On October 1, Scale Plastic & Rail kicked off its second group build, “In Foreign Colours”. I’m still full bore on my two stealth builds, but I also need something I can swing over to when I need a lighter night at the bench. I’d first aimed for Trumpeter’s 1/48 MiG-15bis, until I found it…
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On the Bench: 1/48 Revell/Monogram B-25J Mitchell
What the Hell’s Going On Here? Yesterday, I put the massive HK Models B-25 back into its box, for a myriad of reasons. The summer heat, the lack of certain aftermarket items, and most importantly just where I’ve been at mentally. I’ve been at that kit for over a month, with precious little to show…
On the Bench: 1/32 Hasegawa P-40F Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk The Curtiss P-40 is one of the few aircraft that is simultaneously vaunted and shafted by history. On the one hand, it was the fighter immortalized by Claire Chennault’s American Volunteer Group – more excitingly known as the “Flying Tigers”. On the other hand, it’s basically all but ignored for its…
1/32 HK Models B-25J Mitchell – First Look Review
I recently joined the review team over at Scale Plastic & Rail. While that won’t impact my posts here, from time to time you’ll likely see posts announcing a new review I’ve published over there. The first of these is for that crazy-anticipated kit, HK Model’s new B-25J Mitchell. You can check the review out…
The HK Models 1/32 B-25J Mitchell – It’s Heeeere….
And it’s a monster! Here’s the fuselage alongside a 1/48 Monogram B-24: More to come very soon – stay tuned!
On the Bench: 1/48 ProModeler Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Throughout much of its development and early deployment, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was plagued with problems, delays and disappointments. It was disliked by aircrews and carrier skippers and dismissed by foreign governments, who cancelled their orders in droves. By the SB2C-4, the teething problems were largely ironed out, and the massive…
On the Bench: 1/48 Monogram Ju 87D Stuka
The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka It’s strange how certain aircraft are just instantaneously associated with certain chapters of World War II. When you think of Pearl Harbor, Wake Island and the early Japanese march across the Pacific, it immediately conjures images of the A6M Zero. Battle of Britain? The Spitfire and Hurricane. The US daylight…
On the Bench: 1/48 Revell PV-1 Ventura
The Lockheed PV-1 Ventura The Lockheed Ventura was one of a handful of aircraft used by the Allies that evolved out of a civilian plane, the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. And so far as I know, it was the only civil aircraft redesigned to be employed in an offensive capacity. The Piper Cub saw use…
On the Bench: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K1-Ja Shiden (“George”)
After screwing the pooch on Tamiya’s Ki-84 Hayate, I had to make a decision. The Japanese Group Build over on the FSM forums fired my interest to build something Japanese, and with the loss of the Ki-84, I had several options. Currently in the middle of a 1/32 build and staring down the barrel of…
Future Build Preview – Chance Vought AU-1 Corsair
It’s rare that my modeling ventures much outside of World War II. In my opinion, the years of 1939-1945 are lightning in a bottle in terms of aviation history and the airplane’s use as a weapon of war. The aircraft left standing in 1945 were light years ahead of their pre-war predecessors in every possible…
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