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Airfix 1/48 Gannet AS.4
Airfix' Gannet is an excellent kit. The fit of parts is very good, and the detailing is extensive with recessed and raised surface texture.My choice of colors and texture was influenced by a detailed indoors walkaround of a non restored [...]
Avro Anson Mk I (Airfix 1/48)
In 1933 the Avro 652, a planned high-speed, long-range mail carrying charter aircraft was under development when the British Air Ministry issued a specification for a twin-engine general reconnaissance and multi-role aircraft for both the [...]
Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb 1/48
Having just completed the Mk.1 Spitfire by Airfix, i decided to do another one. This is the Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Vb in 1/48th scale. It represents a plane of No. 133 squadron in Biggin Hill in 1942. Decals are from the kit.
I [...]
Bud's other "Old Crow" – Airfix P-51D
I realized just now that I never posted a full article on Bud Anderson's other "Old Crow," the P-51D-15 he flew during his second tour with the 357th.
I did this with the Airfix 1/48 P-51D when it came out back in 2015. I had the [...]
Academy 1/48 Spitfire XIVc and Bubble Canopy
An old Academy mold kit that became synonym with KMC resin set to correct the shape of the nose, rudder and spinner.
Two kits are presented here. Yet, I had only one KMC set. The Bubble Canopy PR Griffon Spitfire was scratch made using [...]
Airfix 1/72 Shackleton MR.2
A great aircraft and a very good kit. The only problem that I had with construction was the fuselage halves seam that was not easy to fix. The decals did not preform well and needed additional solvents to settle in place.
Airfix 1/48 Lightning F.2A/F.6
One of the best Airfix models I built. Although it has some fit issues, the model is an excellent representation of the Cold War fighter.
Flyg Of The Tiger
Greetings.
I keep saying I’ll undertake something easier, but I never do.
This is the Airfix 1/48 de Havilland DH.82a done up as a Swedish Sk-11a machine from the 30s. It had a particularly long gestation period, as biplanes tend to do, [...]
