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F18 E Super Hornet 1/48 - Italieri
Hello!
I'm new to the forum, so first things first.
My name is Federico and I am a novice modeler from the distant lands of a country called Argentina!
Although I have already built a few other models, this is my first job in aviation. [...]
1/48 Hobby Boss A-6A – “Flight of the Intruder”
This build was using the 1/48 Hobby Boss A-6A and building as the aircraft portrayed in the 1991 Viet Nam era movie “The Flight of the Intruder. The model itself was detailed using Eduard’s “BigEd” photo etch set as well as self [...]
Monogram 1/48 B-24J: The Dragon and His Tail
A famous "nose art" sported by a Liberator serving in the Pacific Theater.
I used Kitsworld Decals. Since the application of decals over large and uneven surfaces is tricky, I approached the project with caution. Nonetheless, the [...]
The Beach Monster
Forget the Carpet Monster phenomena, how about the Beach Monster?
Let’s play a game: In this photo somewhere is a 1/48th Hurricane rudder bar and stirrups. It is there, I guarantee you. I know this because i fortunately found [...]
Korean War Douglas AD-4 Skyraider Tamiya 1/48
Hi folks,
an old A-1J junkie,some missing parts,warped fuselage,saved and 'transformed' into an earlier AD-4 in the Korean war...hope you like it,and tks for visiting.
Special Hobby 1/48 McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Edwin Schoch was a WWII Naval aviator and later test pilot for McDonnell aviation. He was the only pilot to ever fly the XF-85 Goblin during its short test program. He was later killed testing an F2H Banshee.
My wife is a novelist and we [...]
iModeler Review: Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane Mk. IIc
During my recent visit to Warsaw Modeling Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting Arma Hobby, and examining their brand-new 1/48 scale Hurrricane Mk. IIc kit. The company has generously given me access to sample sprues together with the [...]
Czech 1/48th Mig 21MF
I present her two Mig-21 by Eduard in the Czech Air Force sporting unusual schemes.
A great kit with almost endless color schemes. What else could you ask for?
I used Syhart decals for the splinter camouflage
Gee Bee Racer
Here's my Gee Bee R2 from Dora Wings. A nice, simple little kit, but I had some issues with it. I am not happy with the windscreen, it just looks too clunky, I tried and failed to make a better one. Also, the real Gee Bee had a very [...]
Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt 109G-6 in Captured Markings
It's been a while, but my build output has been very slow of late. I had heard many good things about the Eduard 109 series, and had the Delta One "American G-6s" decal sheet in my collection for a while now, so it seemed like a [...]
