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Eduard Bf 109 E-4 1/48

Hello guys, another post whit a eduard kit built out of the box.

Trumpeter Mig 3 1/48 wood and metal

The Soviet aircraft of World War II were often designed with a plywood part. For example the mig 3 and the Yaks 3. This is a mig 3 with highlighted parts in wood and metal. wood is obtained with Uschi decals. Really unpleasant that, in [...]

Review: Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV : A Few Fixes

This video explains two methods for improving the fit of the wing root and fuel tank cowl cover on the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV. (link)%20Spitfire%20FR%20Mk%20XIV/airfix-spitfire-fr-mk-xiv-review.html Airfix UK (link) Airfix [...]

Video: Mig-23MF Flogger B Trumpeter 1/48 Aircraft Model

Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk II

With war clouds on the sky in 1938, the Army Air Corps determined it needed a fighter with better performance than the P-36. Curtiss had developed a design strategy stretching back to the P-1 if stretching an airframe as far as possible, [...]

Tamiya bf. 109 G-6 : a lesser knowned ace

Wolf-Udo Ettel is one of several lesser known fighter aces of the Luftwaffe. Achieving his Iron Cross in June 1943 after claiming his 120th victory in Russia. A few days later he was transferred to Italy, commanding 8./JG27, proceeding to [...]

Video: Fine Molds 1:48 Savoia S.21 (Porco Rosso)

This is the fictional Savois S.21 from the film Porco Rosso, created by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. This was my first build of a Fine Molds model kit and I can safely say I'll be building more. It was a delight to build and assemble. [...]

Review: Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review Pt 2

This is part two of my review of the new Airfix Spitfire FR MK XIV in 1/48 scale. It covers the final construction and some final remarks. The Spitfire Mk.XIV was developed to improve on the high altitude performance of the Spitfire Mk [...]

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, Chinese Air Force

Here's my rendition of the mythical Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, realised one year ago. It is the "N" version from Hasegawa, and I had some minor issues with fitting, especially the rear part of the fuselage (due to the engineering [...]

1/48 Classic Airframes Brewster 239

This aircraft was piloted by ltm. Ilmari Juutilainen 3/Lentolaivue 24, Suualajarvi airfield November 1942. Juutilainen was the top scoring Finnish ace with 94 victories, 28 while flying B-239's. Aftermarket parts include a Vector engine [...]