Tag: Aircraft
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Done: Eduard 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat Profi Pack
Finally got around to posting updates! Yay! Anyway, Edaurd’s Profi Pack Hellcat in overall Gloss Sea Blue, lovely kit, nice details – and I did replace the gun barrels with some Quick Boost resin pieces.
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Done (-ish): Hobby Boss 1/48 F/A-18C Hornet
That one fought me all the way. Fitting the Aires cockpit was quite a struggle, as it’s designed for the Hasegawa kit. The windscreen wouldn’t fit, as it is too wide for the fuselage. In the end I managed to break it in half. Getting replacement parts from HB is all but impossible (if you…
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Done: Hobby Boss 1/48 F-84F Thunderstreak
You might remember my rant about how a certain F/A-18C build started to drain the fun out of my modelling? To fill up the fun reservoir again I decided to build that one straight out of the box. That, in fact, I did so well that I didn’t even bother to put some weight in…
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Done: Italeri 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vc
Recently I read somewhere that every blog should have at least one of those “there I was” stories. Well, ok. There I was, in one of the few model shops that remain in Vienna. It’s quite a small shop, but it’s absolutely packed with stuff that can make you drool – if you are into…
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Done: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBM-1 Avenger
What a lovely kit that is! Full of detail, parts free of flash and visible ejector pin marks, and the fit is excellent. Some of the steps are a bit fiddly, especially the gun turret assembly – take your time and don’t lose your patience. I got the Italeri boxing, which lacks a bit in…