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Big 1/48 Israeli F-15i from GWH kit
Hi all,
This one was my first try at an F-15 and my first GWH kit - I can heartily recommend both 🙂
The kit comes with a LOT of plastic and is quite intimidating but the fit is fantastic and I personally love the eyecatching Israeli [...]
1/48 Focke Wulf 190D ‘Long Nosed Dora’ from Eduard kit
Hi all,
Wanted to share this colourful late war Fw190D that I built over last weekend - have always liked the look of the long nosed 190s and pleased with the way this turned out. Picture 4 shows it alongside my other end of WW2 in Europe [...]
Review: Tamiya 1/48 Grumman F-14D Tomcat – What to expect
Two years ago, Tamiya released their 1/48 F-14A Tomcat kit, representing the early-production A-model. This is being followed up with an upgraded F-14D Super Tomcat, representing the definitive version of this great-looking fighter. For a [...]
The Airport Fuel Truck
All the airports I worked at had the ubiquitous fuel truck roaming the ramp areas. In fact I drove a fuel truck at the very beginning of my aviation career and at various later times in pursuit of airborne happiness.
This particular fuel [...]
Fokker Dr.l del alférez Hans Joachim Wolf,Léchelle,marzo 1918
Realizado con un kit de Eduard,weekend edition
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8 1/48 Hasegawa
Painted as Ernst Schröder´s aircraft.
Decals were a bit brittle, and any damage was touched up with red paint.
LaGG-3 1/48, worn winter camo
I've just finished my second model in 1/48th scale.
The building process was full of inconsistency and doubts. I was extremely close to throwing the kit to the trash bin few times - some moments of the build were very frustrating to me as [...]
iModeler Review: Airfix 1/48 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF
Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF
Scale: 1/48
Kit No: A09186
Finally a new kit of this early-war fighter, with comprehensive interior detail and options for two different aircraft. Airfix’ surface detail is getting there, but could still be [...]
1/48 P-47D “Tony” 5th Emergency Rescue Service ( ERS)
This Aircraft was the P-47D -2-re 42-75855 code 5F-A This aircraft was based at RAF Boxted Essex 1944
The physical rating was 4-F or 5-F, Any aircraft holding this rating was unfit for service . The letters WW
(War Weary).aircraft sat [...]
Airfix Bf 109 E1, 1/48
A nice little model with few issues. More or less OOB apart from Eduard Brassin replacement wheels, etch seatbelts and Aeromaster decals.
