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    what now?

    I've been worrying a 1/72 Monogram P-51B for months on and off. I had some decals that seemed good and the scheme seemed easy enough. But in fact it's quite a challenge (for me anyway...): A natural metal aircraft, with O.D. added around the fuselage national insignia and codes, followed by...
  2. 6./ZG 76 Bf-110 C-4 'M8+EP'

    From the 1/72 Airfix kit. Not sure if the paintscheme is right, but unless I get another copy of the decals from this kit, I won't risk painting over the decals.
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    B-17 with exotic painting

    I share with you some photos of a Boeing B-17 bomber with an exotic and unusual camouflage. Does anyone know if this plane entered service and what the function of this painting? I count on your visit. Aviação em Floripa: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Spotted Cow" Best Regards.
  4. Shade of Paint For a B-24J

    Back with another stupid question. I'm nearing the painting stage of the 1/48 B-24J Liberator. I already did the B-24D a few years ago, and it was painted what appears to be olive drab. The instructions for the J say "Use picture on box cover to match for correct painting". That's a real...
  5. Concrete tarmac project

    hey fellas, I decided to take a break from building actual model kits and work on a display base to put finished planes on for photo purposes ITEMS: 2'x 2' corkboard 12"x 12" cardstock Elmer's Glue Black spray Paint Grey spray paint I plan on first painting the corkboard a flat black...
  6. 1/48 Old Tool Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2

    In anticipation of the painting of my Sanger Ki-67, I decided to do a "test" model to get my airbrush and model painting skills back to an exeptable level. The model of choiche is the Old Hasegawa (Ex-Mania) kit of the Kawanish N1K2. I simply chose this kit since I had in my stash. Since I also...
  7. "Pride of the BlueGrass" P-51 RECCE

    I have got another of the series of RECCE birds completed looking to get maybe 2 others will been in the works wirh one being a N.African crate.The kit is the usual Tamy layout along with two others posted earlier.I will be in between the B-25 build doing the tables and painting up the men for a...
  8. 1/48 Blue Nose Bodney

    Working on my first diorama. The Staff car is by Tamiya comes with the 8th AF P-51 kit . Kit falls together really great . Now to start painting some figures . Cheers Brian
  9. 318th FS, The Checkertail Clan

    Painted F-22 Raptor future Checkertail Painted F-22'sand Wingman.