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Hasegawa 1/48 Willys Follow Me Jeep

by Tom Bebout on September 4, 2016 · in Automotive · 6 ≡

My first attempt at a military vehicle completed several years ago and before owning an airbrush. Had some vague idea about using it for a diorama.but do to "sometimers" the idea has been lost. This kit was a bit of a challenge [...]

Second attempot on the Airfix 1/48 Meteor F. Mk. 8

by Tom Cleaver on September 4, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Second attempt. A better result, having discovered the mine fields the hard way the first venture down the trail. The secret to the Meteor is: glue the nose cap halves to their respective fuselage halves before further assembly, to get [...]

Hobby Boss FJ-4B

by Jeff Carle on September 3, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I just finished this VU-7 Fury. I have always loved this scheme, but had never tried it until I picked up the Aeromaster decals and the Hobby Boss kit. A little bit of work, but the kit was easy compared to the planning and masking for the [...]

Just finished, F-100D Super Sabre

by Ralph Clements on September 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Fresh off the bench is my latest, the North American F-100D Super Sabre, a Trumpeter 1/48 scale kit. I didn't start out to build models of jets, but this my 3rd one now, so I guess they are pretty fun too. The kit offers 4 marking schemes, [...]

Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf110C

by Paul van Acker on September 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Shot down during the Battle of Britian, it was actually assigned to a bomber unit. KG55. Interesting history of a fighter operating in a bomber unit, and still getting shot down over England. Some references say it was an "E" [...]

Spitfire MK XII – AIRFIX 1/48

by Paulo Castro on September 2, 2016 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

For the first time in more than 25 years I've built an 1/48th scale model. My entire collection is on 72nd scale. This was a Kris-Kringle present and I decided to build it despite not being my preferred scale. So here we go! This new [...]

Tamiya 1:48 scale Bf-109E-4

by Frederick J Seitz III on August 28, 2016 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Finally got back to the bench here in uber muggie New York! Tamiya 1:48 scale Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4, flown by Oblt. Gerhardt Schopfel, France 1940. Oblt. Schopfel was assigned to the 9th Stfl, 3rd Grp, Jagdgeschwader 26 during the [...]

1/48 Trumpeter F-106A 177th FIS

by Brian Scott on August 28, 2016 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Finally fin ished. Was put of the shel for a while this year after decal issues useing a old bare metal foil decal sheet. . There is a little silvering i could not get rid of. Hoped final coat of future would hide it but no luck. but you [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Airacobra I/P-400

by Tom Cleaver on August 28, 2016 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

The Airacobra I was an export version of the P-39 very similar to the P-39D, other than the 37mm Oldmobile cannon was exchanged for a 20mm Oerlikon. The Airacobra I went operational with 610 Squadron in the fall of 1941, where it was [...]

Revell 1/48 P-40B

by Tom Bebout on August 28, 2016 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

While others at another modelling site are having hyper fits over the release of the new Airfix P-40B, I proceeded in trying to improve the old Monogram/Revell kit from my stash. At a show I purchased the Medallion Models upgrade kit along [...]