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Review: Spacial Hobby 1/32nd X-15A-2 Review

1/48 Special Hobby F2G as XF2G-1 14692

While bringing the F2G Corsair into production, Goodyear modified a number Corsairs with different components that would be used on their production F2G's. The R-4360 was test fitted and flown on a F4U-1. Some components tested on other [...]

Special Hobby 1/48 Firefly Mk.V

During the last year of the Second World War, the Fairey Firefly F.R.I had proven itself the best British designed carrier strike aircraft used in the conflict. With the end of the war and the need to get rid of the U.S. carrier aircraft [...]

1/32 Special Hobby Brewster Buffalo

This is my newly completed Buffalo from Special Hobby. This aircraft served with 25 Sqn RAAF during the early 1940's at Pearce Airforce base in Perth Western Australia and served in a defensive role due to the threat of invasion by the [...]

Review: Special Hobby 1/48th SAAB Viggen review

P-39 Airacobra 1/32 ScaleSpecial Hobby

This is a model of a P 39 Q that was stationed on Makin Island in the Gilberts in 1943. The aircraft were originally painted in olive drab and whilst on the island they were re painted in a sand colour which used to weather quite [...]

Special Hobby 1/48 Grumman AF-2S and AF-2W Guardians

The Grumman AF-2 Guardian series were the largest single engine piston-engine aircraft to ever operate from carriers, which is pretty surprising since they flew from CVEs for the most part. The Guardian was the first purpose-built anti- [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Morane-Saulnier 406 C1

Did this kit ages ago but didn't post it. Full build is on my YouTube channel ModArt633. However, there is problems with sort run kits that Special Hobby produce. I faced problems with fitting the prop, cockpit and air-intake. And also [...]

Review: Special Hobby 1/32nd G-50 review

Saab J-21R

One of the planes from the First Jets Era. J-21R was a jet-powered version of a J-21 propeller plane, designed in Sweden by Saab during WWII. A short-run kit in 1/72 scale by Special Hobby. It also has some resin and photo-etched parts. [...]