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1/48 scale modeling

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 [...]

Airfix Hawker Fury 1/48 SAAF East Africa

Been a while since I shared. I recently built the 1/48 scale hawker Fury representing a 1 Sqd SAAF aircraft operating in the Abyssian campaign during WWII. Built OOB I only added the stays and aerial with stretched sprue. Quite a nice kit [...]

Focke Wulf 190 D13 Eduard 1/48. Maj. Franz Gotz

I just wanted to share with you my last built... The well know and in the same time so mysterious Fw.190d13 flown by Major Franz Gotz and captured at the end of the war. I always wanted to have it in my collection because this camouflage [...]

P-47D flown by F/O Charles A.Wambier of the 355th FG, 358th FS on December 30,1943

This model depicts the P-47 that was being flown by F/O Wambier when he was shot down by an FW-190 of JG-26. On December 30,1943. He was returning to his home base after a bomber escort mission. Also downed on this flight was another P-47 [...]

1/48 Hasegawa A6M2 21 Zero & Tamiya V-1

Two kit picures from the CD solved and they are here to watch. Hasegawa one best Zero in colors from Pearl Harbor and "Fao" V-1 from Tamiya kit build for custumer in 2005 . P.k

Tamiya 5th Air Force F-16

The aircraft is my interpretation of F-16CJ Block 50 CCIP 92-3895 that serves as the commander’s jet for the 5th Air Force based at Misawa AB, Japan. It is the Tamiya kit with Afterburner decal set 48-015 with the Eduard F-16 pre-painted [...]