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First, a little background:
Following WW2, the Air Force had a lot of warplanes left over from the war. Many of these planes quickly became obsolete as warplanes, so new missions were sought for these planes. The B-25J Mitchell was soon [...]
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The instructions have some errors. the SC500 bomb cannot be used despite the instructions showing it is an option - the cradle that holds the bomb in this kit is the incorrect size and the SC500 bomb would sit too far back.
The [...]
In my youthful early modeling days I think I built the entire Aurora 1/48 armored vehicle series. I remember them being pretty decent (for the time) easy-to-assemble kits. They were pretty enjoyable projects. I remember the M109 kit, [...]
A trio of Eduard's successful Tempest II. Eduard re designed the wings and engine cowlings to accommodate the changes from Tempest V to II variants, The result is a much better engineered model. It has less deep seems to cover that [...]
The Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, was the largest, fastest, most heavily-armed single-engine scouting-observation seaplane ever used by the U.S. Navy, with a top speed of 313mph and armament of two .50 caliber machine guns in the wings. It was [...]
Ford 1942 captured by the Afrika Korps,old junk,missing parts,badly glued windshield,some parts fixed,some others not...hope you like it.
Trying to catch up, this time with some 1:48 pilots painted in oct 2022. This figures went with some commissioned models I built previously.
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The 5523 (sep 2022 build)
On October 8, 1984, the day of Squadron 304 ā āMagnificosā (Magnificent), his first Corsair A7-P arrived, in this case the 5523 (registration 153159 in US NAVY). This aircraft would become a symbol of the [...]
Hi folks,
an old Tamiya Hamp recently finished in the Solomon Is. campaign...old kit,but a nice project.Hope you like it!
Hi all,
Hereās my rendition of the RNLAF F-84F Thunderstreak. Hope you like it.
The kit is K48068 from Kinetic.
As it is a straightforward OOB build the shape of the air intake is not 100% correct. I know thereās an aftermarket [...]