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Gates Learjet 35A “Tiger Airlines” – Hasegawa 1/48
Hi everybody,
this is my last build, a Learjet 35A with a custom livery made for an insurer friend, I used the old Hasegawa kit in 1/48 scale and I just re-engraved panel lines and added navigation lights from a CMK set, I used Mr.Paint [...]
Airfix P51D Mustang 357th 8th Airforce 1/48
P51D-5 flown by Lt John Howell 364th FS, 357thFG 8th Airforce RAF Leiston, July 1944. 1/48 Airfix Pleasure to build. I had to paint over the red checkered decals s my insignia red didn’t quite match. But a steady hand seemed to work. I [...]
Well Time to get AMBITIOUS!!! A Little Help Please.
Well I finally finish a model after a five year hiatus, and have already have my next project planned. Actually I had it planned and even started before. Of course now that I have already finished 90% or my re-scribing I see a new 1/48 [...]
Fw 189A2 Finished At Last
I posted a week ago that I was close to finishing, The words of encouragement were much appreciated. I got the fiddly bits put on, I used the photoetch gunsights supplied with the kit. They were easier than I thought, but I really do [...]
Spitfire HF Mk.VIII (Eduard 1/48)
Yes, it's another one boring Spitfire, but I can't resist (by the way, it's my 10th Spit ever built). I've fell in love with this high-altitude fighter in a non-standard grey/PRU blue painting scheme on the box art, so the kit was bought [...]
Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6, WNr 163248, J-705.
Eduard 1/48, Bunny Fight Club edition.
This is yet another one of eduard's nice 109's, this time a special edition of their G-6 made available through their Bunny Fight Club. It is the same as one of their ProfiPacks, but with a special [...]
1/48 Accurate Miniatures SB2U-2 Vindicator VS-72
This is the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SB2U-2 Vindicator. I the Eduard photo etch detail set. The scheme is the Centaur Vampires of VS-72 assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) that operated in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII. I used Vallejo paints [...]
1/48 p-51b
This is an Accurate Miniatures P-51B that has been patiently waiting in my stash to be built for over 20 years. I have to confess that I’m not a huge Mustang fan, but have collected a few of the new Airfix and Eduard “D” models to [...]
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Hellenic Air Force 1938
It's an 1/48 Roden kit. It is a very good kit with the exelent fit, enough detail for anyone who wants to make a OOB. On the contrary, the decals had a big problem, since they were dissolved in water. Fortunately from the beginning I had [...]
Review: Airfix 1/48 P-51D-5 Mustang
The 361st Fighter Group and “Lou IV”:
The 361st Fighter Group, comprising the 374th, 375th and 376th Fighter Squadrons, came into existence on February 10, 1943 at Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia. The unit was formed with trained [...]
