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Airfix scale model kits

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 [...]

Review: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 review

1/48 Gloster Meteor F.8

This is the second issue of the recent Airfix kit. It includes markings for two RAAF 77 Sq. Korean War veterans and a Dutch aerobatic team example. This issue also differs from the initial RAF release in that it includes eight 60lb. [...]

BLACKBURN BUCCANEER S.Mk 2B (OPERATION “GRANBY” January-March 1991)

Buccaneer S.Mk 2B It is 1991,and the Buccaneer has been in operational service for nearly 30 years, but still had a vital part to play in the Gulf War. Initially it flew to support the Tornado force as a target designator, but also later [...]

Supermarine Spitfire MkIIa

I felt a need to do something quickly. So I decided to built this Spitfire out-of-the-box. This is the new Airfix mold on the 1/72 scale. But, Spitfires are always a great adventure to build and collection. I had nice pleasure doing it.

Airfirx 1/48 Checkertail Clan P-51D

The 325th Fighter Group arrived in North Africa in January 1943, when they flew their P-40Fs off USS Ranger. The group participated in some of the final fighting in Tunisia, then took part in the invasion of Sicily and moved to Italy [...]

Hurricane Mk IV

Here is my Hurricane Mk IV, this is a 6 Squadron aircraft flown by Bert Newman in late 1944/early 1945. Bert has recently been interviewed by John Mollison and this will appear on Johns website ( oldguysandtheiraeroplanes.com ) soon. Bert [...]

Review: Airfix 1/72 F 4 Phantom FG.1 review

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