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5 – Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat 1/72 from Sword
I went into this build just wanting to use this kit as a practice but fell in love with this plane, it was designed to be a massive upgrade to the flying forces in WW2 but got there 2 weeks to late.
Because of the lack of it's service I [...]
B-24 J, ‘Cocktail Hour’, 43rd Bomb Group 64th Bomb Squadron
Hi everybody,
This time I would like to present my latest build: B-24 J ‘Cocktail Hour’.
The kit is the 1/72 Hasegawa B-24J build straight from the box.
Regarding the kit (the full review is available on this link:
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I found it [...]
Dora Wings 1/72 Westland Lysander Mk III (SD)
Hi there,
This one was sitting in the stash for quite some time and I decided to go for it despite it probably being a bit more than my skill level could cope with.
A challenging kit that repays careful preparation and patience along with [...]
AZ 1/72 Fieseler Fi 156C "Storch"
Hi There,
This was just a nice kit and build, when you consider that it's the old Heller kit it's still very nice.
Primed with Tamiya Flat White.
Painted with Colourcoats FAA/RAF Yellow, Dark Earth, Dark Green, RLM 02, Tamiya Dark Iron, [...]
Mach 2 1/72nd scale DC-8-50 'Delta Airlines'
Afternoon all,
Here is the Mach 2 1/72nd DC-8-50 that rolled off the production line this very afternoon. Released at the end of last year, I was really keen to get my hands on one of these kits as I love the DC-8 and this is the first [...]
Classis Kit: Original Airfix 1/72 Defiant (1960)
When I looked at the kit I knew there was something wrong with the nose outline so I sat aside. Later at a show in a sale box there a resin nose by DB Productions for the Airfix Defiant for $1. I remembered my Airfix kit so I bought and [...]
Trumpeter 1:72 Soviet T-28 Medium Tank
I took a detour from a couple of long-term in-progress projects to build up this multi-turret 'land battleship.' It is a nice little kit of an interesting subject. But given the small scale, there are some delicate fiddly parts, [...]
Classic Kit: Hasegawa 1/72 B-17G
Here's the vintage Hasegawa that is still being sold today. I finished it in April and on this one I photographed it outside using a Nikon film camera. An Eduard mask made it so much easier in painting the model. I did correct the [...]
Novo/FROG 1/72 Westland Wessex Mk. 1
This is a recent build I made for our club's Helicopter group build. It is a 1978 boxing of a Novo/FROG 1/72 Westland Wessex Mk. 1, 845 Squadron (Commando), Fleet Air Arm, H.M.S. Albion. FROG originally released this kit in 1960. This was [...]
Airfix E-8C JSTARS 93-0597, Ex QANTAS 707-338C VH-EBU
Boeing 707-338C c/n 19294-550 rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - December 14, 1966 and first flown at Renton as VH-EBU on February 13, 1967. EBU was accepted by Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) on March [...]
