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1/72 Hobbyboss F9F-2 Panther
Just finished this one today. The markings represent Neil Armstrongs F9F-2. He was shot down in this aircraft on Sept 3, 1951. While on a armed reconnaissance mission south of Wonsan, he was hit by ground fire while making a bombing run at [...]
Heads up re: Revell and Revell of Germany
Hobbico, which owns both Revell and Revell of Germany, went bankrupt awhile back.
Sales of the companies were held today (3/29/18). the Radio Control stuff and Estes Rockets received successful bids.
There were no bids for Revell or Revell [...]
P-80 Shooting Star
I was commissioned to build this and was given a colored plate showing the exact A/C he wanted. The plate described the P-80 as being with the 26th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Kimpo Airfield, Korea in November of 1950.
the kit is the [...]
Year of the Cat
this is the Hobby Boss F8F-1 straight from the box. A great build and I think the Hobby Boss kit is a wonderful kit of their aircraft. I used the kit decals and they represent an A/C of VF-3 flown by Lt A.M.Granat in 1946.
Year of The Cat Group Build: Grumman Martlet Mk III – Hobby Boss 1/48 Wildcat F4F-3A
When Louis announced the group all those months ago, and with its closing date being quite some way distant, I decided to go for three builds. Three kits whose fates were already planned (although the ‘109 E7 Trop’ took a few twists [...]
Spitfire Mk. Vb Jan Zumbach’s EN951 1:32 Hobby Boss, Eduard
RFD EN951 of Jana Zumbach.
For cockpit and flaps Eduard photoetches were used. Poor rubber wheels from kit were replaced with Eduard
s resin. Cockpit door and horizontal stabilizers are from Quickboos. Spinner is piece of art done by [...]
SAAF Dassault Mirage IIICZ in 48th scale by Hobby Boss. Kit no. 80315
My second South African Air Force build was the Mirage III CZ by Hobby Boss. Not a bad kit!
The aircraft I modelled is no. 800, which is today the last airworthy Mirage IIIC and is operated by the SAAF Museum and stationed at Zwartkops [...]
1/350 French Battleship Dunkerque
I received this kit as a prize for the 'May awards'.
This kit is very good without any detail-up. This kit include some photo-etching.
I have not tried to weathering, except for the low hull. I expressed the panel by using shading.
Someone [...]
1/48 FW-190D-11, JV 44, “A Wulf in Parrots clothing”
This is the Hobbyboss FW-190D-11 in 1/48. Its a nice kit, with good engineering and crisp, delicate recessed detail. It requires a little modification to be an accurate D-11 (mis-located wing guns, no upper or lower wing bulges, upper gun [...]
Hobbyboss 1/48 FW-190D-9, Halle, Germany, 1945
Here's my Hobbyboss FW-190D-9, of II/JG6 in May 1945. Its a very nice kit, but could use a few tweeks to make it really stand out. I really like the patched together scheme's of wars end.
True Details seat and Ultracast exhaust, Mike Grant [...]
