Month: September 2014
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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…
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Done: Hasegawa 1/48 P-51D Mustang “Lou IV”
This kit has been in my stash for some 15 years, with decals yellowing and getting brittle. After getting myself the nice AeroMaster sheet “Yellow Nosed Mustangs of the 361st FG Pt.2” it was finally time to build it. As my boxing was of a P-51K, I simply had to use the collared prop blades…
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Done: Classic Airframes 1/48 F2A-1 Buffalo
As this was my first kit of that sort, I cannot tell wether it is “typical”short-run. Having read articles about this type of kits, I was prepared for ill-fitting parts, confusing instructions and quite a bit of guesswork when it comes to positioning parts. Ok, the Buffalo had all of these, but to a very…
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Done: Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF
This, dear visitor, is the first non-US subject I built in almost 20 years… and my fastest build since who-knows-when. I had one week to build that bugger, since I wanted to surprise my better half on her to return from Russia. And so it had to be something iconic from ze Motherland! The kit…
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Done: Italeri 1/48 P-40E Warhawk
Yes, I do like this kit. So much, in fact, that I went and bought another one for future in-between builds. It has its weak points, like the fit of the engine nacelle, the somewhat simplified cockpit and the wheels (best replaced by some aftermarket). But nonetheless, what is in the box makes for a…