Completed : Hasegawa 1/48 Lockheed/Mitsubishi F-104J Starfighter
Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa 09385 Scale: 1/48 Media: Injection Markings: TwoBobs 48-051 ‘F-104J Komatsu Starfighters’ The Subject The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the USAF, but would serve the air forces of more than a dozen countries. It set many world speed records...
Painting a 1/48 Modern US Pilot
I decided it’s time to add a 1/48 modern pilot to join my 1/48 WWII pilot that’s used for size comparisons for my completed kits. There is a surprising lack of offerings for standing modern pilots in 1/48 scale but I finally got my hands of a pair of them, courtesy of Plus Model. Even …...
Completed : Fujimi 1/72 McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II
Kit Info Brand: Fujimi K-3 Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Markings: AirDOC Gulf War Warriors 72006 and Hasegawa 00954 The Subject The RF-4C was the unarmed tactical reconnaissance variant of the F-4 Phantom II deployed by the USAF. It was similar to the US Marine operated RF-4B but with different engines and a more spacious nose …...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 Northrom VF-1S Super Strike Valkyrie
Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Markings: Kit The Subject First introduced in 2008, the VF-1 was developed for the UN Spacy using Overtechnology obtained from the Macross alien spaceship. It would remain as the mainstay fighter throughout what would be called Space War 1. The VF-1 is capable of space flight and...
Completed : Italeri 1/72 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-37B Ferret E
Kit Info Brand: Italeri 162 Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Various (see text) The Subject In 1986, Testors Model Corporation released a conceptual model airplane dubbed the F-19 Ghostrider. Their design was based on Lockheed’s real life ‘HAVE BLUE’ stealth fighter project of the 1970s. This F-19 design became...
Completed : Italeri 1/48 North American A-36 Apache
Kit Info Brand: Italeri No. 2729 Scale: 1/48 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Kit The Subject The North American A-36 Apache (also listed as ‘Invader’ or ‘Mustang’) was the ground attack/dive bomber version of the P-51 Mustang. A total of 500 A-36s served in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Italy and the Chine-Burma-India...
Guide : Painting a 1/48 US WWII Pilot
While finishing my Italeri 1/48 A-36 Apache, I decided to go ahead and paint up a pilot figure so I can use it as a size reference. It’s what I have been doing with my 1/72 modern pilot. This WWII pilot figure comes from the Hasegawa 1/48 WWII Pilot Figure Set. The instructions simply say …...
Completed : Bandai HGUC 1/144 RGM-79GS GM Space Command
Kit Info Brand: Bandai HGUC 051 Scale: 1/144 Media: Injection plastic Markings: Custom The Subject The RGM-79GS is a late production GM deployed in the One Year War. It is an upgraded variant of the original RGM-79 GM with improvements in performance and maneuverability. Two variants were subsequently developed: the RGM-79G GM Command...
Completed : Nitto 1/20 PKA ausf. G ‘Gustav’
Kit Info Brand: Nitto Nr. SF3D Series 5 Scale: 1/20 Media: Multimedia (injection plastic, brass, rubber, lead and copper) Markings: Wave PKA Konrad The Subject The new armored fighting suit of the Shutoral Forces, the PKA.G in opposition to the new weapon of the Mercenery troops, the Super AFS had more strengthened mobility and armored...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 Shinsei Industry VF-25S Messiah
Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa 65724 Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Kit The Subject The VF-25 Messiah is one of the latest variable fighters used by humans in 2059. It was developed as a replacement for the VF-171, the standard variable fighter in the New UN Spacy. Production prototypes were fielded by SMS in 2059, …...
