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Butch O’Hare F4F-3 refit

by Michael Smith on July 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

In May of 2017 as part of my 75th anniversary of the Pacific War battles of 1942 I built a 1/72 Academy/Minicraft F4F of Butch O’Hare’s F4F from when he won the Medal of Honor for engaging nine Japanese bombers attacking his carrier, [...]

B-29 Superfortress Peachy

by Jay Mitchell on July 23, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Peachy was assigned to the 482nd Bomb Squadron of the 505th Bomb Group, 20th AF. They were stationed on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. The usual crew that flew Peachy was commanded by Robert T. Haver. He was a native of Pueblo, Colorado. [...]

Academy and Dragon 1/35 "Magach" variants in the IDF

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on June 27, 2023 · in Armor · 16 ≡

Over the years the M48A and its successor the 60A has undergone extensive modifications in the IDF service. "Magach" stands for battering-ram. Magach variants are among my favorite AFV models. Without effort, when completed the [...]

P-38J Lightning - Academy - 1/72

by Çetin SARF on June 23, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Lockheed P-38J Lightning 44-23631 'Double Trouble' 367th FG 392nd FS 1/72 - Academy kit CMK F72221 Eduard EDCX087 Eduard 7701 Quickboost QB72304 Academy 13403 Kits-World KW172227 Studyo Pera Modelling 72001 Studyo Pera Modelling [...]

AH-1W Super Cobra

by Ceto 3D Art on June 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Over the weekend I was able to take some better photos of my pre-Super Hornet project that I shared with you earlier. (The F14 is the current project) It is a 1/35 scale AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from the Academy company. The kit is [...]

F14 A Tomcat 1:48 Academy - WIP

by Ceto 3D Art on June 15, 2023 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Hello friends. I started building an old Academy F14A kit in 1:48 scale. It was a donation so that he can continue practicing the hobby. It will be quite a challenge since most of the pieces are loose, also the instructions are somewhat [...]

Academy 1/72 Bf 109 E-7 in Japanese livery

by Greg Kittinger on June 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

James Kelley posted his version of this scheme from a FineMolds kit ((link) ), and I loved the scheme. I've since discovered there is some controversy over what the colors really were on the 109s secured for evaluation by the IJAAF (see [...]

Academy 1/48 F-4C Vietnam

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on June 2, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Academy's early Phantoms are very good kits and superior to the dated Hasegawa kits. In this kit I focused on the complex weathering patterns that characterized aircraft operating in the humid and dusty conditions of Vietnam. Due to the [...]

P-40F of 325th FG Checkertails, Lt.Col. Robert L. Baseler personal aircraft. 1/72 conversion.

by Robert Royes on May 29, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

I always wanted to model this aircraft. There was a limited run 1/72 kit with these markings but I missed the boat when they were more easily available, I found the kit recently on a site overseas, but it was cost prohibitive. There was a [...]

1/24 Academy Mazda T600 Truck

by Jeremy Millan on May 28, 2023 · in Automotive · 17 ≡

This was a fun project for me. I took a break from modeling for a while I wanted to try something different as I usually do 1/48 aircraft. This is the first time a tried a vehicle and at 1/24 scale this thing is still pretty tiny. I wanted [...]