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- MiG Group Build, North Vietnamese MiG-17, 1/48 Hobbycraft / War Eagle
- Peter Carmichael’s Korean War “MiG Killer” Hawker Sea Fury
- AVRO CF-105 Arrow (1/48th)
- Hobbycraft 1/48 scale Mig-17
- 1/144 KC-135 refueling a B-2 Spirit Bomber
- F7U-3M Cutlass, 1/48th
- Hobbycraft 1/48 Hawker Hurricane IIC “Night Intruder”
- 1/48 Hobbycraft F7U-3M Cutlass
- Hobbycraft 1/48 Vought F7U-3 “Cutlass”
- MiG-killing Skyhawk: Hobbycraft’s 1/48 A-4C
Hobbycraft 1/72 F2H-3 Banshee
With its name derived from Irish mythology, the McDonnell F2H Banshee was an early jet fighter operated by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the Royal Canadian Navy.
The Banshee was developed during the mid to late [...]
Hobbycraft 1/72 F-82 Twin Mustang
For Christmas in 2022, my son bought me a few model kits that he thought I might like. Now my son is not a model builder, and therefore knows nothing about the various pluses and minuses of different kits. He was more interested in the [...]
Vichy French Hawk: 1/48th Hobbycraft Hawk 75
The 1/48th Hobbycraft Hawk 75 kit is a decent budget model that builds up into a nice display aircraft. I was pleased with the end result and would recommend the kit to model makers of any skill. It is a simple build, if you want to leave [...]
1/48 Monogram Bf-109E
The title says Bf-109E, but when this kit was relleased, the box said “Me-109-E”. Built this one from a white box kit. Added a Hobbycraft cockpit and wheels. Decals from a Sky Models sheet for Hans Troitzsch of 6/JG77.
Brian Riedel
Grab bag of 1/48 P-51D’s
Older builds of P-51D’s I did.
First up, the Hobbycraft copy of the Fujimi kit. Decals from the Tamiya F-51D . Don’t remember what extras were used to spruce it up.
Next, a couple of Testors Authentiplate P-51D’s. Markings for [...]
1/48 Otaki Bf-109G-6
Before Eduard, Hasegawa,Fujimi and Tamiya began releasing their great kits of the Bf-109G-6, there was Otaki. Recessed panel lines and rivets, enclosed wheel wells and, while not accurate, cockpits.
Here’s a couple I have built long [...]
1/48 Hobbycraft A-4PTM
A-4PTM
Here is the Hobbycraft 1/48 A-4C, which comes with Malaysian markings, and a number of issues to be fixed! I built this as an A-4PTM (Peculiar To Malaysia) a long while back, when the kit was first issued. The A-4PTM was developed [...]
Corsair Mk II, Fleet Air Arm, 1834 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Victorious
Corsair Mk II Fleet Air Arm, 1834 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Victorious, British Pacific Fleet markings (two models).
Hobbycraft British Commonwealth Corsair, No. HC1528 (1996) and Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair, Otaki, No. OT2-27-400 (1976) [...]
Nieuport Ni-17, Hobby Craft, 1: 32, Maj. William Avery Bishop, 60 sqd. RFC, 72 victories.
This is my second 1:32 scale model that I have built in my life. So training for better models.
A fairly simple model with very little detail. I modified the engine cover, rebuilt and modified the headrest to remove the hole and made the [...]
RAAF Over Italy
This the fifth of six P-40s I built early in 2023 for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. A seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
