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Airfix English Electric Lightning F.1 in 1/48…

by Robert Bausch on February 23, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is my 2nd posting of an Airfix 1/48 English Electric Lightning. To put my Lightning model postings in the right order, this should have been the first, but I had the photos already for the F.6, so it became the first. I just took some [...]

206 the hard way

by Rob Anderson on February 22, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Of course Eduard puts out this kit with these markings after I have gotten this far oh well 🙂 It took no less than 4 decal sheets to make the markings for this bird. Some of the font is not 100% exact but pretty close. All thats left [...]

Airfix 1/48 English Electric Lightning F.6…

by Robert Bausch on February 21, 2014 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

The Lightning, one of my all time favorite aircraft, was designed by W. E. “Teddy” Petter, English Electric’s chief designer, after he had created the evergreen Canberra. And it was an absolute home run. In terms of flight [...]

Modeling memories

by Jaime Carreon on February 18, 2014 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My four year old grandson was rummaging through some boxes in the garage the other day. He got excited about something he found and soon was running up to me waving this model airplane in his hand. "Papa!" he shouted. [...]

Airfix Seafire F.R.47 with Cooper Details upgrade

by Tom Cleaver on February 15, 2014 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

The Seafire F.R.47 was the last of the line that began in 1935 with K5054, the Spitfire prototype. It was twice the weight of the original, with two and a half times the power and an additional 100mph in top speed, not to mention a cannon [...]

Seafire F.45 – Aeroclub conversion of Airfix kit

by Tom Cleaver on February 15, 2014 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Throughout the development of the carrier-based Sea Spitfire, which was known as the Seafire, developments in the land-based series of fighters were reflected in approximate naval equivalents. The first of the Griffon-powered Seafires was [...]

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IXc (early)

by Tom Cleaver on February 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Had not the RAF been able to bring a new Spitfire into combat in the summer of 1942 to face the Fw-190A that could outfly the Spitfire V on every point but turning circle, the war over Northern Europe would have likely taken a different [...]

Supermarine Seafire Mk47 WW2 1939-1947

by neil foster on February 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 39 ≡

With the war in Europe now over and in a world where nuclear technology has never been developed the war against Japan rumbles on, the British government keen to reduce some of its crippling debt and in a bit of uncharacteristic showing [...]

1/48th Tamiya F4U-1A

by Jim Sullivan on February 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

The Tamiya 1/48th Corsair kits (F4U-1, -1A and -1D) are extremely nice to work with and go together smoothly. I'd rank them as the best Corsair kits available in that scale. The plane I've modeled is a FG-1A (Goodyear produced) Corsair in [...]

Academy 1:48 F-15E

by Emeterio de la Iglesia Blanco on February 12, 2014 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hello everybody! This is my last build, the huge Strike Eagle. Buildind this beast took some time, dry fitting, sanding and filling is essential to achieve a decent finish, especially on intakes and fuselage-wings join. The weapon loadout [...]