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Hellcat II
Built this at the same time as the Hurricane I posted here a few weeks ago but only got around to finishing it this morning. Fairly straightforward build, could have done without the separate fin-tip antenna post which was instantly [...]
Sword 1/48 Lightning T Mk.4
Swords 1/48 Lightning Mk.4 is a short run kit. Hence, a considerable amount of work is required by comparison to the standard injection kit, such as Airfix' Lightning. Nonetheless, after filling the large seams it looks equally good.
On the wings of a hot desert wind: Caudron C.632 Simoun F-ANXA
If you take a look at aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, you soon come across a circumstance that must have been characteristic of this time: the constant struggle for more performance, prestige and, ultimately, sales figures materialised in [...]
Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane IIC
I recently did the Arma hobby Hurricane IIC. IT was a nice new tooled build of the venerable Hurricane. This is probably the best kit in 1/48 of this airframe. IT will be nice to see the series develope from Arma hobbys!
Link to the [...]
Nocturnal Predator...1/48 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat, VMF(N)-533 "Black Mac's Killers", USMC
Hellcat double completed, after the F6F-3 now a -5N.
Eduard Weekend Edition released in 2016. Sadly the fuselage code F(N)4 is oversized, also the fuselage number 21 and the cowl number 88 of the second included scheme are. Funny thing is [...]
Revell/ICM 1:48 O-2A Skymaster "Kudy Jay"
OK, I am exe Army Air Corps so why Vietnam?
Well part of our pilots job was AOP and on occasions FAC and I don't think most of us could imagine the workload and sheer terror (at times) and huge amount of skill these pilots went through. I [...]
Italeri 1/48 Westland Wessex HU.5
I had so much fun building this.
Never having built a Helicopter before but the scheme caught my eye and so I decided the time was right to give it a go.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with Airfix Signal Red.
Colourcoats RAF Blue [...]
Aeroplast Mi-2 Hoplite, 1/48 scale
Hello iModeler! I realized I hadn't posted pics of this build, even though I finished it late last year. This is Aeroplast's Mi-2 Hoplite helicopter. I had fun building this kit, although some of the parts were a bit too delicate for my [...]
A Build for a Friend
Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9 (motorized), Fujimi, 1:48
For many years my friend Mike hosted monthly working meetings of a small group of modelers with a common interest in historical miniature figures. Those meetings were fun, informative and [...]
Macchi C 205 V A.N.R.
I present to my reproduction of the Macchi C 205 Veltro of the second Fighter Group of the Aeronautica Repubblicana ,whitch to lieutenant Robetto.
I.made all modification to the Hasegawa 1/48 model kit di that the 205 version was credible [...]
