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Burma Banshee P-40N,Academy 1/72,Teeth and Fang.

Another P-40, can you stand it! The Academy kit gives you a choice of doing a M or a N version I've done a M once before . I originally intended to use the kit decals but as in the past the Academy decals in this kit gave me trouble, so I [...]

M10 Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers-Marins

Hello from New Zealand: Been a while since I shared a build, so... It's hard to explain, the M10 is just one of those subjects that has a very definite appeal to me, but I would never commit to building one until recently because I knew my [...]

Academy, IDF M151 A2 in 1/35 scale

Hi Guys here is my Academy, IDF M151 A2 in 1/35 scale. Aftermarket parts: Legend 1377 1/35 M151A2 Detailing Set Eduard 1/35 M-151A1 Shmira photo-etch 1/35 AEF Designs Israeli IDF M151 Shmira jeep resin conversion HTF CMK 1/35 M151 MUTT IDF [...]

Douglas SBD-2

This is the Academy boxing of the Accurate Miniatures kit. I bought it second-hand for my wife to give me for Christmas in 2018 and I couldn't wait to start it straight away. It only took me about three months elapsed time to finish, [...]

Academy 1/48 F4U-1 Corsair

I bring to you my F4U-1 Corsair in 1/48th scale, a gift from Louis Gardner. This model was a labor to build. I loved the kit so much. It was a fun project and even had some unexpected challenges fit wise that I ended up solving. I thought [...]

Mom's 1/48 Academy P-38

This build is a tribute to my late mother and is not representative of any P-38 that actually flew. However, I did steal the nose work idea from Richard Bongs' P-38. Years ago when I started building models again mom asked me if I would [...]

Academy XB-70 VALKYRIE JET AIRPLANE

I finished building this model in March of 2012, then I took it to the next model meeting. One question came up and some guys wanted to know why I painted it "Pink?" I replied by saying: "I found a photo of the real jet on [...]

MIG-21 PF EAF

Simple kit with no fit problems. Spartan cockpit so i insert Eduard pe cockpit and pavla seat. I love the build

Stretching a weekend build, Academys 1/48 Griffon powered Spit

Plenty has been written about the failings of this kit and i won't go into detail here beside dropping a Jon Bius quote that i think is fitting for most of us modellers... 'But I believe most modelers just want to enjoy a build. They [...]

P-47N....Au Natural!

Hey All, My first post for 2020. Also the first build in my personal tribute to build subjects, used during 1945, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of WW2. This aircraft is the famous P-47N from the 318th FG 333rd FS based at Ie shime, [...]