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Yellow Wings...1/48 Grumman F3F-1, VMF-2, USMC

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 3, 2023 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

My dad´s next biplane, the first of some upcoming yellow wing subjects. Accurate Miniatures kit, accidentally decals for their -2 kit were packed in the box, so my dad decided to use them and do a Marines bird, all the numbers were [...]

1st LT Walter "Tiger" Thomas Mayberry, USMC Reserve, VMF-123 F4U-1 "Birdcage" Corsair Bureau Number 02351, March, 4th, 1944 Tunnel Hill Massacre near Rabaul Tamiya 1/48 Corsair

by Louis Gardner on March 4, 2023 · in Aviation · 80 ≡

This is a true story about one of our local hometown "Daytona Beach" men, who went to War, and never made it back home. His name was Walter Mayberry. He was a very gifted and talented "American" football player (not [...]

Crippled Corsair

by Gabor Kapuy on November 7, 2022 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

If I have to name one plane that I really love and admire, that would be the F4U Corsair, especially the wartime variants. Actually this plane got me into scale modelling. When I was young, I came across with Revell's antic 1:32 Corsair, [...]

Grumman F9F-5 Panther – Monogram 1/48

by Andrew H on June 24, 2022 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Today I'd like to share a recent finish, and a former champion on the Shelf of Doom. This kit, like the Monogram F-80 I recently completed, was not a difficult build, but it was indeed not without setbacks and "mo-jo killers". [...]

19 - 1/72 Italeri RAH-66 Comanche

by Anthony Ricco on February 18, 2022 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

What a fun build this was, the Italeri 1/72 RAH-66 Comanche Only 2 prototypes were ever made and the one was black and the other Helo Drab. I decided to do something a little different and created a What if US marines version. This [...]

HobbyBoss F4U-4 Corsair, 1/48. A Small Build Review of Sorts.

by Harvey R. on March 14, 2021 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

The Hobbyboss kit is proof that newer isn't necessarily better, but as an old Hasegawa F4U-4 was the first model I built upon returning to the hobby I felt that 3 years later it was time to have a stab at another F4U-4. In fact, I decided [...]

Hasegawa 1/72 MV-22 Osprey

by Dan Lee on August 2, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

My Osprey build was much like the actual Osprey development. It took much longer than planned and plagued with issues. This kit is not an easy one as it has a number of sub assemblies that need careful work like the props as well there is [...]

USMC LAV-AD Air Defense Trumpeter 1/35

by Jorge Garcia on May 31, 2020 · in Armor · 8 ≡

Hello all, this is my latest modeling project during lockdown here in Quito-Ecuador, this is the beautiful 1/35 USMC LAV-AD by Trumpeter, amazing kit, really enjoyed the entire construction process, very happy with final result, enjoy the [...]

Italeri KC-130J Havest Hawk, VMRG-252

by Ray Seppala on April 21, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This kit started as an Italeri C-130E/H and along the way I Re-scribed the model, Reposition cabin windows for a J model, Added Hamilton Hobbies Sponson extensions, ECS inlet and duck tail (from the C-130H Update set) , Replace the [...]

M46 Patton, Charlie Company, 1st Marine Tank Battalion, Korea, 1952.

by Jay Biga on February 21, 2020 · in Armor · 12 ≡

Hi all, Just a few bits to add, which will be done once I have a base for it to go on, but I'm calling this done. My second finished project for 2020. This is the Takom M46 Patton.