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Brewster SBA/SBN Scratch Build
In 1934, the Brewster company was initiated into the Naval aircraft market when it was invited to submit a proposal to build a new dive-bomber to Navy specifications. Prior to this, the company had been doing subcontract work for Vought [...]
Korea The Forgotten War-Modelsvit N. American F-82G Twin Mustang, USAF
When we planned on the Korean War GB, it was an opportunity to buildsome aircraft and ground equipment other than the well known F-86 Sabre, MiG-15's, Panthers and Sherman tanks. The Korean War made use of what was used in WWII, on both [...]
Caudron-Renault CR.714 C1 Cyclone
Here's my latest build from Dora Wings in 1:48.
The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron for the French Air Force prior to WWII, the CR.714 was the end result and saw limited production It was of all-wood [...]
Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat, VF-72 "Blue Burglar/Wasp Air Group", USN
So, here´s my dad´s fifth and last yellow winged chubby naval fighter.
Hobby Boss kit mostly oob, added seatbelts, antenna wire with EZ Line, fuselage code decals were to large and upper wing numbers way too small, used some decals from [...]
French 4-Bladed P-39
For an aircraft with such a bad reputation, it was flown by several Air Forces. The VVS could not get enough of the Kobra, Over 4500 P-39s were supplied to the Soviets. Australia received a few and both the Free French and Italian [...]
Special Hobby 1/48 Airspeed Oxford Mk.I
A reissue of their 2011 kit with new decals.
Fairly typical Special Hobby fare which repays careful dry fitting and sanding.
An enjoyable build painted up as a Norwegian version.
Primed with Tamiya Gloss Pink.
Painted with,
MRP True Blue [...]
1/48 AirFix Bristol Blenheim Mk.1
Been quite a long time since I have been on the site with a completed model! A lot of "life" has kept me from the bench for almost a year.
I picked up this kit on Facebook Marketplace along with an AirFix P-51D for $15. [...]
F4F-3 Wildcat 1/48 Eduard
Ever since RV Petral found the wreck of USS Lexington along with the TBDs and that one Wildcat I have been wanting to model those planes who's crews made history.
Using the Fundekals on the Eduard -3 Wildcat built Lt. Gayler's plane. To [...]
A-7E Corsair II `Hellenic Air Force Special'
While not Hasegawa's finest 1/48th jet, the A-7E can be built into a realistic looking model. The decals are the main theme of this Hellenic Air Force Special aircraft. I folded the wing to to make it look more dynamic and compact as the [...]
Hawker Sea Fury early Korean War Hobbycraft 1/48
Just stumbled on a Warpaint profile and decided to get one of these Scheme 1 Furies for the collection...
Those were allocated to the Korean war before a change to the more common camouflage of high fuselage Sky.
A simple kit,a simple [...]
