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Review: Eduard P-51B 2 seat "hack" (conversion)

by Tom Cleaver on November 22, 2024 · in Reviews · 15 ≡

Once the P-51D with its bubble canopy providing 360-degree visibility started showing up in VIII Fighter Command units in the summer of 1944, the days of the P-51B were numered, despite most pilots acknowledging the earlier Mustang had [...]

Lockheed AP-3C(EW) Orion, 10SQN RAAF 2023

by Ray Seppala on April 20, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

I completed this one some months ago, it is the Hasegawa P-3C kit converted to an RAAF ISR/EW aircraft. The base kit was updated with a Hamilton Hobbies EW conversion set as well as additional scratch building of fittings and antennas not [...]

Lockheed LC-130F Hercules

by Ray Seppala on April 20, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is the 1/72 Italeri C-130 kit (Testors boxing) built as an LC-130F of the United States Navy. It represents LC-130F 148321 of VXE-6 which crashed in 1971 at an ice runway 860 miles (1,380 km) from McMurdo Station as a result of two [...]

Lockheed HC-130N Hercules

by Ray Seppala on April 19, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is the original tooling of the Airfix C-130 kit. I have built it as a USAF HC-130N CSAR aircraft or as the USAF puts it "the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory". To build the [...]

Gulfstream MC-55A Peregrine (G-550), 10SQN RAAF

by Ray Seppala on January 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The MC-55A Peregrine will replace the now retired AP-3C(EW) Orion aircraft in Royal Australian Air Force service. It has been developed as an ISR/EW (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance /Electronic Warfare) platform using the [...]

Horch FLAK conversion

by John J Licht on December 1, 2023 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Just completed a Horch / FLAK 38 conversion project. Kits used were the Italeri trailer, Tamiya Horch, Tamiya Luftwaffe Afrika artillery figures and Tamiya 2cm FLAK. Decks were made using popsicle sticks and styrene.

Lockheed L-100-30, Tepper Aviation N2679C

by Ray Seppala on October 21, 2023 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Here is one of my latest completions, it is a 1/72 scale Italeri Lockheed C-130E finished as an L-100-30 of Tepper Aviation. Since the L-100 is basically a C-130H I had to modify the Italeri C-130E kit to bring it up to that spec. The [...]

Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules, 37SQN, RAAF Richmond

by Ray Seppala on September 9, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This kit started life as an Italeri boxing of the AMT/Esci AC-130H. It is hard to believe I started it back in 2017 (well not that hard with my track record). The conversion involved: Plugging the 'AC' holes Lengthened the fuselage for [...]

Spitfire Mk XII

by Steve Oakson on July 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the 1/32 Revell Mk IX kit converted to the Mk XII. It represents one flown by R H Harries in No. 91 Squadron. He was the top ace in Griffon engined Spitfires with 10/1 of his 15+3 sh/2/5? I used the Grey Matters Mk XII conversion [...]

1/72 P5M-1 Marlin Conversion Rieth Creations

by James Brian Pruitt on January 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

I started with the T-Tail, Hasegawa SP-5B Marlin kit and purchased the 3D printed conversion from Rieth Creations (www.riethcreations.com/product-page/p5m-1-marlin-conversion-set). The parts provided a conventional tail with nicely [...]