1/72 scale modeling
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Testors YF-23
In 1981, the US Air Force initiated the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program to seek a next-generation fighter to replace the F-15 and better compete with the Russian SU-27 and MiG-29. Requirements included low observability, short [...]
Biafra B25 Mitchell
Here is one of two B25's used briefly at the start of the Biafra War of 1967-1970. Scale 1:72. This is the old Italeri kit modified and panel lines engraved. Weathering kept to a minimum as these things were not in use for long.
KV-85 Heavy Breakthrough Tank (1/72)
A few words to the KV-85:
KV-85 was the last version of the KV tank series to be produced (mid 1943) and was intended as an interim solution until the IS-1 tank, which was still under trial, was put into service.
The latter IS-1 was [...]
Hobby Boss 1/72 M.S.406
The M.S.406 was Morane's first low-wing monoplane, as well as the first to feature an enclosed cockpit and a retracting undercarriage. Upon entering service in early 1939, it was the French Air Force’s first "modern" fighter [...]
Hawker Typhoon 1B, DN323 Y, 451 Sqn RAAF, Edku Egypt, 1943.
1/72 Brengun, built 06-2022 to 09-2023 for the Desert air war GB, more pic's and details there.
Avro Lancaster "Dambuster", Revell (04295) 1/72
As part of the "80th Anniversary of Dambuster Raid - group build!" created by Bernard @lis, I entered with the Revell kit 04295 in 1/72 scale. It was already 10 months ago that I received this kit and it still took two months [...]
Sopwith Snipe
Sopwith Snipe 1/72 Восточный Экспресс/ТОКО
A survivor, Toyota tug, 1/72,Hasegawa
This little tug was included in I think was Hasegawa's T-34 Mentor, from forty years ago! The plane has disappeared. but the tug being unbuilt had survived.
Sword 1/72 RF-8A.
I've been wanting to do a recon F-8 forever, but the only way was to obtain a rare conversion kit, that usually is beyond my budget. Thanks to Sword for producing this kit and the later RF-8G.I finally get to do one so late in my modeling [...]
1/72 Marine SBD-1 Dauntless
A couple of years ago I replaced my Airfix "Sail12" SBD-3 Dauntless (below) with a better Hasegawa kit.
Rather than leave the old kit sitting on the obsoletes shelf I repainted and redecaled it for 2-MB-1, the commander's [...]
