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I-58 (Keiten)

This is Academy's 1/350 Japanese submarine I-58 (Keiten), infamous for sinking the U.S.S. Indianapolis on the latter's return from delivering parts for the first atomic weapons, just a week before the end of hostilities in the Pacific. In [...]

Nieuport 23 C-1 Swiss Air Force

Captain / Chief Flight Oskar Bider Kit: 1:32 Academy Best Regards and Happy Easter wishes you Hanspeter Tschanz

Academy P-38J 1/72

This is a 2009 build. I was still finishing in semi-gloss back then, and didn't do much weathering - just some turbo exhaust and fuel stains, no panel wash or other shading/weathering. I thought the rocket launcher tubes were interesting [...]

Academy 1/72 B-17f “Wabash Cannonball”

the venerable B-17f “The pride of Seattle” as it would have looked in June 1943 while part of the 91st heavy bombardment wing stationed at Bassingbourn at Cambridgeshire U.K...in the livery of “Wabash Cannonball” painted by Sgt. [...]

Academy 1/72nd MiG-23MF Flogger G, Iraqi Gulf War 1991

This is my 2nd completed aircraft for the new year (though not so new we are at the end of February). The MiG-23 first flew in 1967 I was 7 at the time, but remember a news report about the new MiG at the time and how "shocked" [...]

Academy Super Atendard 1/72

Hi all, This is my humble replica of the Super Atendard. The model is reissue of old Academy kit with new decal. Finished with Model Master paint, the wing fold and some scatchbuil details. All comments are welcome.

1/72 PV-1 Ventura Gunship

Started with an Academy kit (pretty nice, except the wing root joint). I opened up the throughway from the cockpit to the cabin, and then felt I better add the navigator and table in case you could see it. Shouldn't have wasted the effort [...]

1/72 Harvard Mk 4 “Goldilocks” Display Team, RCAF

This started as way to turn an old "dog" Testor T-6 kit into something pleasing to the eye - I secured a set of Leading Edge decals for a colorful Harvard. Opened up the Testor kit, saw NOTHING in the cockpit and was planning on [...]

Academy+CMK conversion AH-6J "Little Bird" 1/48

Hi guys, This is my first converion, using CMK AH-6J conversion, the base kit is the cheap Academy OH-6 kit. The fit of the CMK is perfect. I also srachtbuild the engine bay base on pics I found on the net. Weathering black bird is so [...]

Academy F/A-18D 1/32

Dear guys, I'm present to you one of my work from the past, one of my attemp in 1/32 scale model. The F/A-18D from Academy, again build straight from the box, finished with Model Master and weathering with pastel. The weapon load out was [...]