1/72 scale modeling
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1/72 Matchbox Dornier 28D Skyservant
Another unusual looking aircraft. I got to see one at an airshow quite awhile ago. It was civilian, white, and "for sale". I was impressed with the white paint job, and had to duplicate it. Since then I've seen this aircraft [...]
1/72 Heller Mirage
This was another club project, to be done anyway we wanted. I went to Airliners.net and went through Mirages for something that would be fun, Here you go...
1/72 Hasegawa Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull
This was a simple, little kit, that comes complete with a stand. It's a colorful addition, and looks nice next to the Airfix Duck, The SOC-3 served aboard battleships and cruisers, and was catapult launched. The wings folded back for [...]
1/72 Airfix P-38 Lightning
I decided to raid the stash one day, and came up with this old Airfix kit. While it shows it's age, it's still a fun build, and looks ok when finished. I opted for a small "base" rather than mess with weight in that tiny nose. [...]
1/72 Academy PBY 5A "Black Cat"
Who doesn't like seaplanes and amphibs? Academy makes a nice looking series of PBY's. I had seen the weathered "Black Cat" version, and just had to give it a try. This is one I really feel looks better in person, than the [...]
Hawker Typhoon Airfix 1/72.
Having just got back into this hobby and seeing the posts, I thought I would add my little Tiffie.
I know that it is not that brilliant and that the standards here are very good but to read and learn from the comments will help me no [...]
1/72 Heller Saab J-21`
As most Heller kits, this one is delicate with fine molded parts. Being an OV-10 fan, I've always liked the twin boom configuration., and found this interesting. The aircraft is larger than one may expect, and is one of the few that was [...]
Zvezda 1:72 Fw-190 a-4
This is Zvezda's "Snap-fit" 1:72 Fw190 a-4 done in the markings of W.Nr.0601 of 1./JG 1
Amsterdam-Schipol, June 1943.
a good kit in outline and fit. a few minor detail errors (wrong engine cooling vents, late model wheels), but [...]
Freiherrn Manfred von Richthofen
In my apartment for years hanging an art print of a
Jagstaffel from the First World War, it is to see the Fokker Dr.I pilot Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen.
I was interested in the plane of the coloring ago recreate it, the kit was a [...]
1/72 Airfix Supermarine Walrus
Nice little kit, with fictitious paint job, possibly of that era, that I just had to do.
