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ESCI 1/48 F-86F Sabre
A build I made many years ago of the F-86F Sabre. The wings in this kit represents the E or early F of the sabre jets. This was a quick build, my log shows only 4 days (that is very quick for me). Built straight out of the box. Any details [...]
F-16A IAF ‘Netz’ – ESCI 1/72 Fighting Falcon
Just completed last night. this ESCI kit #9026 was initiated a long time ago and was put in storage with the fuselage and wings assembled.
Pulled out of storage, I worked on the build and paint on and off the last few months.
I decide to [...]
Airfix (Esci) 1/48 “Blå Petter”
Hi everyone!
This is my Airfix 1/48 Saab 37 Viggen, carrying the famous "Blå Petter" scheme!
The A/C's serial number is 37432, being the 132 production JA 37, delivered to F 16 wing in 1990.
This striking scheme was chosen to [...]
F-4C 557th, TFS, 12th TFW Cam Runh Bay South Vietnam. 1/72 ESCI.
Inspired by Greg Kittingers world of Phantoms builds and his Dads Phabulous F-4 pictures, I sought out and found an old Microscale sheet that included a selection of 12th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4C's. The decals were some what fragile and [...]
F-4J Phantom ''Black Bunny'', Esci 1/48
An old kit of Esci. Easy built with Aires seats.
F-4J Phantom ''Black Bunny'' of VX-4, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four.
1/48th AMT AD-4W Skyraider
This is my third model in support of the Korean War group build.. It's a 1/48th AD-4W Skyraider. The kit was an AMT branded version of the original ESCI model. It was a basic kit with few frills but the shape was good and the plastic well [...]
Skyhawk A4 Esci 1/48
I Know this is the second Israeli A4 today but that is purely co-incidence guys ,this is the very old Esci offering that I picked up cheap years ago and has been gathering dust ever since. I bought the decal sheet from Hannants to build [...]
ESCI A-1H Skyraider 1:48
Well, there I was, 6 weeks into a really bad case of cabin fever. I was waiting for some add-ons for a Lorna that I wanted to build for the WW2 Japanese group, and I was reading a book on the Skyraider in Vietnam. Of course, I decided to [...]
1/72 Esci AMT CF-104 Starfighter 421 Red Indian Squadron Canadian Armed Forces
I am a big fan of the Lockheed F-104. My father flew the CF-104 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from 1961 to 1964. This model features a commemorative paint scheme for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 421 Red Indian Squadron. In [...]
Skyraider AEW 1 – Tamiya/ESCI kitbash
Done back in 2004:
One of the lessons the U.S. Navy learned during the Second World War as a result of the Kamikaze campaign was that there was no such thing as too early a warning of an incoming attack. The further away from the fleet [...]