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Lindberg 1/48 XF-88 “Voodoo”
The XF-88 "Voodoo" , first flown in 1948, was an under powered version of came to be the F-101. It was designed to be a long range fighter to escort B-29's.
The kit really shows it's age and outside of filling out my Voodoo [...]
Tamiya 1/48th Mitsubishi A6m2 "Zeke" Type 21 PTO WWII
One of my older builds from the mid 90's. I started building my current stash back in the early 90's. Living in the East Coast I started picking up more kits to bring back with me when I returned home to So California. Not only Tamiya [...]
Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 MF
As the profipack, the kit comes with extra detail and of course masks. Only problems occurring was a tiny gap in the wing root, flimsy front landing gear and a slight bent nose aerial. Painting was done in Tamiya and Revell paints, both [...]
P47n Thunderbolt Revell 1/48
Hi guys,well here is my latest offering it is Revell's P47n, "2 big and too heavy / Short snorter".The P47n is the one with the larger wings to accommodate internal fuel tanks.
The kit went together nicely with no real hitches, [...]
1/48 AMG Hawker Sea Fury prototype
Following up on the previous article, the Sea Hawk's predecessor:
Had the Hawker Sea Fury arrived on the scene one year earlier than it did, its place in history would not be assured by its technical excellence but rather by the [...]
148 Trumpeter Hawker Sea Hawk FGA 6
A review from 2007:
The Hawker Sea Hawk was the first completely successful British jet-powered carrier fighter. It was roughly equivalent to the U.S. Grumman F9F Panther, with which it shared a powerplant - the very successful Nene [...]
Eduard 1/48 Albatros D.II
For a challenge, this would be my first First World War subject. As the profi-pack kit, the content comes with masks and detailed photoetch and four marking options.
Woodgrain was achieved using Light Orch Oil paint, this was a challenge [...]
Another Bill Bosworth Masterpiece – 1/48 Sikorsky S-40 (scratchbuilt)
Whoops - it's 1/48! Still has a 32-inch wingspan
For those who don't know what the S.40 was:
Sikorsky designed the S-40 in response to a request from Juan Trippe, president of Pan American Airways, for a larger passenger carrying [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 "Captured" Kawanishi N1K2-J
This was is a great build for an old kit. No filler used at all, even the pesky fuselage/wing join. I used Rising Decals "Dying Sun Pt.III and they worked great. For chipping I first laid down some Tamiya Flat Aluminum and the painted [...]
Lindberg 1/48 Gloster "Gladiator" Mk.II
This is the old Life-Like, Ideal, Lindberg Gloster Gladiator. In it's time (long ago) it was a decent kit. I modified it a little, to make a "stunt" plane out of it. The prop was from the Mk.I kit, and the [...]
