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Special Hobby 1/48 Fokker D.XXI: Spanish Civil War
First, a little background.
The Spanish Civil War was fought between 1936 and 1939. The Republicans (Leftists) were supported by Russia and France, while the Nationalists (Conservatives) were supported by Germany and Italy. The [...]
Special Hobby F2G-1, 1/48. 'Fly Fast, Turn Left'
Another Corsair for the collection, this Special Hobby kit was bought around 2 years ago and when I opened the box I immediately realised I wasn't ready for this sort of built and left it in the pile.
This is Special Hobby's rendition of [...]
Special Hobby 1/48 Firefly Mk. I
Although not glamorous like the Seafire, the Firefly earned its respectful place among the Fleet naval fighters. As a model, it adds credit to your collection. Yet, with the wings folded, it shines.
Special Hobby's Firefly has good [...]
Special Hobby & Italeri 1/48 Viggen AJ, AJS 37 & SK 37E
The Viggen is a great aircraft. There are plenty of photographs including in flight that show intricate weathering patterns.
Special Hobby's ex Tarangus molds captures well the lines of the aircraft. It is a short run kit that requires [...]
Special Hobby 1/72 Short Sunderland Mk.V
A marathon run at this one as it was started on Christmas Eve last year.
As with all Special Hobby kits there are foibles and challenges but the major issues with this build were entirely of my own making.
I had got her to the stage that i [...]
Special Hobby 1/32 Tempest V & VI
I was quite happy with my Eduard kits representing the magnificent Tempest. A price drop provided a good excuse to check if size matters. Well, it does.
Being a limited run kit, assembly requires much part test fitting. Fortunately for [...]
Mitsubishi A5M4
This is the Special Hobby kit 1/32scale. -The build is pretty much OOB, but take your time with it. It is one of their earlier kits. The stabilizers don’t have any locating pins. So I added some for strength. [...]
Westland Whirlwind
This is the 1/32 Special Hobby kit. It is built to represent the aircraft flown by Squadron leader Eeles. -This is a wonderful kit in my opinion, but not for a [...]
DeHavilland Sea Hornet NF.21
Special Hobby 1/72 DeHavilland Sea Hornet NF.21
809 Naval Air Squadron
Fleet Air AM
Out of box build with Kit decals.
Paintwork is a mix of Modelmaster enamels, AK Air and Mr Hobby
Spitfire MK.XII against V-1 Special Hobby 1/48
When this was announced I thought it looked so cool that I had to have it even though it's not my usual scale.
So, my first 1/48 Spitfire and it's Special Hobby.
Apart from the instructions being a little vague as regards building wheels [...]
