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1/48 Airfix Hurricane Mk1 (RAAF)

Australia received one Hurricane Mk1 for testing here in Australia and it went through several paint schemes, including a sharp looking silver paint job. I choose the foliage green scheme for something different, since most aircraft I [...]

Year of the Cat

OK... They are sharks teeth... but the AVG was also known as the "Flying Tigers" so I agree it may be a stretch. But so it goes... This is the superb Airfix P-40B. What can I say about all of the new Airfix kits that has not been [...]

Airfix Fiat G.91 R-1, 1/72

Just finished this for a club '50s group build. It was a very simple kit, but lacking in detail - no interior at all. The "seat" provided was replaced by one from the spares box, and I added wire ejection pulls. Pilot was [...]

1/48 Hellcat / Year of the cat ?

Is it late yo post for the year of the cat build Anyways here is my Airfix (old otaki rebox) Hellcat kit is superb for its age

Boulton Paul Defiant – sub collection

Hi guys, I would like to show you this series done by my father some months ago. My father used the New Airfix kit and he made the modification for each models. I hope you enjoy the photos. Here is the list of the models included: 1) [...]

1/72 (Airfix) IJN Mitsubishi A6M2b (ZEKE) : The Battle of Midway (2)

Japan's fleet that makes a surprise attack on Midway is routed by an ambushed U.S. Navy. Japanese experienced pilots were mostly killed in the Battle of Midway, which gives them all the control of the Pacific Ocean afterwards. The [...]

1/72 Airfix Beaufighter

This kit was the subject of the inaugural 2016 Airfix Cup, a category in the 2016 NSW Model Show hosted and run by Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association. The kit was to OOB with decals being the only option to change. I built mine in [...]

Flying artillery! The Mosquito XVIII TseTse in 1/48

Airfix's 1/48 kit of the Mosquito FB VI converted to a Mk XVIII 'Molins' 57mm sub hunter. The main gun was a standard British Army 6 pounder anti-tank gun, fitted with an auto loader and could fire 25 rounds in 20 seconds! The .303 [...]

Review: 1/48 scale Airfix A05128 Boulton Paul Defiant kit review

Way back in October 2016, I was picked for the "random model of the month" award here on Imodeler. My Hobby Boss 1/48 scale F4F-3 "early", (which was painted in a Yellow Wings paint scheme), was chosen. This is the kit [...]

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