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Hasegawa P-3B, Argentinian Navy

by Ray Seppala on July 26, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is the Hasegawa P-3C kit converted to a Advanced P-3B configuration, I say advanced since some of the antenna fit resembles that of the P-3C. That being said it is still a P-3 with the Sonobuoy tubes being filled and the P-3C sensor [...]

Academy Minicraft LB-30 Liberator

by Ray Seppala on April 23, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

QANTAS obtained 4 EX-RAF Consolidated LB-30 Liberators from BOAC in 1944 to supplement the Catalinas servicing the Kangaroo Route (or Double Sunrise route) to Colombo in Ceylon. They did the trip 5 hours faster and could carry 4 times the [...]

Italeri KC-130J Havest Hawk, VMRG-252

by Ray Seppala on April 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This kit started as an Italeri C-130E/H and along the way I Re-scribed the model, Reposition cabin windows for a J model, Added Hamilton Hobbies Sponson extensions, ECS inlet and duck tail (from the C-130H Update set) , Replace the [...]

3 Spitfires to make 1: Spitfire Mk.XIVe High-Back Conversion from Eduard and Airfix 1/48 kits

by Justin Bronk on April 13, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

As something of a Coronavirus lockdown special effort, I finally did something I've been thinking about attempting for months and which others including Tom Cleaver have done previously: A Mk.XIV high-back conversion kit bash. I built this [...]

1/48 Spitfire Mk XIVe , 402 Squadron, RCAF

by Colin Latta on December 20, 2019 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

1/48 Spitfire Mk XIVe 'Highback", 402 Squadron, March, 1945 I've finished a Spitfire XIVe highback by converting the Airfix 1/48 Spit XIX without kitbashing. I realize there were easier ways to get there, but I purchased the kit and [...]

1/48 Koster/Revell PB4Y-2 Privateer

by Bryan W. Bernart on March 24, 2016 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

This kit was an unintentional acquisition, part of a large swap. Prior to the build I had stayed away from vacu-form kits/conversions, convinced that I'd run out of talent shortly after unwrapping the boxes. (see WIP). Motivated by the [...]

Modifying Minicraft’s 727-200 to the shorter -100 version

by R.E. Vaughn on September 13, 2015 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The lack of a 1/144 727-100 kit in my inventory made me wonder if I could take Minicraft's 727-200 and convert it to a -100 (to depict Boeing's original, shorter version). My first attempt was a nightmare as I figured simply taking an [...]