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MiG-29S ‘Fulcrum-C’ Strizhi (Zvezda, 1:72)
MiG-29, despite being one of the most popular modern fighters, was poorly served by the scale modelling industry. Italeri's kit, which until just recently was deemed the most accurate of the currently available kits (though it had its fair [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 RF-101C Voodoo
Started this over two years ago. Got a bit distracted trying to decide what to do with all the raised panel lines that got obliterated by sanding down the seams, and other builds seemed like more fun! In the end, rather than sanding the [...]
Curtis P 40E Kittyhawk, A29-41, 75 Sqn RAAF Port Moresby 1942.
1/72 Academy, the second of my Kittyhawks so far, I modified a few things, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Tamiya X22, + X21 over Aussie and Badger decals. Flown by Flt Lt Les Jackson DFC and Bar with 5 victories.
Lockheed Hudson 1, A16-25, 1 Sqn RAAF Malaysia 1941.
1/72 Italeri / MPM, I modified a few things, finished in Xtracolor and MM enamels with Future and POLLY Scale flat over kit decals.
Consolidated PBY 5 Catalina, A24-17, 11 Sqn RAAF Cairns Qld 1943.
1/72 Academy, my first Catalina, not counting the the Airfix kit built many years ago, I modified a few things and added some antennae, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and MM FS30000 acrylic over ES decals.
McDonnell Douglas F 4J Phantom 2, Blue Angels, US Navy Pensacola NAS Florida 1972.
1/72 Fujimi, my second F4, third Blue Angels, their twelfth, I separated the hook, modified the canopies for a better fit and added some Aeroclub MB5 seats, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future over the kit decals, the decal [...]
Curtis P 40N Kittyhawk, A29-572, 78 Sqn RAAF Noemfoor Island 1944.
1/72 Hasegawa, the first of my three kittyhawks so far, I fitted some brass tube and wire to the propeller, finished in MM enamels with MM 10000 and 30000 acrylics over Aussie decals, flown by Flt Sgt D A Smyth.
1/72 Revell Dornier Do 28D2
This is Revell's 1/72 Dornier Do 28D2 of the Turkish Army Aviation.
This project has been on my mind for a long time, however due to the scarcity of the kit, it was pretty much conceptual.
Luckily, having found the kit on Facebook from a [...]
