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1/48 scale modeling

Hobbycraft 1/48 Ju-88- with a LOT of changes

Hi all, I got the Hobbycraft 1/48 Ju-88 unaware of all its issues! I had the support of a lot of online modelling contacts to help me fix this sow's ear! Spare props from a Dragon Ju-88, metal gear legs from Airwaves I can't remember? [...]

48th Scale Monogram F-18

This was an early Monogram kit and featured the fuselage split horizontally. I sanded off all the panel lines and drew them back in with pencil. I wanted to see if I could use the low-vis scheme and still make an interesting scheme. I saw [...]

48th Scale War Weary Tigercat

Yes it did look that bad and I have the photo I used for reference. I started out looking for a different way to do a black scheme and found this shot in Squadron's book on the Tigercat. I added a resin nose, drilling it out to accept [...]

Tamiya 1:48 A-1H Skyraider.

This is my A-1 Skyraider. Really it is a nice kit to build, it is out of the box except for the guns, made of hypodermic needles. Painted with Gunze acrylics and weathered with oils. Hope you like it! Best regards. Emeterio.

The “Wairarapa Wildcat”

1/48 Hasegawa P40 Kittyhawk Mk III built OOB with kit decals representing Geoff Fisken's famous mount. Images done with a Canon Powershot SD600 Digital camera. The Olive Drab is a home mix of green and brown with red and yellow added and a [...]

1/48th Tamiya Komatsu G40

This is the 1/48th scale Tamiya Komatsu G40 Bulldozer. I finished earlier this year, I completed most of it in one weekend. It is really a fun little kit to build, and as usual with Tamiya well engineered. A friend of mine once told [...]

Amt 48 scale S-3 Viking

Amt 48 scale S-3B Viking. Used was the pargon wing and fin fold as well as scratchbuilt bombay details, and homemade decals for the steel beach intake covers

1/48 F-16CJ and F-16CG in Bosnia

Hi all, Here are some 1/48 Hasegawa F-16's I completed during the Christmas season last year. I am a teacher, so do most work on my break times. I used the Dr Pepper resins WAR hud for the CG, and aftermarket decals for both the kits. One [...]

1/48 scale Tamiya A1-J Skyraider

Tamiya 48 scale Sky Raider built OOB with some scratch building on the seat.

Czech Models 1/48 scale F3D-2 Skyknight

Hello all, this is the Czech models 48 scale skyknight finished OOB with kit markings for VF-14. This kit was a lesson in using every tool in your tool box lol ! Andy