Hobby Boss model kits
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Hobby Boss 1/32 F-84G Thunderjet
This is a kit I built awhile back. As I recall the fit was good and I had no issues with the build. I used the kit decals which represent a plane from 58th Fighter Bomber Wing . The only additions to the kit were masking tape seat belts [...]
Hobby Boss 1/72 MiG-15 UTI
Following the 14 July 1958 Revolution, which resulted in the end of monarchy in Iraq, the influence of the Iraqi Communist Party grew significantly. The first commander of the now Iraqi Air Force (the "Royal" prefix was dropped [...]
Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat, VF-72 "Blue Burglar/Wasp Air Group", USN
So, here´s my dad´s fifth and last yellow winged chubby naval fighter.
Hobby Boss kit mostly oob, added seatbelts, antenna wire with EZ Line, fuselage code decals were to large and upper wing numbers way too small, used some decals from [...]
Jim Sullivan Memorial Group: F9F-2 Panther
I was looking in one of Jim Sullivan's books, entitled "Bent and Battered Wings", and came across an interesting series of photos of an F9F-2 Panther that came to grief in 1952. Apparently the returning Panther failed to catch a [...]
1/48 Hobby Boss A-6A – “Flight of the Intruder”
This build was using the 1/48 Hobby Boss A-6A and building as the aircraft portrayed in the 1991 Viet Nam era movie “The Flight of the Intruder. The model itself was detailed using Eduard’s “BigEd” photo etch set as well as self [...]
T-6G Texan FAE; Hobby Boss 1/72
Beautifull kit; this is the Hobby Boss 1/72 Texan, one on my lates builds during this year, highly recommended for beginners; i decided to use aftermarket decals from Ralf Models, and build a replica of one of the Texans from de ecuadorian [...]
Blohm and Voss Bv141. 1/48 Hobbyboss.
This is an aircraft that has fascinated me since I first saw the 1/72nd Airfix kit, which I think was first released in the early 70's.
The Hobbyboss offering has few issues other than the poor representation of the engine and wrong handed [...]
Hobby Boss 1/48 scale F-80C Shooting Star (Kit #81725)
This was a very enjoyable kit and renewed my faith in HobbyBoss products.
One thing I learned in researching this project is that the first jet fighters (and the F-80 was America’s first active duty fighter) were real gas guzzlers! Of [...]
Oldies but Goodies
Here are some of my builds from 2013-15 era before we left Louisiana and moved to Minnesota. Sadly none of these build made it on the trek North and were either sold or given away. The kits pictured are as I recall:
1/350 Hobbyboss USS [...]
