) was the main [...]

Babs, harbinger of doom

by Bill Koppos on April 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

If in Spring 1942 one of these was sighted over your base, it meant hell was coming to breakfast. The C5M2 was only made in small numbers and was used for a short time, but it was part of a deadly system. The land based Kokutais Of the [...]

F4U-1a Corsair: VF-17 - 1/48 Tamiya

by Colin Gomez on April 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1a Corsair – an older build of mine when I first tried out Lifecolor Acrylics. These went on very smoothly but tended to clog the airbrush until I got them thinned correctly. The color differentiation [...]

Video: Red Tail Mustang – Eduard Royal Class P-51D animated

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 18, 2020 · in Aviation

1/48 Tamiya P-38F completed

by Brian Scott on April 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Started on this last year and finally got her done. Painted with AK real colors . I used the xrtradecals from the UK. One dullcoated i used a paper towel to buff the plan to get the finish various weather tones [...]

Survey: New kit release “wish list”

by Louis Gardner on April 17, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 76 ≡

Now with the "virus" running rampant, it has caused many of us to stay at home. Some of us are working from home while others are following advice and trying to remain healthy. Then there are some who are at home because they [...]

1/48 Scale Macchi C.205 Veltro "Luftwaffe"

by Rick Schad on April 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is a 1/48 scale Macchi by Hasegawa that I got at a yard sale for 2.00 a few years back. While I waited for the mailman to bring my next big project I decided to build this to cut the boredom. Kit was simple, fit was pretty good, [...]

The Navy's worst aircraft

by Robert Knaack on April 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

The Brewster SB2A joined the Navy in 1943, but had so many deficiencies that it never served in combat. It was considered "under-powered and poorly constructed" and was only used for training by the Navy and Marines. But since [...]

Rigging Biplanes- Looking for help.

by Jim Morgan on April 15, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

I would like some opinions from people about how to best rig biplanes. I have read a few articles I found online. If you have any experience on which technique you like best, which article you found most helpful, or just how you do it, I [...]