1/48 scale modeling
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1/48 Special Hobby F2G as XF2G-1 14692
While bringing the F2G Corsair into production, Goodyear modified a number Corsairs with different components that would be used on their production F2G's. The R-4360 was test fitted and flown on a F4U-1. Some components tested on other [...]
Review: Pilot Replicas 1/48 SAAB J21A-3
During the Second World War, Sweden was cut off from the ability to procure modern foreign fighter aircraft as had been done prior to 1940 to equip Flyvapnet, the Swedish Air Force. Thus, it was decided to develop a domestic design for a [...]
Eduard 1/48 Fw190 A-9, W.Nr. 206000, III./KG(J) 27, Wels am Wagram, Austria, May, 1945
Eduard 1/48 Fw190 A-9, W.Nr. 206000, III./KG(J) 27, Wels am Wagram, Austria, May, 1945
W.Nr. 206000, III./KG(J) 27, Wels am Wagram, Austria, May, 1945
This airplane was found by the Allies at the end of the war belly landed at Wels am [...]
F6F-5 Hellcat Eduard 1/48
I’m calling it done: only thing left is to finish is the antennae mast(paint it). I made the straps for the drop tank and the mounts, replaced the gun barrels with needles and added wiring to HVARs( pigtails?). I’m not completely [...]
Ki46 III 'Dinah'
Just four weeks from opening the box to finishing it on Monday evening. Now this isn't me 'showing-off' it's simply a reflection of just how well this Tamiya kit goes together.
There isn't too much to say about this project, Built almost [...]
Tamiya 1/48 scale F4F-4 Wildcat
One has to admire the brave men that flew these relics against the Japanese, who undoubtedly had some of the best aircraft in world during the onset of WWII. As one veteran of Guadalcanal once told me, "you have to remember these [...]
Building A Bearcat Champion Racer
I started out to build the Bearcat in the Glenview scheme, but as you can see, there was a change in plans along the way. I know racing aircraft is not everyone's cup of tea, but when one is looking for something colorful in a scheme, one [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Me-262s
I wasn't particularly happy with the Tamiya Me-262 kits when they came out 12 years ago. Tamiya managed to drop the slats and drop the flaps on their Bf-109E, but they couldn't do it on their Me-262? To this day, the Monogram kit is [...]
1/48 Hasegawa F-104G in Turkish Air Forces Service
This aircraft was assembled by Messerschmitt at their Manching facility with parts manufactured by Lockheed and made its maiden flight on November 5, 1962. It was flown by the following German squadrons – JaboG 33, JaboG 36, JaboG 32 and [...]
1/48 Pro Modeler /Monogram Dornier Do-217E-5
This is Do-217E-5 “white 52” with Henschel Hs 293 missile from KG100 based at Biscay Bay against Allied shipping in summer 1943. This model was built several years ago.
Cockpit painted to RLM66 and modified with Eduard seat [...]
