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F4U-4 Academy 1/48 "Wrong Carrier Landing"

What happens when you drink too much and land your aircraft on the wrong carrier? The crew takes you to record what happened, they give you food, and when you return your plane is vandalized with jokes and paint. I have always wanted to [...]

Academy, 1/35 IDF M163 "Machbet"

Hi guys, Another IDF M-113 version. this time it's the excellent M-163 kit by Academy in 1/35+ Legend "Machbet" conversion kit. "Machbet" in Hebrew means: racket. Have a great weekend!

1/48th Academy T-33A

I just completed this 1/48th model of a T-33A that was assigned to the 157th TFS of the SC ANG. They were based at McEntire ANGB, SC. At the time that unit was equipped with the F-102 Delta Dagger. The model is an Academy T-33A which was a [...]

Lockheed P-38J Droopsnoot

A really nice Academy kit of a lesser known version of the Lightning. Built during the 2020 debacle. One of a large number of great kits that I've classified as 20/20, meaning at least twenty years old and purchased for less that $20.00. [...]

1/35 Academy 'Stug IV'

This is the Academy Stug IV. Pretty simple kit, but at 1/2 the price of other similar kits on the market its pretty good. Went together well and wnen it's all finished it definitely looks like it's ready for action. I've always wanted to [...]

ACADEMY 1:48 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Kit Number #12285

I've had this kit for a long time; it's an Accurate Miniatures re-pop. I've been wanting to do this as an Atlantic Scheme and settled on this version. The thing that delayed the build for years was the lack of information on the underwing [...]

Marines – The hottest way to deliver ordnance

She is all done and looking like she threw down some ordnance! Academy’s 1/35 AH-1Z Viper I used the Flying Leathernecks decals, so many to choose from. I decided on the Red Skeleton Jolly Roger of VMM-163. I picked up the Werner Wings [...]

F-86E (M) HAF

F-86M ACADEMY 1/48 COLOURS ; GUNZE SUPER METALLIC Beatiful kit with no putty. The super metallic gunze are exceptional colours very strong to masking. You can mix them with all the gunze like me with a little gray and fade some [...]

HMS Titanic with “Jack&Rose) on the bow

Dear friends, this is a ship’s period. I present to you this HMS Titanic in 1/700 scale. Kit by Academy, photoetch by Tom’s modelwork and figures by 3D parts and Eduard. Two figure are on the edge of bow; Jack holds Rose at her [...]

A6M5c Zero, Academy 1/72

I found myself inspired by the many wonderful aircraft found on iModeler...so I dug this Zero from the stash thinking it would be a relative short build compared to some of my armor projects. I underestimated the "short build" [...]