Northrop F-89 Scorpion
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This is a vacuform kit by Tigger Models( John Wilkes). Originally this was done by ID and Tigger obtained materials to continue the line.
-The aircraft depicted served with the 66th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Elmendorf AB, Alaska in [...]
The origins of the F-89 (the name Scorpion came from the elevated tail and high-mounted horizontal stabilizers) can be traced back in summer 1945, when USAAF issued a specification for a twin engine night fighter to replace the P-61 Black [...]
Here is a quickie of my recent build of an Atlantis release of the old Revell Box Scale F-89D Scorpion complete with 1960s instructions, raised lettering and national insignia as well as generic paint scheme based on Insignia Red.
I didn't [...]
Apologies for the delay in the upload, i kinda derped a bit, but here is the new video, a day late, but better late than never!
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The video was supposed to follow at 1500 GMT today, but i goofed and accidentally put in a bit of classical music that still had a copyright on, so ive had to re edit and re upload, which means it probably wont be uploaded in time for its [...]
Part 2 of the AFV Scorpion build, this time, I'm covering priming, bleaching, airbrushing, post shading and gloss coats
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Part one of the FV101 commission, this time focusing on the build.
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This is a boxing by a company named IDEA, but it is essentially the Academy kit, I think, as I do not have the academy kit, but the sprues are the same as photos on the net of the Academy kit. Quite good fitting parts, but I decided to [...]
This is the FV-101 scorpion which is used by the Malaysian Armoured Corps till to this day. This version of the FV-101 is heavily modernized with certain modifications to the major components. The kit used to build this model is the AFV [...]