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Hello, I am starting a new project: a SK-37, using the Special Hobby 1/72 kit, with some goodies 😉 The first step of work is the rear place cockpit. Indeed, the co-pilot control panel is not very well represented by Special Hobby nor CMK and some work has to be done. I started by replacing the periscope tubes with cooper tubes. The top of the control panel is made with 0.13 mm Evergreen sheet. It is soft enough to be able to bend correctly (pink arrows). The styren block on the back of the control panel will help the positionning (black arrow)
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Hello, new project for me: building two kits in parallel ... one of them will be the second prototype of the YF-17 (the first one being a twin seater Viggen). The basis of the build will be the Heller F-18 kit. I've build it when a was a teenager, and I remember that it didn't look like a F-18, but more like a YF-17 or a prototype of the F-18 (I had build an Hasegawa before and was able to compare both). I will use the Schiffer book on the subject. I was expecting to have some diagrams and 3-views plans in this book, but it is not th
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Hi. I finished building this magnificent kit a while ago and I can't stop recommending it. I hope you like it. Andrés.
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I'm looking for the Mountain Home,MO,markings from this sheet. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. I will gladly pay or I have many decals for a trade. Please PM me if you are able to help. Cheers Lee
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Just finished this old Heller kit, my advice is don't try this at home - it was a ton of work to make it presentable. In addition to mucho filler and sanding, I used Eduard etch in the cockpit, ResKit missile pylons (these are amazing) and Linden Hill decals with Begemot stencils. I cut and dropped the flaps and also repositioned the horizontal stabs to an at-rest position. I stole the four missiles from my Zvezda SU-27SM kit (which looks to be a much easier build).
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Hello, this is my representation of the first prototype of the F-14A, in december 1970. I have used the Great Wall Hooby kit to do so. The building process is presented here. This kit looks very pretty on the first sight. It is very expensive so I thing in the first time, their is a cognitive bias to not admit that it is hugely overpaid for such a kit. Indeed, there are a lot of problem on the kit. Some can be easily corrected, some need more money to be corrected and some need a lot of work to have a correct result. The easy ones : - the gu
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Hi. This is the second model I've finished in a short time. The reason is that I've been building several builds at the same time and 2 models in a similar stage of build have been put together in a short time. I've really enjoyed this kit. It has abundant and well-done detail and although it's the weekend edition I've added some extras; photo-etched belts, Reskit wheels, Hispano guns in turned metal from Master Model and exhaust pipes from Eduard itself. I've used Tamiya paints for everything except for the final varnish with Vallejo satin, doing the dirt and wear wit
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Back in 2013 I attended the AERO INDIA airshow as the Russian Knights were to perform. I had long admired their spectacular displays via images online, so seeing them live was not to be missed. The roar of 14 Sukhoi engines overhead was a thrilling experience, unmatched since. This kit and the decal set were ordered way back in 2013, and only now completed after being in the stash for more than 10 years. The decals were pretty stubborn and yellowed (which seems to have cleared up fortunately) 3d printed pitot tube, sensors, weighted tires, chocks, cones, extinguisher and figures -
Hello all. A few days ago I finished building my second Eduard 1/72 Bf 109, and not to be the last one from Eduard although I also have some from other brands in the "hangar". I used one of the F Profipack kits from Eduard as well as exhaust pipes from Eduard itself, wheels from Reskit, weapons and pitot tube from Master Model and some decals from Techmod, only those related to the pilot's markings. I painted it with Tamiya, dirt with oils and airbrush and satin Vallejo varnish. I can't speak highly enough of these Eduard kits. I don't know the 1/48 one
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I have this package to sell as I work to reduce the stash..! Eduard 1/72 Spitfire XVI (Overtrees Ed.) Will build a Mk. IX also Eduard Brassin Wheels Eduard Brassin Exhaust Eagle Strike Decals PMask canopy masks Master metal gun barrels Photocopy instructions and all unopened and complete in original packages. $25.00 plus postage from AZ. PM or email me at tacoma25(at)verizon(dot)net… thanks… -
Hello, I am starting a new project: the first prototype of the Tomcat, in flight, on the GWH basis. I will use a F-14B kit to do so. Why ? Because I wanted to represent a VF-102 F-14B(Upgrade) with a HUD. But VF-102 never had F-14B(Upgrade) with a HUD ... but, I am happy to have the decals for a future Academy kit. And also, I've never build the GWH Tomcat and I wanted to see if the kit was worth it ... (because, I could have bought 2 Academy kits for the same price, and I would still have some money for extradetailling kits). I have to confess that is not my first
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I’ve dropped the prices on these… let me know if any interest you… Postage from Arizona… Two quick notes: 1) The T-4 is one kit of a double kit set, but includes the full set of decals 2) The 737 is in its sealed original bag, but does not have the original box Payment by Paypal Friends/Family, Personal check, money order or cash. Email is tacoma25(at)verizon(dot)net or just PM me… thanks…
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This is the 1/72 Hasegawa kit built OOB and finished with kit and Canuck Decals for a machine from 10SQN RAAF. HF wire antennas from Eziline,
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This is the original tooling of the 1/72 Airfix C-130 kit. I have built it as a USAF HC-130N CSAR aircraft or as the USAF puts it "the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory". To build the HC-130N I added a added consoles and cabinets to the cockpit Tasman Models AN/ARD-17 Aerial Tracker Radome, inflight refuelling Hose Reel units from Flightpath and propellors from an Italeri C-130 kit. I also added the observer windows in the main cabin, the recover system rails and flare chutes on the upper ramp door and various antennas as seen on the aircraft
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This is the Italeri kit (Testors boxing) built as an LC-130F of the United States Navy. It represents 148321 which crashed in 1971 at an ice runway 860 miles (1,380 km) from McMurdo Station as a result of two JATO bottles ejecting improperly and striking one of the aircraft's propellers. In 1987 the aircraft was dug out of the snow and had temporary repairs carried out allowing it to be flown out to McMurdo Station and thence to Christchurch, New Zealand. It re-entered service and spent several more seasons doing antarctic work. The aircraft was retired to Davis-Monthan AFB sometime after
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So, ever since my attempt at building Special Hobby Mirage III and some paint trouble with metallic finish I figured I needed another go at Vallejo Model Air silver-ish colours. A smart man would do it the smart way - on a prepared piece o plastic to do some checking. But that smart man will not end up with a finished model that way. Ha! I got You there. So let's see who will be laughing in the end. For my trials, a single model will do. I have an Eduard MiG-15 waiting to be built. But I like to build models with some sort of a theme. So I'll throw in Zvezdas MiG-17 (or D
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Hello, these are the picture of my B-2A spirit, at 1/72 scale. The kit basis is the modelcollect one, but nothing is good on this kit and quite everything (except for 6 pieces) has to be rebuild if you want to have something looking like a B-2A. The fitting is not even poor. It is impossible without modification. It requires a lot of scratchbuilding. A lot. A lot lot. If you are not experienced modeller, don't do that. Wait. At least a long time. Or two long times. Enough for another B-2A kit from another manufacturer to be produced. Nevertheless, after 18 months, I ha -
Hello All, First build finished in many, many years. This is the Itaerli 1/72 RB-66 kit, built in markings for the 10th TRW at RAF Alconbury in 1964. I built this to hang on the ceiling of my boys' bedroom, since both were born while stationed at RAF Alconbury. Kids went nuts for it, so that made me happy. The Kit This is the only readily available kit for the any version of the B-66. It is actually quite impressive, as the kit comes with parts to make every major variant of the jet: B-66, RB-66, and EB-66. Technically, the EB-66 version sho
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This past Wednesday I just got Fine Molds' brand new F-15J delivered to my door. Immediately I started fiddling with it and started construction. So far I can definitely say this is not only the best F-15 in 1/72, but the best F-15 in ANY scale period. This is Fine Molds at their peak and their best kit yet. I really wanted a nice kit but I was let down by the GWH kit and the smooshed wide canopy and fat trailing edges. A problem scaled down from their 1/48 kit. The Platz kit was a step up, but the Matchbox-esque panel lines spoiled the whole package IMO. T
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Massive, massive 1/72 Hasegawa Phantom stash dump on eBay, just saying. No, it's not me, actually looking at a bunch.
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Hello, I don't have a good record of completing Group Build here on ARC (or anywhere else, for that matter...), but I'll give it a go. I'd like to start off with the 1/72 Nostalgic Plastic Convair YF-102A. It took a lot of persistence and a prince's ransom to even get this kit, and it remained hidden for far too long. I wish someone would re-release a kit of this airplane as it is too hard to find. The kit itself was started about three years ago. I start and stop many kits at a time and don't keep track. The kit itself is very simple; so simple in fact, tha
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On October 12, 1964, during its third test flight, its first supersonic, the paint of the XB-70 was torn off in entire patches on nearly 15% of the surface. Whose fault is it ? Nobody really knows, but each time a VIP was announced for a visit (ground tests, taxiing, first flight tests, etc.), it was systematically repainted in the immaculate white livery. The layers were superimposed, which modified its aerodynamics and caused unwanted turbulences which had the consequence of tearing off the paint or melting it following the heating of certai -
Came across Le Quack on FB, and promptly ordered a couple of 1/72 AARGM-ERs. Shapewise, these are also very similar to the SIAW currently in development.
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Howdy folks, title says it all, question is which kit of Monogram, Revell (Monogram rebox?) or Airfix is better apt to represent the later prototypes with the revised nose landing gear? I understand that all of these kits are actually B-1As so not many other changes there, I hope. Carry on!
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Hi all, this is my scratch built 1/72 IAF LCA Tejas Navy prototype fighter.
