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Under New Management...1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei Hien "Tony", USMC

Hasegawa kit with Max Models decals, which are a reprint of a Rising Decals sheet. The decals are thin and tend to wrap, also when moved around on the model surface they are rather elastic and rubberish. Painted with Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue, [...]

Under New Management...1/48 Nakajima Ki-84-I Ko Hayate "Frank", Chinese Communist Airforce

Next finished Chinese captured Japanese aircraft. Hasegawa kit with Kora decals, painted with MRP White Aluminium, control surfaces with Tamiya XF-14 IJA Green-Grey, EZ Line used for the antenna wires. Build thread here (link) As already [...]

Under New Management...1/48 Nakajima Ki-43-III Ko Hayabusa "Oscar", Chinese Nationalist Airforce

Next one fresh out of my dad´s factory. Hasegwaw kit with Kora decals. This was Hasegawa´s first "III" version, released in 2014, kit No 7371. They took their "I/II" kit and added some resin parts like cowl, exhausts, [...]

Spanish Civil War...1/48 Henschel Hs123A-1, Legion Condor

Next one finished. The wonderful Gaspatch Hs123 in Condor Legion markings. Molding, fit and detail are great, although some of the PE parts are veeeery tiny. Regarding the decals, don´t know if (like with the recently posted Thai Ki27) [...]

Shiny Gaucho...1/48 Curtiss H-75O Hawk, Aviación del Ejército Argentino

Dad´s factory output continues... This time it´s the excellent Clear Prop kit of the Argentine Hawk 75O. Built oob, only added EZ Line for the antenna wires. Wing walkways and prop blade tips are painted, no decals provided. Airframe [...]

Spanish Civil War...1/48 Henschel Hs126A-1, Legion Condor

My dad´s next finished one. The ICM Hs126 was first released in 2010, this is the 2015 edition with only Legion Condor markings, also includes bomb racks. Was a tricky build, camo and construction. Plastic was a bit brittle and smaller [...]

Siam Eyes in the Sky...1/48 Lockheed RT-33A, Royal Thai Airforce

Here´s my dad´s next finished project. Hobbycraft´s RT-33A, released in 1992 and still the only 1/48 kit of this aircraft. As usual with HC kits, it lacks detail, especially in the cockpit. Only added Eduard PE seatbels, lights on spine [...]

Carpathian Eagle...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-2, Royal Romanian Airforce

After the first 1/48 armour model, here´s my dad´s first aircraft model for 2025. Eduard kit, decals from Techmod, the kit and the sparesbox, painted with MRP RLM 74 and 76. Added brake lines using plastic rods and antenna wires with EZ [...]

Horn of Africa...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.1, Imperial Ethiopian Airforce

As announced, here´s my dad´s third of three Firefly FR.1. Like the Thai one, Special Hobby kit, Eduard seatbelts, added a scratch rearview mirror. Used a plastic rod for the whip antenna and EZ Line for the antenna wires. Painted with a [...]

Manhattan Rebellion...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I, Royal Thai Navy

So, after two months pause due to the foto studio being out of order, I can finally post what my dad has finished in-between. Special Hobby Korean War kit with decals and correctly molded wing tanks (with all other kit editions the tanks [...]