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Readers’ Gallery: Mark Strasser’s 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G

Jon Bius — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:50 +0000

Mark Strasser posted this very colorful 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G in German markings. Great work Mark- it is a stunner for sure!

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Readers’ Gallery: Steve Cook’s 1/48 Hasegawa Learjet

Jon Bius — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:40 +0000

Agape forum member Steve Cook shared these photos of his gorgeous Hasegawa Learjet build from a few years ago. Great work on this Steve!

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Build Report: Zvezda 1/48 La-5

Jon Bius — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:40 +0000

My fascination with building World War II Russian aircraft shows no signs of slowing down! It’s a part of aviation history I’ve not learned much about in the past, so it’s been fun doing research for these builds. One of the aircraft series that I’ve found particularly interesting is the Lavochkin fighters. While the LaGG-3 [...]

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Readers’ Gallery: Gil Hodges’ 1/48 Lindberg F11C-2 conversion to BFC-2

Jon Bius — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:31 +0000

Forum member Gil Hodges shows you can get a great looking model with an old classic, some hard work, and a little help from your friends! Gil used Agape member Mark Buchler’s resin upgrade set to convert Lindberg’s classic F11C-2 kit into a BFC-2. If you’re interested in Mark’s resin set, head over to the [...]

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Readers’ Gallery: Dale Hutchinson’s 1/72 Airfix F-86

Jon Bius — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:57:00 +0000

Forum member Dale Hutchinson (Hutch) posted photos of his completed work on Airfix’s new-tool F-86 kit. Dale said “I really like how this one came out and I highly recommend this kit“. It looks great!

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Readers’ Gallery: Mark Strasser’s 1/48 Matchbox S-2H Seasprite

Jon Bius — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:58:14 +0000

Agape forum member Mark Strasser built this very colorful Matchbox Seasprite OOB, using decals from his spare decals. it looks awesome, Mark- thanks for sharing this with us!

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Readers’ Gallery: Steve Cook’s 1/48 Academy P-47D Thuderbolt

Jon Bius — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:01:08 +0000

Agape forum member Steve Cook shared his great looking P-47D kit. Very unusual scheme, Steve. It looks great!

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Readers’ Gallery: Mark Strasser’s 1/48 AMT AD-4W Skyraider

Jon Bius — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:05:07 +0000

Agape forum member Mark Strasser shared photos of his very colorful Skyraider. It looks great- thanks for sharing it with us Mark!

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Readers’ Gallery: Tom Zahler’s Tamiya 1/48 G4M1 Betty Bomber in Surrender Scheme

Jon Bius — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:13:12 +0000

New forum member Tom Zahler shared this remarkable story of how his family history and model building intersected. Great stuff Tom! August 19, 1945 shortly after noon local time two Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Bombers approach the airfield at Ie Shima, Okinawa. They house the surrender delegation of the Japanese Empire. My grandfather was there and [...]

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Build Report: Alanger’s 1/48 Yak-7V

Jon Bius — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:39:10 +0000

The Yak-7 line of fighters has an unusual history. Originally designed to be a two seat trainer, flights tests of the Yak-7 showed that it was a more capable aircraft than the Yak-1, and it immediately began to be produced as both a two seat trainer and a single seat fighter. The -7V was a [...]

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