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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 [...]
P-39 Airacobra 1/32 Scale – Special 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 [...]
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. [...]
Heinkel HE-115B, 1/48
Well not too much to say about this, the big thing is I am calling it done. This is a Special Hobby brand kit, a first of those for me. Clint Eastwood said "a man's got to know his limitations" - there's a lot of truth in that [...]
1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I
Firefly mania continued unabated in my workshop all summer! This is the newish Special Hobby kit completed as an example from 1770NAS, HMS Indefatigable during the "Operation Lentil" strike on Japanese refineries in Malaya. [...]
