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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 [...]
Special Hobby, Israel Mirage 3C in 1/72
The most handsome jet 🙂
Special Hobby's Mirage 3C in 1/72.
Another quick and fun project to build - the model is very accurate, very detailed and with wide variety of armaments. The decals are too thin, in my opinion, and tend to tear [...]
Special Hobby 1/48 McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Edwin Schoch was a WWII Naval aviator and later test pilot for McDonnell aviation. He was the only pilot to ever fly the XF-85 Goblin during its short test program. He was later killed testing an F2H Banshee.
My wife is a novelist and we [...]
1/48th Breda Ba 65.
This is my fairly recent build of the Special Hobby kit, which probably contributed greatly to my grey hair!
Many of the injection moulded parts required significant fettling, filling and sanding to persuade them to go together, however [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.45
Typical Special Hobby fare with this one.
A fair bit of care, attention, dry fitting and sanding and it goes together well.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Extra Dark Sea Grey, Sky S Type, [...]
Romanian IAR-81 C in 1/32 from Special Hobby
This was my first kit in 1/32 scale and it was a though one. It was a long run project, I started to document it since September last year in order to have as much as possible a clearer picture of what I can do. Used also some goodies: [...]
Special Hobby D-558-1 Skystreak
The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak was the first of three planned transonic research aircraft built for the U.S. Navy and NACA. First flown in 1947 at Muroc, it was turbojet-powered with a nose inlet and short, unswept wings. The fuselage was [...]
The North American F-86K(aasjager) of the RNLAF (1956-1964)
This kit from Special Hobby sure has it's challenges. Most difficult part was connecting the wings to the fuselage as the fitting was quite dramatic.
All in all, I am happy with the result. What do you all think?
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