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This model depicts a 5 Sqd SAAF aircraft in the Western Desert. They were used mainly in a ground attack role and were quite successful in disrupting the Axis supply lines in the Battle of El Alamein.
This was an easy build of 3 days in [...]
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 [...]
Captain / Chief Flight Oskar Bider
Kit: 1:32 Academy
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Hanspeter Tschanz
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 [...]
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. [...]
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" [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]