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Sikorsky HH-53, Revell, 1/48
Hi everyone!
This is my Revell 1/48 Sikorsky HH-53, finished as a USAF bird during Vietnam era. Built a dozen years ago.
The HH-53 belongs to the CH-53 family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. [...]
Tomahawk! Curtiss Mk. ii in 1/48
This is AK431, a workhorse from the North Africa campaign, based in Fayid, Egypt in 1943. I was attracted to the P-40’s battered, leaky look - a survivor in a tough environment. Apart from an unfortunate Me-109 I mauled as a 10-year-old, [...]
1/48th Boeing Fortress MkI (B-17C) Koster / Revell conversion
I've been working on this on and off for the last few months and have finished it off this week.
I've used the classic Revell 1/48th B-17F kit and coupled it with Koster's vacformed beautiful early Fortress conversion set. This comprises [...]
Hawker Typhoon 1B – Hasegawa 1/48
Here is my build of the Hasegawa 1/48 scale Hawker Typhoon 1B. This is a great kit, even with nothing added. I used aftermarket decals for an aircraft of 137 Squadron RAF, June 1944 operating over Normandy. I also went with the Eduard [...]
1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.1 – 303 Squadron
This is one of my earlier builds. I used the Airfix 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1 and the Topcolors decal set for Polish Spitfires. This decal set covers scheme’s for aircraft used by the 303 squadron. The 303 Squadron was piloted by [...]
Meng 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Finished No.2 during the lockdown.
Meng 1/48 P-51D Mustang, 105 Sq. IAF.
Oob, except for the markings which are a combination of very old decals from Ventura and Classic Airframes, plus some painting over the masks.
Paints are AK [...]
Airfix 1/48 Spitfire F.24
This is the old Airfix Sptfire F.24 that I finished during the Corona lockdown.
It's out of the box, the only addition were Eagle Strike decals, which being 15 years old didn't behave perfectly.
Paints and clear coats are Gunze.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8: The Butcher Bird
A straightforward build of Eduard's 1/48 scale FW 190A-8 finished in the colours of Blue 4 of JG.5 stationed at Eismeer in Norway in April of 1945.
This model rounds off my late-war Luftwaffe 1/48 scale collection.
As ever with modern [...]
