Hasegawa model kits
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Hasegawa 1/48 RAAF P-40E-1 Kittyhawk I
The P-40E-1 was produced for service with the RAF under Lend-Lease, where it was known as the Kittyhawk. The aircraft served primarily in the Middle East and Far East, where it was the first fighter equipment for the RAAF.
As the Japanese [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt
An impulse build after the 1:48 Airfix Spitfire from a month or so ago. Five weeks from cracking the box to what you see here – and yes I know I haven’t painted the sway braces on the pylons and centreline yet.
As usual with [...]
1/48 Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat, The Great Mariana’s “Turkey Shoot” Lt. Arthur “Payne” Whiteway, VF-16 “Fighting Airedales” USS Lexington
Today and tomorrow marks the 73rd Anniversary of the Mariana's "Turkey Shoot", which happened on June 19th and 20th, 1944. It is sometimes called the battle of the Philippine Sea, where the Japanese lost an estimated 550 - 645 [...]
Douglas SBD-3, "Dauntless", 'Scouting Six', USS Enterprise
‘S-1’ was a “Dauntless” assigned to Scouting Squadron Six, (VS-6) and was flown from
USS Enterprise, (CV-6), by Lt. Wilmer “Earl” Gallaher.
Lt. Gallaher flew this aircraft, putting the first of four 1,000 pound bombs delivered [...]
Midway Group Build 1/48 Hasegawa Aichi D3A1 Type 99 (Val)
In addition to the Midway Campaign the Japanese began their offensive in the Aleutians by staging a bombing raid on the Naval Base at Dutch Harbor on June 3, 1942. Strike force aircraft were launched from the carriers Junyo and Ryujo. Most [...]
Nakajima B5N2, Type 97, Model 3, Carrier Attack Plane,
Hey Folks!
Kicking off my contributions to this awesome Group Build, (Thank you Louis, for organizing, Martin for allowing, and Chuck for that beautiful introduction and dedication)
Is the mount of Lt Tomonaga Joichi, who led the first [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 SBD-2 Dauntless @ Midway
What began as an OOB build turned into something a bit more complex. I had 2 SDB's in the stash to pick from for the Midway group build, and selected the Hasegawa SDB-3. The Midway decal set I was able to secure for it was for a Marine [...]
Coral Sea; Part Two... Aichi D3A1, Type 99, Carrier Bomber
Part Two, is the 1:48 scale Hasegawa kit, and it is in the markings of an aircraft flown from IJN Zuikaku, by Lt. Tomatsu Ema, (Pilot) with W/O Azuma, (Gunner).
P-47s flown by Mike Gladych in the 56th Fighter Group
Writing in the "Flight Journal," P-47 special issue, famed Grumman test pilot Corky Meyer - the last actual "airplane person" to head a major airplane company - named the P‑47 Thunderbolt the "best fighter of [...]
