1/72 scale modeling
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1/72 SBD-5 Dauntless – VB-16, April 1944.
“White 35” was a SBD-5 assigned to VB-16 on the USS Lexington (CV-16) in April 1944. It was flown by LTJG George Blacken & RM Leo Boulanger.
I used a 1996 boxing of the Hasegawa SBD-5, which came with decals for White 45 of the [...]
Robinson R-44 ; Kovozávody Prostějov ; 1/72
Today I want to present a model of Robinson R-44 in the colors of the Czech fire department. The model +/- in the painting from the box. The left sticker with the inscription "FIRE RESCUE TEAM" is in incorrect colour in the kit - [...]
A ‘George’, by George! Hasegawa 1/72 N1K2-J
I don’t know how long I’ve had this kit, but Scalemates shows this ‘Blue B1’ boxing being released in 1980 (original tooling from 1977 – but it might even be an older Mania kit?). Impressive kit with very nice fit and nicely [...]
1/72 Tammy F4U-1D
Needed a bit of quick gratification, and it's Tamiya to the rescue. No surprises, great fit, adequate detail, what's not to like?
Finished in Tamiya Gloss Blue, the first coat was so shiny I had to semi gloss coat it so I could see the [...]
Tamiya 1/72 F-16CJ – 50 Years of YGBSM
I don't build models of many modern planes, but Erik (@airbum) asked me if I would participate in his "F-16 at 50" group, so I jumped in with a 1/72 model I had of an F-16CJ. I really had no idea what an F-16CJ was, so it was [...]
B-17 F Academy 1/72 Operation Frantic-1 1944.
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Back to the past again... Academy B-17 F model from 1994. Despite the passage of time, it is still quite good, although outclassed by models from, for example, Airfix. However, the pleasure of an older model is enormous, especially [...]
ICM 1/72 Ki-21-1a Sally, Thai Bomber
This was an IPMS review build, so I'll post the link here when the review is released.
link here soon...
ICM is putting out great kits! The Sally is one of my favorite Japanese bombers, and I still have two Revell kits and an MPM in the [...]
The Post-War Hawker Tempest V
The Tempest V stands as a marvelous example of Hawker Aviation design. Renowned for its exceptional speed, agility and firepower, the Napier Sabre engine gave the Tempest V remarkable performance at low and medium altitudes.
This is the [...]
Academy 1/72 F4U-1a New Zealand
I had decided to join the Jim Sullivan group build with a Corsair, and then saw a couple of other iModelers post builds of this aircraft assembled from the remains of two damaged aircraft that had worn different paint schemes. I found a [...]
Boeing B-38 Whiffer Conversion in 1/72 Scale
This is a “What If” conversion of the Academy B-17 kit into what the B-38 project might have evolved into had it gone into production. I’m not sure what it would be called, I have been thinking of it as the “Frankenfortress” but [...]
