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Building the Curtiss Ugly Duckling

by Jack Mugan on June 27, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 18 ≡

The first 48th scale kit of this aircraft I owned years ago was an all resin kit, and the name of the manufacturer now escapes me. I know I traded it off quite a few years back. I also know the real aircraft was a real dog, and the Navy [...]

D-Day plus 20 days. P-38J 55th FS, 20th FG

by Frank Cronin on June 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

P--38J, 42-67916 KI * S of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, 8th AF. Kingscliffe UK. This Lightening, “California Cutie” was flown by 1st Lieutenant Richard O. Loehnert. I was unable to find any information on Loehnert [...]

Monogram 1/48 P-38M “Night Lightning”

by Magnus Fridsell on June 26, 2014 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

I finished this one a few months ago but I haven't gotten around to do an article on it until now. So hang on, here is my story of how I came to build an old 1/48 Monogram P-38! I am not a 1/48-guy, not at all really, but in 2013 my [...]

In Box Preview/review: Zoukei Mura 1/48 Kyushu J7W1 Shinden

by Brett Peacock on June 23, 2014 · in Reviews · 3 ≡

The box (and its pretty dramatic "What-if" artwork) measures 30x21.5X7.5 cm (11.5x8.5x3 inches)so its not really overly large. (The Hasegawa box is about an inch longer and 2/3 as deep. Inside you will find it is very full with 5 [...]

1/48 Zvezda Bf-109F-4

by Tom Cleaver on June 20, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Some claim the kit is "fiddly," but if you take care and follow the instructions, you won't use any seam filler. It's the most accurate Bf-109F in 1/48. Lifelike Decals 48-035 "Marseille Special" used, with Eduard [...]

Revell – Monogram B 29 1/48

by neil foster on June 19, 2014 · in Aviation · 57 ≡

Well at long last here is my finished B29 and I have to say it has been a real pleasure, for a very old moulding with raised panel lines it still builds up into a lovely looking kit ,there is a surprising amount of detail in the forward [...]

Hasegawa Spitfire Mk VIII 'Hava Go Jo!!' in 1/48

by Tony Prince on June 16, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

When I first built this kit it was hot off the press & being well & truly bagged on the internet. I don't usually run a ruler over my models, preferring to the eyeball Mk.1 to gauge accuracy. In this case, the critics were right [...]

Tamiya 1/48 P-47 Bubbletop in Gabby Gabreski’s markings

by Paul Mahoney on June 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 35 ≡

Well, usually I like to build things with slightly unusual markings, but this time around was different. My son was interested in building a P-47 with Gabreski's markings, and started in on the Hobby Easy 1/48 kit (which includes those [...]

Dauntless, Done… SBD-4, 1/48, Hasegawa

by Ralph Clements on June 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

After much ado and diligent effort over the past two and and a half weeks, I am calling my SBD-4 Dauntless 'done'...for a fairly unskilled builder like me it has been a challenge but I am pleased overall with the result which I humbly [...]

D-Day +5. 1/48 Spitfire IXc

by John Healy on June 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Admiring all of your great D-Day builds made me realize that I only have one D-Day aircraft in the collection. Work kept me from posting it until today. It is an Otaki Mk.VIII converted into a "faux" Mk. IX. I replaced the [...]