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Revell 1/48th Bristol beaufighter TF.X in-box review pt 2

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 9, 2018
in Reviews — 8 Comments

Now on to the 2nd part of the review. Going back over the kit in a nutshell. This new tool Revell Beaufighter brings us a kit with a few more detail bits than what the Tamiya kit does not have an option for. 2 different V tails, the ability[...]

Revell 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter TF.X In-box Review pt 1

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 9, 2018
in Reviews — 5 Comments

So here is the new tool Revell Beaufighter TF.X. I just recently built the Tamiya Beaufighter Mk VI for the RAF GB and it was a blast. The engineering in this is quite amazing from Tamiya, everything just clicked as it should. Still have to buil[...]

Tamiya Beaufighter Night Fighter

by Julian Shawyer on November 18, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Tamiya 1/48th scale Bristol Beaufighter MkVI. I made this model when it was originally released on 1997. This was made straight out if the box, including decal seat belts. I've just replaced the stretched sprue rigging with EZ-Line. I forgot[...]

Revell 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter – under US$40.00, free shipping from UK, arrived in a week

by Tom Cleaver on November 9, 2018
in Aviation — 14 Comments

For fellow Americans who have been tearing their hair trying to track down the new Revell Beaufighter, there are several sellers on eBay with prices under US$40.00 (got this one for $37.50) including FREE SHIPPING from the UK! This one just arri[...]

On This Day…October 30th.

by david leigh-smith on October 30, 2018
in News — 7 Comments

On October 30th, 1938 Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre, New York City, staged a radio adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel 'The War of the Worlds' in an "as live" format that fooled at least some Americans into believing that Martians real[...]

First post…Please be gentle

by Michael Carter on September 19, 2018
in Aviation — 27 Comments

Evening all, I've been lurking here for a bit and amazed at all the fantastic work. To be honest, I've been hesitant to post my stuff since I don't think it measures up to everyone else. But here goes. These are my two latest completions. [...]

Bristol Beaufighter

by DIONYSIOS MOYKRIOTIS on July 12, 2018
in Aviation — 17 Comments

Bristol Beaufighter Type 156 Beaufighter Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter ExCC.jpg A Beaufighter Mk X with rockets. This Beaufighter is NE255/EE-H of No. 404 Squadron RCAF, of RAF Coastal Command at Davidstow Moor, 21 August 1944.[1] Role Heavy fig[...]

1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter 455 Squadron (RAAF)

by Darren Dickerson on March 10, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Here is my 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter from 455 Squadron (RAAF) Ultracast exhausts and DK Decals for the artwork codes etc. I have plans for a few more Beaufighters - RAAF Mk21 and at least 2 nightfighters. Great kit and still stands the test of tim[...]

1/72 Airfix Beaufighter

by Darren Dickerson on February 25, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

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 flight a[...]

Tamiya 1/48 scale Bristol Beaufighter MK VI

by Terry Schuler on November 8, 2017
in Aviation — 23 Comments

Aircraft: No. 604 Squadron, Scotland 1943-45 Years ago (probably decades ago) I managed to grab a copy of the two volume set of Edward Jablonski's book, Airwar. I remember this was the first time I had ever seen or heard of the Beaufighter. The[...]