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Monogram 1/72 UH-16 Albatross
My contribution to the Water Wings group build is this ancient Monogram kit introduced in 1957. Props that rotate, gear that retracts,and a little life boat with downed crew. What kid wouldn't want to build this. Grumman built over 400 [...]
Supermarine S 6B, S 1595, RAF HSF, Flt LT J N Boothman, Schneider Trophy, Calshot England 1931.
1/72 Eastern Express, I modified and added a few things, plastic tube for propeller, cockpit details, brass bracing wires, adjusted the float struts, lead shot in floats, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future over kit decals.
de Havilland DHC 2 Beaver, A95-201, RAAF Antarctic Flight, ANARE 1955.
1/72 Hobbycraft, I modified a few things, brass wire to propeller shaft, clear sprue landing light, engine cowl and added some antennae and static dischargers, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future over Max and other decals.
Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47D
This project begin while researching an uncle in our family who flew with the 56th FG. I had discovered a personal photograph of Lt. David Mauldin (56th FG, 61st FS) inscribed to our uncle.
Lt. Mauldin's P-47 carried the name [...]
1/ 72 Airfix Grumman Widgeon
The "OLD" 1/72 Airfix Widgeon is older than most the people in this group. I found one at a vendor, at the "right" price, and thought I'd give it another go. Lucky for me, there were about 4 decal sheets in the box, [...]
Aerospatiale / Westland SA 341D HT 3 Gazelle, XW898 G, The Gazelles, CFS Helicopter Wing RAF Ternhill Shropshire England 1975.
1/72 Airfix, I modified and replaced a few things, main rotor shaft, tail rotor drive shaft and skids with wire, tail rotor from plastic sheet, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with kit and other decals.
Blast from the past,Revell Saab J-35 Draken, Danish A.F.
Another one from the cheap seats, Picked this up at one of the few hobby shops that sells old kits. Forgot how basic this kit was. Added under wing stores from spares the kit had none., Added some scoops and bumps and pitot tube, The kit [...]
LS 1/72 G3M1 Nell
Another of my recent 1/72 builds, this time it's old LS Nell. Built basically OOB, with some additions in the cockpit. Painted with spray can silver and Gunze red and black. Wash is Tamiya. Thanks for looking, comments are welcome, as [...]
Albatros W4 in the Red Army, Roden 1:72
The model is dedicated to the holiday on February 23 "Red Army Day", to replenish the Water Wings group build
The picture shows the "Albatros W4» flying in the sky of Sevastopol in 1919. "Albatros W4» was a rare [...]
BAE Systems Hawk 51, HW302, Jaska 4, Finnish Air Force Kauhava 1990.
1/72 Italeri, almost OOB, finished in MM enamels with Future and MM 20000 acrylic over kit decals.
