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EE-11 URUTU - a Brazilian amphibious armored personnel carrier (3D SCALE MODELS – 1/72) (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
HISTORY
The EE-11 Urutu is a brazilian amphibious armored personnel carrier. It was based on the drive train and chassis components of the EE-9 Cascavel armored car and initially emerged as part of a project to develop an amphibious [...]
MIGS..... 1/72 too small...1/48 too big:)
Excuse me for my need to whine... I want to build a MIG 29, Foxbat, or 30 whatever.
I just got the 1/72 Trumpeter MIG 29SMT Fulcrum kit. Nice but for me...I don't build 1/72.
The 1/48 scale is my preference for aircraft..but in 1/48 a [...]
Arma Hobby North American P-51C "Evalina".
Arma Hobby North American P-51C "Evalina" in 1/72 scale. Built Out of the Box. Finished in Alclad II Polished Aluminum, weathered with oils. The kits' decals are Techmod, and perfformed flawlessly. This is likely the most [...]
REVELL - 1/72 C-160 TRANSALL " Eloka "
Well, this kit has turned out to be a total PITA. Yes it's a skill level 5, but come-on Revell, at least make your instruction understandable!
To get this far, I've used MORE filler than on my previous 2 other kits, the inner cargo bay is [...]
Handley Page Heyford
This is a fairly easy article in that there aren't many models of the prototype out there. The Heyford suffers from the same issue as all British (and for that matter American) interwar heavy bombers. There isn't much interest and only [...]
Airfix/CMK 1/72 Beaufighter NF Mk II
The Beaufighter II:
The Beaufighter had demonstrated its performance by the fall of 1940 as the first Beaufighter Is entered squadron service. However well the Beaufighter performed though, the Short Stirling heavy strategic bomber program [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 F-15C
This was a pretty straightforward build after the last F-15DJ franken-build. Added resin sparrows and the sidewinders were from a Hasegawa weapons set. Did a bit of overspray with thinned paint to lighten some areas and knock down the [...]
1/72 CAF CT-133 Silver Star - 'Mako Shark' – Hasegawa Kit A18
Here's another older kit, Hasegawa's Kit A18 T-33A 'Shooting Star' released in 1982 with original molding from 1969.
Dressed as CAF CT-133 Silver Star 'Mako Shark' scheme, the original 'Mako 1' Shark Mouth scheme was applied to CAF [...]
The bite of the cobra: AH-1G "Wretched Mildred", Vietnam 1971
Some aircraft look so impressive that, once seen, they remain in the memory. If this memorable appearance is combined with a dramatic mission history, it can happen that this aircraft becomes an "icon": the mere sight of it [...]
