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Bf-109 G14/As.3 Green of 11./JG300.

by Emmanuel on September 14, 2014 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Hello to all Before anything else, I shall want to apologize for my level of English. Here is my very first message on Imodeler, as well as my very first article about a model. I have never had the opportunity to present an assembly on [...]

Fw-190 F-8 (Pb 1) "Panzerblitz"

by Morne Meyer on September 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

From 1943 the Fw-190 F-8 started to replace the Stuka in most Luftwaffe Schlachtgeschwader. Even the famous Stuka ace, Hans Ulrich Rudel (Highest decorated pilot in the Luftwaffe) flew the F-8. As the Red Army pushed toward the borders of [...]

RIP: Bernie Fisher

by Tom Cleaver on September 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I noted that MAJ Bernard "Bernie" Fisher, the first USAF MoH honoree in Vietnam, died this past month. Going through my photos, I found these shots of my 1/48 A-1E built back in 1998. The kit is a mishmash of the Tamiya A-1H [...]

Review: Kinetic 1/48 Harrier FA2 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 11, 2014 · in Aviation, Reviews

Review: HobbyBoss 1/48 Super Tucano review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on September 11, 2014 · in Aviation, Reviews

1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I

by John Healy on September 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Firefly mania continued unabated in my workshop all summer! This is the newish Special Hobby kit completed as an example from 1770NAS, HMS Indefatigable during the "Operation Lentil" strike on Japanese refineries in Malaya. [...]

1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb trop

by Tolga ULGUR on September 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This was built several years ago. This is 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb trop with Turkish Air Force (TuAF) markings. In 1944 39 Spitfire Mk.Vb were sent from RAF Mediterranean stocks. The cockpit is modified with: Eduard PE instrument [...]

The Last of the Gunfighters

by Morne Meyer on September 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

The F-8 Crusader saw service in Vietnam with both the US Navy and Marines. Both fighter and recon birds served in Vietnam with equal distinction from the Gulf of Tonkin, when F-8's attacked marauding North Vietnamese PT boats, to the very [...]

Spitfire Mk.Vb, 185 Sqn. RAF, Malta, 1942 – by Tamiya in 1/48th. scale

by Tony Prince on September 10, 2014 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

The defence of Malta; what a stirring story. The only island to receive a George Cross & one of only two collective awards, in this case in April 1942, by King George VI which states: "To honour her brave people, I award the [...]

Heinkel He-219 Uhu

by Morne Meyer on September 9, 2014 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

This is Tamiya's rendition in quarter scale of arguably the most elegant and equally deadly night fighter to emerge from World War II. Personally, I would be hard pressed to make a choice between the Uhu and the P-61 Black Widow. There [...]