Special Hobby range of model kits
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2023 POSTINGS
Happy 2024 to all and much productive bench time.
As Always...KEEP IT FUN!
2023 Output.
Model Shipway's 18th Century Long Boat
HALBERD MODELS 1/48 LIMITED EDITION RESIN PIPER ENFORCER /
EDUARD 1/48 F-6D/K No.82103
Tamiya 1/48U.S. M20 [...]
Dassault Super Mystere SMB.2
1/72 Special Hobby kit. Added Eduard "Zoom" set, Reskit wheels/tires, and Reskit exhaust, Hataka lacquer paints and kit decals. By far, the best Special Hobby kit that I have built in terms of fit and engineering.
Pfalz D XII, (early) Special Hobby, 1:48, Lt. Ludwig Maerchner, Jasta 77b
The kit from Special Hobby is again of decent quality, only the cockpit is made in a very simplified scheme. Also added details of the cockpit, part of the pipe in the opening of the radiator and a few other small things. Struts need to be [...]
Fokker D.II, 1:32, Special Hobby, Lt. Fritz Grünzweig, Jasta 16
Fokker D. II, 1:32, Special Hobby, Lt. Fritz Grünzweig, Jasta 16. My first ever model built in 1:32. I didn't choose the simplest model to begin with. I made a few mistakes there and also dropped my model on the floor before finishing it [...]
Junkers Ju 87 A2
This is the 1/48th scale offering from Special Hobby.
The kit is definitely not for beginners, having many fit issues especially when joining the wing to fuselage, which required copious amounts of filler to correct but nothing that [...]
Jim Sullivan Memorial Build, Piper NE-1
Hi All,
My second build for the Mr. Jim Sullivan memorial group build is based on a picture in the book, Golden Wings 1941-1945, co-authored by Jim Sullivan, a USN, Piper NE-1.
The NE-1 is the Navy version of the iconic Piper J3C-65, Cub [...]
Special Hobby's 1/48 scale He115B-2/C
Hi, guys... this is my latest completed kit and another return to a kit I tried a few years back, and arguably, a better outcome this time. As anyone who has attempted this model will know, it's a difficult kit in places but certainly [...]
DC 2 J-BBOT „Aso“: lost over the vastness of the Pacific – and actually rescued!
A fuselage with metal covering, in which the glazed, closed cockpit is just as aerodynamically cleanly incorporated as the engine nacelles are blended into the shapes of the wings, a retractable landing gear, variable pitch propellers: [...]
Hawker Tempest Mk V – 1/32 Special Hobby + Barracuda Resin
Here is my version of the big Special Hobby Tempest Mk V. This was one of the most challenging builds I have yet completed. The Barracuda resin replacement nose was difficult to fit precisely and I had to reposition it several times, [...]
Special Hobby 1/48 Airspeed Oxford Mk.I
A reissue of their 2011 kit with new decals.
Fairly typical Special Hobby fare which repays careful dry fitting and sanding.
An enjoyable build painted up as a Norwegian version.
Primed with Tamiya Gloss Pink.
Painted with,
MRP True Blue [...]
