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Accurate Miniatures 1/48 VMSB-241 SB2U-3 "Vindicator"
The Vindicator at Midway:
VMSB-1, the “east coast” Marine Scout-Dive Bomber unit, was renumbered VMSB-231 in October 1941 and sent to the west coast as war clouds gathered in the Pacific. In November, the unit was sent on to MCAS Ewa [...]
Coral Sea, Part Three: Douglas SBD-3, Dauntless
Part Three, is Accurate Miniatures, AWESOME 1:48 scale kit of this famous dive bomber.
It is in the markings of the aircraft flown from USS Lexington, by Ens John A Leppla, and John Liska, for attacks against IJN Shoho on 7 May, and IJN [...]
1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D Mitchell “Tondelayo”
This is 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D Mitchell finished with the markings of Tondelayo from 500th BS 345th BG in Nadzab New Guinea during 1944. Camouflage is Olive drab over Neutral grey with red cowl rings and a white stripe completely [...]
1/48 Academy P-51B
This is the Academy (Accurate Miniatures) 1/48 P-51B. Maketar masks were used for the national insignia and squadron codes. I replicated the scheme that came in the box but painted the markings on instead of using the supplied decals. The [...]
Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51C
When you get some time off, build some models is what I say. Seem to be on a P-51 kick right now and here's my latest off the work bench. Had some trouble closing up the fuselage but believe it was operator head space and not the fault of [...]
Italeri (Accurate Miniatures) 1/48 B-25D Mitchel 'Tondalayo'
Still on the workbench and propped up to avoid strain on that original, fragile plastic nosewheel leg! - A metal leg would have been nice on this one, especially with all the weight in the nose to contend with!
AM 1/48 A-36 Apache
First completion of the year, essentially started before the Christmas holiday but just now completed. This is the old Accurate Miniatures kit of the A-36 Apache from which the now defunct company produced various versions of early P-51's. [...]
Accurate Miniatures SB2U-3 “Vindicator”
This is Accurate Miniatures 1:48 scale Vought SB2U-3, "Vindicator". I had built this kit a few year ago, also when IT first came out. I had gotten a kit that had the original flaw in the rear fuselage, where there was a weird [...]
Accurate Miniatures SBD-3, "Dauntless"
Hey Folks!
This is a 1:48 scale, Accurate Miniatures SBD-3, "Dauntless", that I built many years back. If I recall, it was right around the time the kit was released.
This was a while back so bear with me. I recall the kit [...]
1/48 Accurate Minatures P-51A Mustang XP-51 s/n 41-039
Here's a few pictures of my Accurate Miniatures early P-51A Mustang that I built a few years ago.
I've always been a big fan of early / pre war colors on both the US Army Air Corps / Army Air Force, and US Navy "Yellow Wings" [...]
