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Hey folks, not finished anything for a l-o-n-g time hence not been around. Bought this in 1991 in a wee model shop my mate owned in Southport and it's been on the shelf ever since. Dragged it to the bench before Christmas to keep me out of trouble over the holidays - which it pretty-much has. Other than the ALQ pod and the mid-1980's Microscale decals, what you see here is exactly what came in the box. Definitely not my best work, but wonderful nostalgia trip (even painted it with Humbrol enamels). All comments, criticism and questions welcomed - Happy New year everyone. Ian.

My entry is Hasegawa’s 1/32 Boeing F4B. Scalemates has this first kitted in 1971. The box has certainly seen better days. Parts are on two sprues, interestingly they are on different colour plastic. The wings are a silvery plastic, the second sprue is grey. Whether it was released like this or I have sprues from two different boxings I don’t know. Not many parts but a lot of ejector pin marks that will need cleaning up. Hoping for a quick build. The decals are showing their age, so I will be using a sheet from Yellow Wings Decals.

Another 2023 build I'm catching up on posting is this Revell boxing of the old Hasegawa Mirage F.1C. Despite its age, I think this kit holds up well in terms of shape and fit. I augmented mine with a Pavla cockpit (which is a huge improvement on the very basic kit cockpit), ResKit wheels, Master pitot tube, a CMK jet exhaust and Quickboost air scoops. The air scoops and the exhaust are for the Special Hobby kit, and just a few simple mods were required to the Revell fuselage to get the latter to fit nicely but is a nice addition I think. The Hasegawa/Revell kit has raised details so I rescribed some of the most noticeable panel lines. Colours are Ammo MiG Mirage Blue over Vallejo white aluminium. Again, apologies for the quality of the camera phone photos

Hi guys, I hope you are all well and safe. This project is the old Hasagawa version of the Canadian Hornet, but it lacks a lot of detail and specific Canadian details, like the id light in the nose. I have made the intakes and cockpit from scratch and some part out of the Verlinden update set for the Hornet. The flaps and slats are positioned as the plane is on the ground. This and the scratched intakes take a lot of time to build. Still a long way to go, but the hardest parts are finished. Up to the wheelbays and landinggear. cheers Bas

I have in my stash some Hasegawa 1/48th Hurricanes one of which is the 40mm canon armed Mk.IId. I am going to build this kit with the hope that Arma will eventually produce this version of the Hurricane from their magnificent new 1/48th kit. This Hurricane kit is modular in design, with a separate nose section for the Mk.I and Mk.II different engines and wing inserts for the different armament that these aircraft carried. Compared to the Arma kit the fabric covering is rather overdone (too saggy) and the riveted wings are very smooth, I'll try and improve the fabric effect by a good coat of primer but apart from applying 3D printed rivets to the wings they will have to remain smooth. Here is the kit, Hasegawa kits from that period came with all the sprues in a single bag, only the clear sprue and decals were kept separate, so bag opened and sprues spread out. I am not using the kit decals but it will be finished in the 6 Sqn markings of HV594, aircraft letter P. Same camouflage colours as the box art, including the red spinner. I have bought some upgrades over the years. Some Aires separate tail surfaces, Brengun wheels, Eduard zoom set for the cockpit and a CMK resin cockpit seat as the kit one is too short. Let the fun begin, any advice or questions are most welcome.

Greetings to all. The Hasegawa model is of venerable age, with perhaps its typical pros and cons: very poor detailing, but excellent execution of the panel lines, perfect joining, razor-thin edges. Some technological aspects of the assembly are of course also outdated (hello from the 90s), but all this did not disappoint at all, the model is pleasant and, in my opinion, is definitely the best for the 520. I didn’t photograph all the improvements in the process, and there weren’t that many of them, so I collected what was left in the photo into collages. The cockpit in the model is completely empty. I had a small etching board from Eduard, it is the same age as the model, so it also has a lot of shortcomings, but it helps out quite well in combination with available materials. Another relatively significant omission on the model is the landing gear niches (I see that these are also “family features” of Hasegawa models). Firstly, they have an irregular shape in cross-section (in the part where the stand is placed they are rectangular in cross-section), and secondly, the filling of the niches themselves is fictitious. Here, too, it was corrected partly by etching, partly by polystyrene. The rest of the modifications are already in the category of small things: tubes, hoses, technological holes, thinning of the edges, navigation lights made of colored plastic, etc. The tail unit has been “revitalized” a little - in photographs of the D.520 the rudders are often in this position. In addition to the mentioned etching, I used exhaust pipes from Quickboost, a vacuum canopy, a landing light from Elf, wheels from Kora (very low quality, I do not recommend). Riveted. Perhaps it was unnecessary, but I decided so. Painted with Tamiya acrylic and Hobby color. I mixed all the colors myself. Color accuracy is an extremely complex and hardly provable issue. Decals from Print scale. The unit of the pilot Rene Pomier-Layrargues, famous for the fact that he managed to shoot down Werner Melders, although the French pilot died in that battle, but Melders survived and continued his “career”. I painted the tricolor on the keel. Unfortunately, this time too there were some shortcomings, but overall I was pleased with the result, which is what I wish for all modellers. *Sorry for automatic translation

Greetings to all. The Hasegawa model is of venerable age, poor in detail but at the same time with excellent panel lines, precision joining, thin edges. Therefore, in a sense, it is great for those who want to work with their hands and apply dexterity. At the same time, the prototype itself is very rich in details. Therefore, during the construction, a lot of aftermarket goods and even more parts made from scratch were used, most of which I think can be seen in the photo. The prototype is Captain Franco Lucchini's unit, a well-known aircraft among modellers, primarily because of its unusual paint scheme, which caught my attention. The plane was reconstructed at least twice, both times changing its appearance, and ultimately received half a wing and a hood from other aircraft. *Sorry for the automatic translation

This D3A1 VAL is part of a 3 model kit that Hasegawa released a few years ago. The other two planes are an A6M2 Zero and an B5N2 Kate. All 3 planes presented in this kit took part in the initial attack on Pearl Harbor, and were launched off Imperial Japanese Carriers. I have already completed the B5N2 Kate which is featured in some of the forced perspective photos which were taken on a 1:48 replica of the IJN carrier Hiryu (24”x36”). Next up is the A6M2 Zero! Carrier deck photos: White background photos:

This kits been sitting in my stash for a few years. This seems like a good time to add a 1/72 IID hurricane and when I think of aircraft and Desert Camouflage the first thing I think of is a tank buster Hurricane. Not sure which aircraft I will make yet; however it will be a 6 squadron one, that’s for sure!

This is the classic 1/72 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden kit supplemented with DEAD Design Models canopy masks. Mr. Color, Tamiya, and Alclad paints. Weathering with Tamiya and AK panel liners, Abteilung and Mig oils, and a touch of Tamiya pigments. The decals gave me trouble, wrinkling under my Solvaset regimen, and so I was forced to weather them: too much, IMHO. Here is one jacked up Jack. Thanks for looking!

Hi aviation modellers, as I haven't been able to start a project in a while I thought I would share a build from a couple of years ago. This model is built from the Hasegawa 2002 boxing of the Ki-44-II, or Army Type 2 Fighter, and represents an aircraft of the 3rd Chutai, 47th Hiko Sentai based on Narimasu airfield northwest of Tokyo in 1944-45, the same unit that @Toryu depicted in his superlative 1/48 scale build, found here: This unit was put into action against the B-29s that wreaked havoc against Tokyo and other Japanese cities on firebombing raids late in the war. Do correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that aircraft assigned to Home Defense can be identified based on the white painted wing and fuselage background for the Hinomaru (meatball) national markings. Interestingly, according to pacificwrecks.com, the airfield was converted post-war into the "Grant Heights Family Housing Annex" for American military personnel and their dependents, with the airstrip serving as the main street. The build presented very few problems and I would recommend the kit to beginners and vets alike. Happy days, Nick.

It's been a while since I last posted something so I'm now about to make up for that. This has been my main "summer 2023 build" & unfortunately I just couldn't get into taking progress pics. It was mainly a matter of getting the chance to build as and when. Small bits here & there amongst whittling other kits. So here it is; General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark 70-2390 Miss Liberty II Lakenheath 01-1991 1/72 Hobby2000 Hasegawa kit. Armory wheels Master brass pitot Reskit exhausts Reskit AN/ALQ-131 Reskit 3D printed ladders Eduard cockpit set Eduard Brassin GBU-24 X2 Hasegawa GBU-15 X2 Hataka Vietnam War redline acrylics. All the decals were from the kit & were very good quality only the colour scheme in the kit isn't quite accurate to the actual airframe with the general three colour pattern. Hobby2000 have you put colours where they shouldn't go, then I even fluffed up on the forward starboard placing of the green which should have completely gone underneath the four squadron badges. There are photos of 2390 with munitions on while taxying out of a HAS, so I had to research what I was supposed to hang from the pylons. Should have asked here I know! I hope I've got it right. GBU-24's outboard from Eduard, I slapped the supplied yellow rings around them, but have been informed they should have two? The GBU-15's were from one of the Hasegawa weapons sets. I also sourced a decent AN/ALQ-131 from Reskit fixed to its rear station. Other than that, the kit goes together really nicely. I did have to scribe the details in for the wing gloves in the fuselage sides oh & for some reason I managed to fog the bottom of the windscreen, but it doesn't look too bad. I used my usuall Ammo Mig panel line washes. I started using a ground equipment set for my Tiger Meet Starfighter, so the rest of the box was used on this build & painted in the later NATO dark green, with a lonely pilot waiting for the rest of the ground crew to finish their breakfast! Thanks for looking. Martin

A year ago I made a start on this kit in the F-15 STGB but then ground to a halt. Time to get it going again - here is a link to my first attempt. One of the reasons I never finished it is because it was a release based on the very first few built with markings for one prototype and one development aircraft, It does come with a shedload of Rockeye bombs, but I fancy building it with a different payload, so may need to get some more decs. I also need to do a bit more research to see what if any changes I might need to make for a later service aircraft. More soon - hopefully. Pete

HI everyone!🙂 this is my HASEGAWA 1/48 Aichi B7A2 "grace" It's not famous,but I realy like the shape of this airplane.. the kit is almost 25years old,however,I think it's a good kit the IJN green has always been a challenge fo me.. try to build this beauty as good as I could.. hope you guys like it!

Hello, this model was very hard for me to finish, it exceeded my skills. It was in the making for long-long years and it was put aside many times. This is the old Hasegawa Macchi C.202 1/48 with the FM Detail sets (which is not available anymore). I used Mike Grant Decals smoke rings, because I was not able to make nice smoke rings with my airbrush at the time. The main thing is, the model should look good in my opinion. Then I used Mr. Hobby semi-gloss varnish to protect the decals, which are quite sensitive. I had to use many times super glue gel to glue resin or metal parts. For the wash the bottom side I used PLW Dark Sea Blue (I had it already because of my SU-27), for the top I used PLW Dark Brown. I know it's not perfect, there are some things which aren't, it was very hard for me to build, but I think it looks good and I have gained lots of experience with this one. The experience gained here, will come in handy when I will do my Zoukei-Mura Ho 229 1/48. Here is the Google album

I'm a great fan of " Robotech" since I was a boy ( back in the eighties , I was born in 1979). I discovered later that Robotech was an adaptation of different Japanese Anime one of which was "Macross super dimension fortress". the Regult is the most common single pilot battle pod used by the Zentradi on that Anime. I had fun building this one. is much bigger than I expected. I added some dents , and bullet holes here and one little panel on the legs. But is mostly out of the box.

This kit, bought at a model show for £6 Instruction header. Options - I'm going for that Eagle on the tail. Parts. Unused metal seats leftover from an F-14, and various smart bombs. Walkaround

#25/2023 Next IJN subject finished by my dad. Hasegawa kit oob, only added brake lines with lead wire and antenna wires with EZ Line. The seatbelts are molded onto the seat. Painted with AK Xtreme Metal White Aluminium and Gunze H59 IJN Green with a touch of blue. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235130819-too-few148-kawanishi-n1k2-j-shiden-kai-george-ijn/ The Shiden Kai was a potent opponent for the allied fighters but not even 500 have been built. Aircraft of Lt. Takashi Oshibuchi, 343 Naval Flying Group, 701 Sqn, Matsuyama Airbase in March 1945. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0024 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0027 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr and together with the N1K1-Ja DSC_0028 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0029 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0030 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

This B5N2 Kate is part of a 3 model kit that Hasegawa released a few years ago. The other two planes are an A6M2 Zero and an D3A1 Val. The 3 planes all took part in the initial attack on Pearl Harbor, and were launched off Imperial Japanese Carriers. To stay with the theme; I decided to build a 1:48 replica of the IJN carrier Hiryu. I chose to build a 1/4th section of the carrier as it should be ample room (24”x36”) to get some photographs of all 3 planes together once they're all finished. This was the first time I utilized photoshops function to replace the background in favor of some real images and really enjoy how the photos turned out. I also just started using a 105mm macro lens. Overall, I am satisfied with the kit and am excited to start the next two planes.

The late version of the George was an equal opponent for Hellcat and Corsair but not even 500 have been built. Soon to be started DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

This was the result of leftovers from another P-3 conversion project (to a P-7A) Mostly P-3 parts OOB, the tail planes are from a B-17C as I could not find the original stabs.

Not cleared either F-4 from the bench, but making progress and waiting for paint to dry so I thought I'd get this together, as top photo: Hasegawa F-104S Master pitot Wolkpak decals Hasegawa weapon set for AIM-9L All still in bags. And second photo some reference material. I fancy the QRA with 2 sidewinders from 2004, although the only photo I can find of MM6763 (my preferred option from decal sheet as I like that "M" swoosh) as a ASA-M shows clean and no stores, see link: https://www.airliners.net/photo/Italy-Air-Force/Lockheed-Aeritalia-F-104S-Starfighter/1290763 That link does confirm that the decal sheet is correct with the 4o Stormo famous emblem a black horse on white rather then outline on black. I shouldn't start but I probably will. Chris

Hello All, I have had a couple of requests to repost pictures of my model Soya which I thought were lost to Photobucket but I've dug very deep and found the originals wjhich were taken in daylight and added more realism. A tiny but wonderfully detailed little ship especially if the Hasegawa etch set is used to enhance it. The base was home made and covered in Polyfilla water is Vallejo still water and everything painted with Revell Aqua. Hope this little dio inspires others to have a go and it certainly makes a change from grey ships! Please let me know your thoughts on this one some of you might have even seen it at a model show but these days ill health keeps me at home. Hope this is of some help to those that requested a repost. It sure was a lot of fun creating it! MODeller

After a lot of deliberation, this choice has been made. I'll be building this kit As this option The kit isn't totally accurate for this particular aircraft - but we'll just have to put up with that.

#19/2023 Next Zero by my dad. Hasegawa kit oob, added Eduard seatbelts and EZ Line for the antenna wire. Painted with Gunze H59 IJN Green and Tamiya XF-12 JN Grey. The yellow wing leading edges are painted. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235128898-last-of-the-breed148-mitsubishi-a6m8-type-54-ijn/ Last produced Zero type. Two A6M5c were converted and fitted with the stronger Kinsei engine to replace the no longer produced Sakae engine in April 1945. The M8 never made it to serial production. At least one of the two prototypes fell into US hands. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr The First and the Last DSC_0024 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0027 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr