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1/48th scale Halifax BIII – Sanger vacuform

by Thomas Probert on March 31, 2025 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Afternoon all, My first completion of 2025 is Sanger's 1/48th scale Handley Page Halifax BIII, NA222, O-Oscar of 640 Squadron, RAF Leaconfield, Spring 1945. If you want a 1/48th scale Halifax, options are rather limited at the moment with [...]

Martin BM-1/2 Scratch-build

by Robert Knaack on February 19, 2025 · in Aviation · 38 ≡

Five years ago, after I’d completed building the VacWings O2U Corsair kit, I swore that I would never build another vacu-form biplane, because it was just too frustrating getting that top wing aligned properly on homemade wing struts. [...]

Waku's 1/72 Yak-17 (Vacu-form build)

by Bob Torres on October 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is my 4th vacu-form build and an interesting subject, the Yak-17. Waku is a company from Poland which has released other vacu-form kits in the past, their Yak-17 kit was released in 1984. This kit consists of one styrene sheet with [...]

1/32 Northrup F-89D Scorpion

by Steve Oakson on September 6, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is a vacuform kit by Tigger Models( John Wilkes). Originally this was done by ID and Tigger obtained materials to continue the line. -The aircraft depicted served with the 66th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Elmendorf AB, Alaska in [...]

Aeroclub 1:48th Avro Vulcan B2

by Thomas Probert on June 1, 2024 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Evening all, I've finished off Aeroclub's 1/48th scale Avro Vulcan over the weekend - this has been my 'holy grail' of kits for as long as I can remember and I was finally able to get hold of one last year. The kit is a beautifully [...]

Vacuforming canopies, the hard (and slow) way.

by Colin Latta on May 23, 2024 · in How-to · 10 ≡

After many unsatisfactory attempts, I've found a way to vacuform satisfactory canopies ... ... mount canopy on plasticene .. ... box and make a female mold with casting silicone, using a pressure pot at 40 PSI (eliminates bubbles) ... ... [...]

Gulfstream U-4 (G-IVSP)

by Ray Seppala on September 10, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is the 1/72 Welsh Models Gulfstream G-IV built as a U-4 of the JASDF. The kit was built OOB with the addition of type-specific antennas. Decals are by Draw Decal. The U-4 Multi-Purpose Support Aircraft is a Gulfstream Aerospace [...]

1/32nd scale Short Stirling – WIP update

by Thomas Probert on August 13, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Greetings fellow imodelers! I thought I'd update you all on my current long-term vacuform project - a Short Stirling in 1/32nd scale from Tigger Models which are the ex-ID Models moulds. I began this build around 5 years ago but ran out of [...]

McDonnell Douglas F2H-4 Banshee

by Steve Oakson on July 30, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This is the Tigger vacuform kit in 1/32 scale I had wanted a kit in this scale since I converted the old Hawk F2H-2 1/48 kit to a -4 many years ago. The conversion took much longer than me binning it after completion. Really no [...]

Brewster SBA/SBN Scratch Build

by Robert Knaack on July 19, 2023 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

In 1934, the Brewster company was initiated into the Naval aircraft market when it was invited to submit a proposal to build a new dive-bomber to Navy specifications. Prior to this, the company had been doing subcontract work for Vought [...]