Hasegawa model kits
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1/48 p-51b
This is an Accurate Miniatures P-51B that has been patiently waiting in my stash to be built for over 20 years. I have to confess that I’m not a huge Mustang fan, but have collected a few of the new Airfix and Eduard “D” models to [...]
Avro Lancaster – Hasegawa, 1/72 + scratch
History
The Lancaster history deserves some reading and the internet is full of articles on that. Even the ever present Wikipedia has a nice one: (link)
Now preserved in the Museum at RAF Hendon, PO-S/R5868 or S for Sugar as it became [...]
Yom Kippur War...1/48 Douglas A-4E Ayit, Israeli Airforce
Back in 2016/17 my father built a fully loaded Israeli hotrod too as adversary for the Iraqi Su-7.
Like with the Fitter, also took some new pics to pay tribute to my dad´s model.
Hasegawa kit (VA-55 A-4E/F), decal sheets for Ayits are no [...]
1/48 Ki-45 TORYU (Nick)
This is Hasegawa’s 1/48 scale Ki-45 TOYRU Japanese Heavy fighter. The kit was detailed with the CMK resin cockpit detail kit. The camouflage was all hand painted. I used the kit decals for the Manchukuo Air Corps.
You can see all the [...]
Soccer War...1/48 Goodyear FG-1D Corsario Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena vs. Vought F4U-5N Corsario Fuerza Aerea Hondurena
So, here are the last two refreshed latinas from 2016.
FAS Corsair: Tamiya kit with Aztec decals, Tamiya and Gunze paints, EZ Line for brake lines, plastic rod for antenna. According to fellow Hyperscaler/Britmodeller Marco, the wheel [...]
Navy Revolt...1/48 Vought F4U-5 Corsario, Comando de Aviacion Naval Argentina
Another latin girl from 2016.
Hasegawa F4U-5N kit, Aztec decals, True Details cockpit, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, EZ Line for brake lines and antenna wire, the "T" antenna on the belly was taken from the ancient Hasegawa F4U-4 [...]
Counter Insurgency...1/48 North American F-51D Mustang, Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca
Built in 2016.
Hasegawa kit, Aztec decals, Mk.82 bombs from a Hasegawa weapon set, Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used.
The F*G used Mustangs for anti-guerilla fighting in the 60ies and early 70ies before the a/c were succeeded by the A-37 [...]
Hasegawa F-2B 1/72
This was my first airbrushed jet project. I attempted a hybrid black-basing technique - when I laid down the white, I used the erratic swirl pattern, but stayed a bit clear of panel lines to end up with a sort of panel line pre-shading [...]
