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My first Trumpeter kit, good, bad and ugly?

by Rob Anderson on May 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Started building the 1/48 Trumpeter HU-16A kit, having never built a Trumpy kit before, but reading lots of mostly bad reviews, I dove in. First off, the reviews of this kit bashing it, are well over stated. Yes it has problems, the hull [...]

Building of a B-29 Superfortress, Humpin' Honey

by paul l johnson on May 8, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My B-29 in progress. Finally I got the pictures to post.

F-86D, Revell 1/48

by Zoran Sivcev on May 8, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Yugoslav F-86D 1/48

My 1/48 Revell Messerschmitt 109G-14 AS

by Paul van Acker on May 7, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Not the best pics sorry. But a fun little kit to build. Hope you like, Paul.

Finished The 48th Scale Kitty Hawk F-94C Starfire at Last.

by Jack Mugan on May 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I really like aircraft from this era. This Kitty Hawk kit was fun to build for the most part. The cockpit comes with some PE parts which dress up the office nicely. I found the fit to be generally good, with the exception of the canopy, [...]

Building my collection of General Scott's aircraft

by Jack Mugan on May 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

I am well into building a collection of General Robert Scott's aircraft. He is probably the only aviation icon I have met in person, so this has been my motivation to start this project. All will be in 48th scale.

1/48th AD-5 Skyraider

by Jim Sullivan on May 4, 2014 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hello Folks, here's my latest just off the building table. It's an AD-5 Skyraider built from the 1/48th Revell kit. As many of you know, that kit is a re-release of the old Matchbox kit from back in the 70's. The advantages of working with [...]

iModeler Review: Revell 1/48 Stearman PT-17

by James Kelley on May 3, 2014 · in Reviews · 14 ≡

Revell 1/48 Stearman PT-17 Product ID: 85-5264 Overview Skill Level: 3 Scale: 1/48 Length: 6-1/8" Height: 2-5/16" Wingspan: 8-3/16" Parts: 60 The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane used as a military trainer aircraft, [...]

Spitfire Mk XIV Rhapsody in Blue Rolls Royce’s Spitfire in 1/48

by Eric aka The Yankymodeler on May 3, 2014 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

I’ve long admired the glorious turquoise and white scheme that adorned Rolls Royce’s Mk XIV Spitfire in the mid to late 1060’s just before G-ALGT played a supporting role in the epic film the ‘Battle of Britain’. A challenging [...]

That last headline is a hard act to follow…

by Ralph Clements on May 1, 2014 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Reading that obituary gave me even greater respect for those heroic men who flew these in wartime. Here is my second model plane in 40 years, a P-51D built from the 1/48 Revell 'Big Beautiful Doll' kit #85-5241. I included to in progress [...]