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1/48 Academy A-10C – Flying Tigers with Lights.
This commission build is Academy’s 1/48 A-10C “75th FS Flying Tigers” kit. The scheme is how this aircraft looked in 2014. I added Eduard photo etch detail set, Master Model brass gun, Ares resin ejection seat, and I used eight [...]
Classic Resin 1/48 Messerschmitt Me-309v2
A mid WWII project aimed to replace the Bf 109. Four prototypes were produced. The development of prototypes was plagued with problems. In the end, the performance of aircraft did not fulfill the expectations and the project was [...]
Ever heard of "Laird Aircraft Company"? Or of ‘Sky Buzzard’? But of ‘Jimmy Doolittle’! All three have written an amazing story: Laird Super Solution!
Jimmy Doolittle, Aemilia Earhart, Jaqueline Cochran, Paul Mantz... - there is a place and a time where all these greats of the ‘golden era’ of US aviation can be found: the races of the Bendix Trophy of the 1930s not only brought [...]
Review: Monogram 1/48 F9F-5 Panther – Blue Angels
The Blue Angels and the F9F Panther:
The Grumman Panther, being the first fully-operational carrier based jet fighter in the Navy, was quickly adopted by the Blue Angels, who first used the F9F-2 Panther for the 1949 season, performing [...]
Revell 1/48 Junkers Ju 52/3mg4e
The re-boxing of ProModeler's excellent model that successfully reproduced the corrugated surface texture of the Luftwaffe's workhorse. Temporary winter white paint was added on top of the standard camouflage scheme.
Classic Airframes 1/48 Blenheim Mk. IV
A challenging model.
Tamiya Lockheed Martın F35A Lightning II - 1/48 – RAAF 3 Squadron
Hello all and welcome to my latest build. The Tamiya F35A Lightning II, dressed up in RAAF No. 3 Squadron colours. The version depicted in this kit is serial number A35-009, flown by Wing Commander Darren "Clarey" Clare, who was [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Dewoitine D.520
Latest completion is the Tamiya 1/48 Dewoitine D.520. This was one of Tamiya’s two-sprue wonders from the 90’s, and it still holds up today as a nice kit.
I added considerable scratchbuilt details to the cockpit sidewalls, and made [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighter TF. Mk.X Coastal Command
Tamiya's Beaufighter of Coastal Command Squadron No. 254.
Revised: Tamiya 1/48 P-51B "Shangri La"
"Shangri La", the iconic P-51B piloted by Capt. D. Gentile, 336th FS, 4th FG with the early white spinner. And how disappointing was the end of this aircraft...
