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Eject! Eject! Eject! Jolly Rogers F-14A continues
Chuck has an excellent review of this kit today, and I can tell you it builds like a dream. One area it needs attention from though is the seats. I bought Eduard Brassin seats, modified the cushions to the non-ribbed type, added a few [...]
Review: Tamiya 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat
The iconic F-14 has been retired since 2006 from USN service. 13 years ago, doesn't feel that way. Iran still flies the few they have left. And here is the "new " Tamiya F-14A kit, and yet it has been out into our hot little [...]
Eduard 1/48 Sopwith Camel , 1918, capt D.MacLaren
Hello everyone! A fresh model arrived, Sopwith Camel by Eduard, well known to all. The assembly is almost out of the box, and therefore I collected it with pleasure))
Pleasant viewing!
B25J Mitchell 1/48 Revell
W.i.p ...details and painting fuselage interior ...detail rear engine bay...old kit B 25J monogram ( Revell edition)
Zvezda 1/48 La-5F (converted from LA-5FN)
The Lavochkin La-5 was developed from the earlier LaGG-1 and LaGG-3 fighters, which suffered from too-heavy airframes and lack of a suitably-powerful engine. They were among the least popular fighters used by the V-VS during the Great [...]
1/48 CH-53 The “super workhorse”
In 1966 the German military proceeded with the evaluation of both the CH-53 and CH-47 Chinook. This procedure aimed the replacement of the H-21 and H-34G helicopters. In June 1968, the purchase of the CH-53 helicopter was approved, and 110 [...]
A-4 air show photo op attraction.
What to do with a spare Skyhawk fuselage from the Hasa. TA-4/A-4 kit. Make it into a trailered airshow attraction, I got the idea after seeing an F-4 set up in a similar way at an airshow. I shortened the trailer from Airfix's tank [...]
Large-tailed Dora
Hello, guys! The "Dora", or Fw-190 D-9, has been one of my favorite aircrafts. This particular machine ("brown 4") is a bit unusual, but famous, in that it was one of few Doras that were attached with the vertical [...]
Monogram/Revell 1:48 A-6E Intruder
A-6E of VA-115 (Eagles), Atsugi Naval Air Station, 1996.
I saw the movie, Flight of the Intruder, in 1991 and I was immediately hooked on the A-6. Yeah, it was a cheesy movie with over the top lines but the real history underlining the [...]
