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1/48 ICM B-26C "Invader"

by Wes Pennest on December 26, 2021
in Aviation — 14 Comments

A superb kit. No flaws whatsoever. A pure joy to build. What, you're looking for a build review? It's perfect. There's nothing out of place. I'd build a fleet of these without hesitation. Read Tom Cleaver's reviews for the nitty gritty, [...]

Tamiya F4U-1C, 1/48. The Sky Pirates.

by Harvey R. on November 22, 2021
in Aviation — 9 Comments

Background One omission from the plethora of Corsair models out there is the F4U-1C, in fact there isn't even a company that offers a resin conversion set for this type. Not wanting to miss out on the only -1 variant I haven't yet built [...]

Somewhat Out of the Norm

by Phillip Friddell on July 14, 2021
in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

The Tamiya family of 1/48th scale FockeWulf 190s have long been pilloried by certain elements of the modeling community as being heavily flawed, to the point where some have even stated that the kits aren't worth building. I've always [...]

Lucky Gallon FG-1 Tamiya 1/48th

by Jim Harley on July 11, 2021
in Aviation — 15 Comments

Here is the latest for fans of the Cleveland Air Races. Cook’s Lucky Gallon in 1/48th. New lower carb scoop, abbreviated oil cooler inlets and I made a plug for the tail wheel doors. I had lots of help from the guys on the FB racing page [...]

Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair, 1/48. A Folded Bird.

by Harvey R. on May 6, 2021
in Aviation — 20 Comments

Afternoon folks, here's another older build and another Corsair, this time it was my first attempt at trying to handle the ANA 623 Sea Blue. This Corsair was built alongside my previous post, the Birdcage F4U-1, and was started early [...]

Eduard Spitfire Mk.Ia, 1/48. A Pair of Kiwis over Dunkirk.

by Harvey R. on April 24, 2021
in Aviation — 10 Comments

'the airspeed indicator read 240 mph, and I thought "this is bloody marvellous!", but then the Spitfire began to shudder and seemed as if it was going to stall. - I realised what had happened, my pitot head had been shot away, [...]

Tamiya P-38G Lightning, 1/48. 'Miss Virginia'

by Harvey R. on March 19, 2021
in Aviation — 23 Comments

My first of the Operation Vengeance trio in 1/48 was this Lightning, an amazing kit and probably the best engineered model I've made to date. There isn't a lot of negatives to say about this kit, in fact whilst I completed this model in [...]

Tamiya F4U-2,1/48. The First Navy Nightfighter.

by Harvey R. on March 11, 2021
in Aviation — 23 Comments

What inspires you to choose a kit or a scheme? For this model it was a post on this very forum that is a large reason. My long term goal is to build a Corsair of every variant in 1/48, starting from the simple F4U-1 by Tamiya and ending in [...]