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I-180 - on such machines might have come across Luftwaffe Russian pilots in 1941. If it were not a tragic set of circumstances such as the death of several test pilots, including Valery Chkalov. I-180 is a deep modernization of I-16, and [...]
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This one has a sharkmouth!
Tamiya P47D
Ultracast Seat
Loon Models C Cowling
Superscale Decals
Tamiya / Gunze Paints
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Tamiya P47D Bubbletop - Super Rabbit
Barracudacals 'Mogins Maulers"
Ultracast Seat
Tamiya & Alclad paints
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Looking forward to posting more. The site is excellent and the models I have seen are [...]
Hi all, it has been quite a while since I last posted.
I hope you enjoy my F-8H conversion of the Monogram 1/48 F-8E. I used pictures I took of a Crusader at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. The earlier models of Crusader had a [...]
Today’s Air Force has decided to emphasize its history as a means of unit inspiration.
This has resulted in units with real “history” as the service decides which unit designations will continue in active service, so that one finds [...]
Back in 2004, a modeler sent me what turned out to be a Monogram P-40B kit in a box of other parts. Looking at it, I realized it was a first-generation mold, from way back in 1965 when the kit first came out (a date I remember since it [...]
This model of the old times. P-40E, Hasegawa, painting brush. No aftermarket, only decal on Tally-Ho. There will be time - be sure to gather another P-40, only the paint is going to like everything - the airbrush)))
Trumpeter have really done us proud. Not only do they issue well engineered (mostly) kits, but they produce models you are unlikely to see from other manufacturers for anything like the price. My Wyvern was built out-of-the-box with only [...]
John Hampshire's P-40K of the 23rd Fighter Group, aka Flying Tigers. The kit is the Hasegawa P-40K with Eduard color etch and Baracuda Cals Decals. The kit was a pleasure to build and presented no major issues as long as you're careful [...]