1/48 scale modeling
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1/48 Seafire FR.46
This is the 1996 Airfix kit with a few upgrades. I actually built it for a group build on Roy Sutherland’s Barracuda Studios Facebook page. I incorporated the following Barracuda products into the model: replacement prop blades, [...]
It's finally finished!
It's finally finished!
Nothing in particular to add except that I followed the details of what I found online especially in reference to the nice article by Dave Hansen ( @davidhansen ) ((link) and (link)). The effect is completely [...]
Marauder Is Finally Here
My ICM 1/48 B-26 Marauder kit is finally here. It should have been delivered back on 16 April 2024 but the glorious USPS took 8 days to deliver it the last thirty miles. And as I gleefully accepted it from my postal carrier find a corner [...]
Monogram 1/48 B-58 Hustler
The origins of the B-58 can be traced back in 1949, when the Air Research and Development Command (ARDC) issued the Generalized Bomber Study (GEBO II), calling for the development of a long range supersonic bomber.
Convair’s initial [...]
Focke wulf Fw 190A-4/Trop
This 1/48th Hasegawa model depicts a Fw 190-A4 Nr. 145614, of EKdo 19, based in Benghazi, Libya during late 1942. The task of the unit was to test the suitability of their aircraft to tropical conditions. Camouflage scheme consists of RLM [...]
AFV Club 1/48 F-5F Freedom Fighter
AFV Club's first foray into aviation topics results with a vary nice kit. Their Freedom Fighter is a detailed kit that builds into a seemly accurate depiction of the aircraft. The engraved panel lines are somewhat schematic, but the fit of [...]
Eduard 1/48 Wildcat Mk.VI
I got this one as part of my Birthday present last year along with a Bunny Club Membership.
Of course this one had to be an FAA subject.
The colours should probably be the equivalent ones but I don't have them so standard TSS it was and to [...]
Preview: The New 1/48th Scale ICM B-26B Marauder
In the spring of 2023, I got wind of a future release of a New Tool B-26 Marauder kit in 1/48th scale from ICM. The kit was originally scheduled for release in the fall of 2023, but I didn’t care when it was released, I just knew I [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Junkers Ju-87D-1 STUKA
Hasegawa 1/48 Stuka was built.
Since this product was a stock item released 25 years ago, it was difficult to apply decals, but other than that, there were no other difficulties and the kit was easy to assemble.
The kit is straightened out [...]
