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Too late...1/48 Mitsubishi A7M2 Type 11 Reppu "Sam", IJN
And my dad´s naval aviation theme continues.
Fine Molds kit oob, only added Eduard PE seatbelts, EZ Line for the antenna wire and plastic rods for the upper wing landing gear indicators.
Painted with AK Real Color IJN D1 Deep Green and AK [...]
Pro Modeler Ju 52/3m Transport
The Junkers Ju 52 was to the Luftwaffe, what the C-47 was to the allies during WWII. It was invaluable on virtually all fronts of the war as both a cargo and troop transport. Initially designed as a single engine, it flew first in 1930, [...]
Monogram 1/48 F-80 "The Beer City Special" – 36th FBS, 8th FBW, Korea 1951
The technological revolution in aircraft design and operation that resulted from the successful development of jet engines brought about more technological change in the five years between the end of World War II and the Korean War than [...]
P-40 in Defence of Port Moresby
This the second of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
Desert Messerschmitt 109s and yellowing decals
Aircraft models do not fly but, time does. During the 90s Hasegawa's Bf 109 variants at the 1/48th scale were popular among modelers. Some Messerschmitt models that I built then included 109s depicting aircraft serving in the North African [...]
Eduard 1:48 Grumman F6F-5 (Late) ProflPACK Kit #8224
Its an Eduard kit so nuff said. I used the PE but this is probably my last time as when you close the canopy not much is seen. These were attached with Lepage 12, 5 Minute Epoxy. The resin wheels are a big improvement over the plastic [...]
Lockheed P-38 Lightning F-5-LO – Tamiya 1/48
Captain Robert L. Faurot (39th FS, 35th FG, 5th AF) P-38 F-5-LO, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1943
Tamiya kit (61120) with some Eduard aftermarket decals, seat belts and instrument panel. Very nice kit to build, typical excellent Tamiya [...]
