Hasegawa model kits
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Spitfirepalooza: an Old Addition
Here’s one I did some years ago, the notorious Hasegawa Spitfire Mk. IX. I remember it being a typically good Hasegawa kit. The short nose is obvious and a bit distracting for me. Fortunately, the Eduard Spitfires have come along o give [...]
Fernando Soto's F4U-5NL (Hasegawa 1/48
Fernando Soto's Corsair, done back in 2003 with the Hasegawa 1/48 F4U-5N kit
A little-known fact of Corsair operations is that of the six air forces that flew the type operationally, two used their Corsairs against each other in the last [...]
Hasegawa Ki-51 Sonia, 1/72
This is my submission for the Empire of Japan group build. OOB except that I added a couple of missing panel lines, and riveted the entire aircraft. As usual, I also added crew. Only issue I ended up with was the canopy didn't set totally [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt “Whoooo…”
After squadron (and Air Force) transfer, "The Ole Cock III" (seen here, a beautiful work from Chuck Villanueva : (link)) became this wolf-headed beauty...Hasegawa 1/48 kit...hope you like it.
E of J Build: Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
The internet is awash with Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) kits in all scales and brands. Judging by the multitude of completed Hayate photos out there, it seems to me this well designed fighter is just as popular as the Zero, the only other [...]
1/72 Hasegawa Ki-46-III-Kai "Dinah"
I finished this yesterday. This is the 1/72 Hasegawa KI-46-III-Kai "Dinah" I just added PE seatbelts, drilled out the gun barrels and added the antenna post in the rear canopy using a small piece of nitinol wire. Antenna is [...]
Nakajima KI-27 “Nate” Hasegawa/Mania 1/48
An awesome simple kit,in the colors of the 77th Sentai against the AVG in 1941-2...
Portuguese T-37C ; Hasegawa 1/72
HISTORY
In order to replace the T-33 as a jet trainer, the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) received the first 12 Cessna T-37C Tweety Bird, in December 1962, supplied by the United States. They were transported by sea and assembled at the [...]
F-4B Phantom,VMFA-122 1967/68 Danang. Hasegawa 1/72.
'If one gun pod is good, three are better'. Primarily flying ground support missions, It was decided to sling three 20mm gun pods under their F-4's. Being that F-4B/J's could only carry the pod under the center line station, being Marines [...]
