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Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 JG 300 Hobbycraft 1/48
Oldie but goodie...
Curtiss P-36, 27th Pursuit Squadron, Cleveland National Air Races
This is my first post at iModeler, and I wanted to share my version of the 27th Pursuit Squadron CO's plane, as it appeared at the Cleveland National Air Races in September 1939. At that time the P-36 was the most modern US fighter [...]
1/72 Hobbycraft RCAF CF-105 Avro Arrows Completed August 2013
2 x Hobbycraft 1/72 scale
CF-105 Arrows
by Don Weixl
Note: This article first appeared in Hyperscale back in 2013.
Introduction
Canadian aviation fans have a fascination with the Avro CF-105 Arrow. The Arrow was a large twin engine [...]
Arab-Israeli War...1/48 Avia S-199 Israeli Airforce
This is one of my dad´s oldest still existing models, built 10-15 years ago.
The old Hobbycraft/Academy kit, pimped with some Hasegawa parts and PE seatbelts.
Should Eduard really release their announced S-199, most probably gonna build a [...]
1/48 Hispano Ha-1112 Buchon, Ejército del Aire
Built in 2015.
Academy boxing of the Hobbycraft kit, mostly built oob. Replaced the crappy kit canopy with a Hasegawa one, for that some putty and re-scribing was neccessary in the fuselage area behind the canopy.
Used a piece of sponge [...]
Hobbycraft 1/48 F-94B
Finally complete. Hobbycraft 1/48 F-94B, MM Non-Buffing Aluminum, BareMetal decals, True Details T-33 seats, scratchbuilt gunsight, mild weathering. Korean War, I'll add it to that build group. This one fought me at every turn and took [...]
1/48 Hobbycraft de Havilland Vampire FB52, Iraq, 1955
Hi everyone!
This my 1/48 Hobbycraft de Havilland Vampire FB52, Iraq, 1955, built for the de Havilland Aircraft Company 100 years Group Build.
The Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland [...]
Hobbycraft 1/48 P-36A
Curtis P-36A flown by commander of the 20th Pursuit Group, March Field California, November 1939. My 4th P-36 but the hardest being bare metal finish. 2 months on and off, sanding, filling, resabding, priming, more sanding... but [...]
Hobby Craft YP-59 Airacomet 1/48
I built this when I just wanted a relatively easy and uncomplicated build. Of course that didn't mean I couldn't improve the kit by using some resin enhancements. I used True Details Cockpit also the True Details Wheels set. Both [...]
1/48 Seversky P-35A.
This is the recent Wolfpack re-issue of the Hobbycraft kit. While it is old, the basic plastic is pretty nice with a few accuracy issues. I remember building the HC P-35 around 1995 and enjoying it, so I thought I’d give this one a go. [...]
