1/48 scale modeling
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Let's see if a good story makes this boring dark blue airplane interesting
If a good story can make a "boring dark blue airplane" interesting, as commenters said about Bruce Porter's airplane, here's a rip-roarer of a story.
This is the F6F-5 Hellcat flown by my friend former ENS Clarence [...]
Classic Airframes 1:48: Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1, Hornchurch, 1940
The build:
I was never happy with the finish on this one so went for a complete respray as the real aircraft had a roughly applied demarcation line between upper/lower paint scheme on fuselage. Re-done weathering and added antennae wire. I [...]
Eduard 1/48 F6F-5N Hellcat – celebrating the USMC 238th birthday
For the 238th birthday of the Marine Corps, the Eduard Royal Class F6F-5N flown by Bruce Porter of VMF(N)-542 at Okinawa, June 1945.
Bruce Porter first entered combat in the Solomons with VMF-121 in 1943, flying the F4U-1 Corsair. He [...]
VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE HF.Mk.VIIc
Wing Commander Peter Mallan Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF
Spitfire HF Mk.VIIc S.N. MD188
August, 1944
MD188, an HF Mk.VIIc was the third-to-last MkVII Spitfire to be built, coming off the Eastleigh production line in the third week of May, [...]
1/48 Airfix Bf-109E-7
I built this a year or so ago. Great kit for under $20.00. No real fit issues, fairly accurate, and options like posable flying surfaces. If I remember right, it had five(!) decal options.
Enjoy!
1/48 Testors FA-18 Strike Fighter (CF-18A)
Canada's 441 Squadron's Hornet Special for the 50th anniversary of D-Day, complete with invasion stripes and "JE-J" codes for Johnny Johnson, who commanded 126 Wing.
And there were those who said, "invasion stripes on a [...]
Eduard 1:48 Nieuport Ni-11 Weekend edition.
Hello everybody!
This is one of my recent builds, the tiny 1:48 Nieuport Ni-11 from Eduard.
This is the weekend edition, so, there are no photo etched parts and only one decoration. Everything is out of the box, except wiring and gun mount [...]
NA P-51D-25 MUSTANG “SQUIRT”
Colonel James O. Beckwith (no relation)
C/O 15th FG, 7th Fighter Command, 20th USAAF
Iwo Jima, March - May 1945
I built this model a long time ago, my best guess is sometime in the summer of 2001. I finally finished it several years [...]
1/48 Otaki F4U-1A Vought Corsair (FAA)
The Otaki 1/48 Corsair is probably one of the oldest Corsair models in my small collection. While there isn't a whole lot of detail, it is a very simple, and sturdy, build. The decal sheet offers 3 options. Once again, trying to vary [...]
DOUGLAS SBD-5 DAUNTLESS
No. 25 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Piva Airfield, Bougainville, March - May 1944
Accurate Miniatures produce(d) some of the best models ever, I have build a few now and they are all excellent. The SBD is no exception. [...]
