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YAK-3 Yugoslav air force acro group (1950) 1/72 Zvezda
Hi to all
Finalized one more Yakovlev Yak-3, this time in colors of Yugoslav acrobatic team from 1950. Acro group consisted from 2 Yak's, one in bright red and one in bright yellow color.
Zvezda model in 1/72, very soft plastic, need [...]
A Suitcase that Flies! Handley Page Hampden in 1/72
This is my version of Valom’s 1/72 Handley Page Hampden, depicting AT 246 of 489 Squadron. An early version of the twin-engine fighter bomber, it was deployed in key missions before being quickly superseded by craft that were less [...]
Su-35S 'Flanker-E'
Su-35S ‘Flanker-E’ is the latest and very likely last version of the formidable Flanker series. It is not to be confused with the Su-35 of the late ’80s, which was the first to be designated Su-35 (aka Su-27M and T-10M). The first [...]
Restoring an old Westland Lysander kit: Matchbox, 1973, 1:72.
THE CHALLENGE
Lysander has always been a plane that I really liked, mainly because of the mission mystique associated with the French resistance and in the transport of agents, which it played.
When a friend showed me an old Matchbox from [...]
Revell Junkers Ju 88P-1 1/72 Scale
This is a conversion of Revell of Germany’s excellent Junkers Ju 88C-6 kit into a cannon-armed P-1 version using an Aimes conversion set. This set consist of a vacuformed gondola, resin nose and canopy combing, brass gun barrel, and [...]
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Airfix 1/72
This is Airfix Kit 02043-3 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star belonging to the 25th Fighter Squadron (Fall 1951) another build for the ‘Korea : The Forgotten War……’ GB.
This kit was finished in about a week. I had the kit for a LONG [...]
“FLIGHT 19, LOST SQUADRON, 75TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE” Mariner BuNo. 59225
“FLIGHT 19, LOST SQUADRON, 75TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE”
75 years ago:
Dec 5th, 1945, two Martin PBM-5 Mariners, took off from Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida at 19:27 to search for five lost Avengers, of training Flight 19, over [...]
1/72 Airfix Valiant BK.Mk1
Another straight OOB build, using the kit decals which performed well. I pre-shaded the model with a dark grey, and then airbrushed Revell SM301 semi-gloss white in thin coats gradually until I got the desired fade effect. Now I think that [...]
Portuguese SB-17G; (Conversion from B-17G)
History
The B-17G was the final version of the Flying Fortress, incorporating all changes made to its predecessor, the B-17F. Many B-17Gs were converted for other missions such as cargo hauling, engine testing and reconnaissance. Initially [...]
