1/72 scale modeling
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Heinkel He-115, Matchbox 1/72
My first completed build of the new year is the venerable Matchbox He-115, a kit that I think was first issued the year I graduated from high school back in the '70's. It's also the first model to come out of my new model room. Built [...]
1/72 Monogram F7F- COIN
Something I did a few years ago, Snakeyes and gun pod came from Monogram F-4, rocket pods from Heller T-28, AIM-9's from spare parts box, fuel tanks from Hasegawa T-33, seat- Airfix Tornado. Not sure about the decals but they are S. [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 F-14A Tomcat "Jolly Rogers" VF-84
I built this for a Jolly Rogers group build elsewhere a few years ago. I used the kit decals and the Eduard "Big Ed" photoetch set. This was the first Tomcat I actually managed to finish... no fault of any of the kits I started, [...]
RWD 8 (MisterCraft 1/72)
Back to 1/72 scale with this model. The RWD 8 was a Polish parasol monoplane trainer aircraft produced by RWD It was used from 1934 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force and in Polish civilian aviation.
This kit by polish manufacturer [...]
VF-74 Round up
Three Phantoms- one old build, two fairly recent, The first is I believe VF-74's first scheme of the 1960's . I used an old Hasegawa F-4J which really is a 'B' because of the thin wings, Airfix decals, crudely dropped the slats and flaps [...]
Revell 1/72nd Dassual Mirage 2000C
This is a nice kit. It was in a icons of aviation box from Revell. Tiger Meet special. It came with an RF Phantom which I have not made yet. The plastic is originally Italeri and it went together well. The decals were fantastic and I hope [...]
Revel 1955 Chevy Pro Mod
I built this one a few years ago. It's based on Revell's 1/25 1955 ProMod Chevy kit. I had finished a 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18C in the "Digi Bug" scheme of VMFA-314, and thought it would be interesting if the United States Marine [...]
Zhengdefu Missle Boat Type 021
First off, the scale is undetermined by me. It's not the advertised 1/72 but closer to 1/125-1/150th, perhaps 1/144th. It measures around 13" in length.
The instructions leave a lot to be desired as the whole kit is built in 6 [...]
Airfix 1/72 Hurricane stirs a rivalry
Note that this article is the next episode of a friendly rivalry between myself and my good friend Scott Nelson (see Painting a Spitfire on March 8) centered around new Airfix 1/72 kits. These are great models that stand up to kits twice [...]
1/72 Trumpeter JH-7A Flying Leopard
This was an OOB build - only modifications were to add pilots and drill out the tail end of the missiles.
I was disappointed in the paint work - used Vallejo Light Ghost Grey but took 3 coats to cover, and this time I ended up with brush [...]
