1/48 scale modeling
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Eduard La-5 (Zvezda repack) in 1/48
Hi to all,
this is my latest build, great Zvezda's La-5 in Eduard's packaging with addition of their PE parts and resin wheels. I have enjoyed every moment building this kit so i cannot recommend it enough.
Painted with Vallejo Acrylics, [...]
iModeler Review: Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Vb
In the development of the Spitfire, there is a recurring theme: that outside of the Mk.I, each major sub-type used was actually a “stopgap” design while the “definitive” design undertook more prolonged development. This applies to [...]
Junkers Ju-87 R-2 Stuka ‘Desert Snake’
This is Hasegawa's 1/48 scale rendition of the famous 'Desert Snake' Stuka flown by Leutnant Hubert Polz from Tmimi on the Libyan coast in 1941. Polz was later transferred to the Russian Front where he won the coveted Knight's Cross and [...]
Grumman's pugnacious Bearcat
This is Academy's 1/48 scale rendition of the ultimate Propcat, the F8F-1B Bearcat. Designed as a shipborne air superiority fighter for the US Navy, with a design emphasis on speed and manoeuvrability, the Bearcat proved to be everything [...]
Tamiya A-1 Skyraider
This is the wonderful Tami USAF Sky raider metallic edition out of the box so far this is the work on it. As you can see the white tami colour stick very well so far i haven't tried with testors colours yet and some photo of the box ! it [...]
Hasegawa 1/48th F/A-18C Hornet, USN VFA-81 Desert Storm
Wow it is Sept 1st already. Today we have the Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet. VFA-81, the Sunliners participated in the 1st Gulf War in January 1991.
Operating off the USS Saratoga (CV-60), CVW-17 air wing. Flown by Lt Nick Mongillo with [...]
F-86 D Sabre Dog
This is Revell's SUPERB F-86 D Sabre Dog dressed up in the colourful markings of the unit commander of the famous 94th 'Hat in a Ring' Squadron based at Selfridge AFB, Michigan 1959. The F-86 D was the hottest looking thing in the [...]
1/48 Revell / Monogram F105G of Le Bourget
I've waited twenty years for a better F105G than the Revell/Monogram offering. With each new release came only disappointment. Trumpeter and Hobby Boss kits still have R/M's pointy nose. Added to that those kits have deep panel lines and [...]
My little “Ad-lantic AdVentur-uh”
Hi all, here is my just completed Revell 1/48 PV-1 Ventura done in an "Atlantic" color scheme. I searched the web a lot for images of Venturas in this scheme, and am including the best image I found, a very handsome PV-1 in [...]
Henschel Hs 129 "Panzerknacker"
The Henschel Hs 129 was the only aircraft of World War II that was designed specifically for destroying armour. It was a completely conventional aircraft with a slender triangular slim fuselage. Therefore, the cockpit was extremely cramped [...]
