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Special Hobby 1/48 Finnish Fiat G.50
Following on the really nice G.50 prototype posted by Valter, here's a G.50 build I recently finished. The kit was done mostly OOB with Master gun barrels and aftermarket decals being the only additions. Model represents an aircraft [...]
FIAT G 50 " FRECCIA" 1/48 SCALE 2nd PROTOTYPE
Hasegawa /Secter 1/48 SCALE kit ,corrected and Modified in the form to obtain a specimen with a closed Glass hood,in this case the 2nd prototype specimen with camouflage paint exposed at the Milan aeronautical show
For those interested – Kitlinx.com Black Friday sale
Kitlinx.com has a Black Friday sale from now till midnight Friday (mountain time), and they have some good prices (examples - Pacific Coast Models 1/32 kits for around $45-$50, Eduard 1/48 Profipack kits for $29.99).
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Mirage IIIC Eduard 1/48
Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you a model of one of my favorite planes, the Mirage III. This is an Eduard kit. It is not as good as the latest products of the brand, and has some fit issues.
I represented the Mirage in flight, to [...]
1:48 Airfix Spitfire FR. Mk XIVe, Kuala Lumpur
This sortie worn Spitfire FR. Mk. XIVe is modeled after one assigned to the 28th RAF Squadron in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya mid1946. I used Hannants Xtradecals, sheet X48127 for the markings.
Much has been written about this latest [...]
1972 Tamiya 1/48 Ki84. Attempted stressed metal build.
Another cheap as chips kit! I grabbed this when i picked up the previous Tamiya Raiden which was also a '70's vintage kit. Being so cheap i thought i would continue my exploration of techniques and stumbled across the stressed metal look. [...]
Zvezda Su-2 1/48
Zvezda's Su-2 is a decent kit, with lots of detail for a fair price.
It has its drawbacks, such as the void of detail bomb bay, but goes together without major issues.
For this project I used Eduard's p.e. set as well as parts from Mars [...]
Minicraft XF5F-1 Skyrocket
I haven't posted anything for a while because I haven't built any models for a while because I was involved in building some buildings and scenery on my N Scale layout. Sorry, poor excuse. After I got to a stopping place, I really had [...]
Lindberg 1/48 Curtiss BFC-2
Due to Robert Knaack's article on November third I was motivated to get off my butt, order some EZ Line and finish my Goshawk. It also got me excited to build the FBC-2 from Freedom Models! The problem was I, like many others have been put [...]
Finished Ju 87G-1
I liked building this, but the canopy gave me nightmares. Well, it is an old kit, soooo... but it is finished and nice. I'm glad I did a good job on it.
