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ProModeller 1/48 P-47N
When I built a 1/72 Heller P-47N in my teenage years I was taken by the bright tail recognition markings of the aircraft in the kit. Later when I was building 1/48 kits I knew I wanted a P-47N. I decided on the ProModeller kit- great [...]
1/48 Hasegawa FGR.2 Phantom
Here is my 1/48 Hasegawa FGR.2 Phantom. I obtained it from another modeller as a "partial build" kit- I think only the wings were asembled- it was so long ago, i forget! I bought some Seamless S****r resin intakes for it (UK Spey [...]
1/48 Monogram F-5N
Here is one of my completions this year. I have quite a few of these kits earmarked to be USN Adversary aircraft.
I built up the exhaust cans and intakes, using photos of the real things. While my compressor fans look a bit rough in the [...]
1/48 CH-46
This is the Academy CH-46 I used the MAW Resin and decals on it as well as the Eduard PE interior detail set.
Here is a video with a little bit more info on this particular helo
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1/48 Tamiya P-47D
Finished this one awhile back, built OOB, I know it's not 100% accurate but it was a fun build. The decals are from Zotz
Monogram 1/48 Me-262
First headline post after a short hiatus from modeling. Earlier this year I read about Flying Heritage Collection's Me-262 restoration that will be flying soon with the original style (but not completely original as the guts have been [...]
Another Digi Scheme
1/48 Academy Mig-29 with Wolfpack cockpit. The decals are from Kopro
Academy 1/48th F-4B
Returning to my US Navy theme, one of my all time favourite aircraft the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom.
The Academy version is a very nice model and certainly benefits from modern moulding technology. The one piece main fuselage is a big [...]
Hobbyboss 1/48th A-6A Intruder
Amongst my favourite modelling themes is US Navy aviation during its grey and white period and those colourful squadron markings. So I'd like to start my US Navy theme with the Grumman A-6A Intruder.
I had long looked at Hobbyboss's 48th [...]