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F2G “super Corsair” Race #57 – Special Hobby 1/48
While many believe that the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair began life as the answer to the threat posed by the Kamikazes beginning in November 1944, such is not the case.
Had Goodyear waited till then to begin developing such an airplane, it [...]
1/48 Firefly FR.4
This is the recent Special Hobby kit finished as a Dutch Navy example based in New Guinea. These were the last Fireflies in service anywhere, and were replaced by Hawker Hunters in 1962. The model assembles extremely well and really puts [...]
Brewster Buffalo B339E – Malaya 1941
December 1941 was not a good time to be in Malaya or Singapore. When the Japanese invaded on 8 December, Geoff Fisken, a former farmer from Gisborne, New Zealand, went into action with No 243 (RAF) Squadron. No 243 was equipped with [...]
Some of my past kits. All 1/48
HI all,
There's alot of pics, so only did one of each, cause I have a lot of catching up to do. 🙂
They are all 1/48, various brands, Special Hobby, Hobbycraft.. etc.
Hapy to add more pics of any specific ones anyone may like. Thanks for [...]
Special Hobby Skua.
Thanks for looking. 🙂
SPECIAL HOBBY V-173 Flying Pancake 148th
the V-173 was designed to test the charactoristics of short take off and landings (STOL) for the U S Navy there was only one built and it resides in the national air and space museum sorry some the pictures are a little blury, having [...]
Vought V-173 Flying Pancake
This is my latest build - V-173 from SpecialHobby, a short run kit. Painted with Vallejo and Gunze acrylics , weathered with oils and Tamiya pigments. Seat belts from Eduard. A nice kit for a little bit experienced modeller (there were [...]
Model of the Year 2014 – 12 Plastic Kits that Define the Shape of the Hobby Industry
Held every February in Nuremberg, Germany, Spielwarenmesse is the world’s leading fair for the toy and hobby industry with about 2,800 exhibitors from 60 nations.
One of the highlights in the hobby section of the show is the announcement [...]
The T-2C Buckeye. SpecialHobby 1/48
The Specialhobby T-2C is one of the toughest models I have ever built. A lot of attention to aligment of the parts e dryfitings is required before you start this one. This is a multi media kit that brings injected parts with finely [...]
1/48 CAC CA-13 Boomerang
When Australia became involved in the Pacific War in December 1941, the Royal Australian Air Force was ill-prepared, to say the very least. With Australia’s main combat forces deployed to North Africa and England, it was clear that there [...]
