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Seen at Atlanta IPMS show/contest 2/25/'23
An Airfix 72nd Beaufort that was very well done. I didn't meet the modeler.
Oldies but goodies........
Here are some of my vintage kits, all Airfix and all very old mouldings, according to the time line on Scalemates they are dated as follows;
Handley page Hampden 1968
Boeing Clipper 1967
HMS Victorious [...]
Airfix 1/72 P-38F/G Lightning
I have to thank Jay @ssgt, for providing me this kit to build. This is my second build from the four that Jay has sent to me, my first was the Hasegawa 1/72 Hi-61. I have two more to go.
This is the Airfix 1/72 Lockheed P-38F Lightning [...]
DHA, DH115, T33 Vampire, A79-816, 25 "City of Perth" Sqn RAAF, Pearce WA, 1955.
1/72 Airfix, built for the DH 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there, a great GB check it out ! a few more pic's taken - 05-2022.
Air Sea Rescue...1/48 Supermarine Walrus Mk.I, No.276 Sqn RAF
And my dad has finshed the next one, after the Swordfish now another iconic British biplane.
Airfix kit oob. The multi-part fuselage turned out slightly warped, so the wings and tailplane alignement isn´t perfect either. Had to let sit [...]
Airfix 1/72 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1
I really enjoyed this coming together, well, except for all those flaming stencils.
Yes they are all on and I totalled the time out at 10 1/2 hrs for the main fuselage ones alone.
There were one or two tricky moments with the intakes [...]
Post War Brits
So let's start with the wee BAC Jet Provost:
Truthfully there isn't too much to say, enough has been written about this wee gem, so I'm not going to try to add anything other than this:
If you need a 'mojo restoration project' , you could [...]
Airfix de Havilland Mosquito Mk. XVI 1/72
This is the new Airfix Mosquito in 72nd scale. This kit is gorgeous, not just because the details/fit, etc. is great. It’s also cleverly engineered. The are parts you can use to temporarily cover the wheel bay and other parts have arrows [...]
Hawker Sea Fury in Korean War
Too late for second world war, but ready to be leading Royal Navy's fighter in Korea. Hawker Sea Fury was pinnacle of Hawker's piston-engine fighter development.
The type served throughout the conflict with distinction in both FAA and [...]
A 3rd RNLAF fighter I want to show you.
This time also some WIP pictures and background info. Hope you like it!
During the period 1955–1959, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) equiped 322, 323, 324, 325, 326 and 327 Squadrons at Leeuwarden, Soesterberg [...]
