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1/72 Academy A-10A "Operation Iraqi Freedom"

by David Kopielski on September 28, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This commission build used the Academy 1/72 A-10A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" of the 75th fighter squadron in 2003. For this build I used Model Master's brass gun set. All other details were from the kit or scratch built. The [...]

Academy 1/48 Beechcraft V35A Bonanza

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on September 22, 2024 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

The successful Beechcraft Bonanza manufactured since the late 40s found its way to Israel during the Independence War. A South African volunteer that became one of the founders of the young Israeli Air Force flew his Bonanza across Africa [...]

Academy 1/48 A-10C Warthog

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on September 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

The best model I have built from Academy's original tooling. The model is complex and highly detailed. Surface texture is excellent. Panel lines are recessed and raised. The fit of parts is very good. Nose area components are un [...]

Academy 1/72 Merkava Mk.III

by Dennis Meyers on September 13, 2024 · in Armor · 5 ≡

This is a crisp 2024 release Academy armor kit. It has very good fit and nice detail for a small scale kit. I built it OOB with the exception of the tactical marking sheets on the rear of the turret and the canvas covers for the aft [...]

Head-to-Head Broncos, Academy & ICM

by Dennis Meyers on September 1, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I tried another head-to-head comparison build of a vintage and a recent new tool kit; this time 1/72 scale OV-10A kits. I built the venerable Academy kit originally issued in 1999 and the 2023 ICM kit. The OV-10 is a distinctive iconic [...]

Video: TEST BUILD NEW TOOL ACADEMY F4F-4 WILDCAT "BATTLE OF MIDWAY" (1/48 scale kit)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 20, 2024 · in Aviation

1/144 KC-135R.

by John Healy on August 2, 2024 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the newly released Academy model. It’s actually a re-pop of the Minicraft kit. Academy has been slowly reissuing Minicraft’s more popular kits recently. I always wanted one of these but waited too long as Minicraft went out [...]

An early B-17: before the Flying Fortress became a legend!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on August 2, 2024 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Does a B-17 Flying Fortress really need to be presented in modelling circles? Probably not, if it is a representative of the thousands of E, F or G versions built, but very well, if one is faced with the early variant B-17B as in this [...]

B 24 J Academy, 31 squadron SAAF during the airlift to Warsaw. August 1944.

by capt. R on July 31, 2024 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

(link) (link) (link) Actually, it's hard to add anything here, having such excellent material on YT, which I am attaching. These are the memories of pilots during the mission over Warsaw. I am particularly connected with the topic of South [...]

1/72 Academy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat

by Orlando Sucre Rosales on July 23, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

In this article I'll show a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat in 1/72 scale from Academy that I finished by september, 2023. It represents the fighter flown by Lt. Richard Stambook within the VF-17 sqn. on board at the WWII USS Princeton aircraft [...]