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Yet Another Special Hobby 1/32 Whirlwind

Here’s my attempt at building Special Hobby’s 1:32 scale Westland Whirlwind. The Whirlwind is a handsome ship (in my opinion) that doesn’t look much like anything else that took to the air in WWII. It has that characteristically [...]

The bite of the cobra: AH-1G "Wretched Mildred", Vietnam 1971

Some aircraft look so impressive that, once seen, they remain in the memory. If this memorable appearance is combined with a dramatic mission history, it can happen that this aircraft becomes an "icon": the mere sight of it [...]

Special Hobby 1/32 Westland Whirlwind I

The Airplane: The Westland Whirlwind was, at the time of its initial appearance, one of the most advanced fighter aircraft ever built. Unfortunately, it was built to an official specification that was inherently limited, most definitely [...]

Seafire Mk III, Special Hobby, 1/48: last dogfight of the World War 2 'First and Last' Project.

This is my third build on the theme of 'First and Last'. This ‘First and Last’ build features the last day of the second world war, the 15 of August 1945, and the last recorded dogfight in the Pacific theatre. It is an oft told story, [...]

This is Fox One: Outstadning!

Finally the sun came out over the Gilbert Islands. After a tropical hurricane and heavy rains, the weather improved and flights resumed. After a short briefing, where the group commander known under the nickname "The Old Guy" [...]

Eduard/Special-Hobby "Adlerangriff" Bf-109 E-1 JG 26 "Schlageter" in 1/72 scale

Hello mates! This kit catched my attention, because of its very nice details. Eduard reboxed a special hobby kit and in addition they filled up the box with resin wheels a pilot figure, photo-etched part, masks and a newish decal type [...]

gen. Joseph John Kruzel's P-40E

This time the article will not be long or colorful with fictionalized stories. As for the history of the fights, I do not intend to compete with the knowledge of Tom Cleaver (I hope @tcinla write some more informations) 🙂 I just wanted [...]

Special Hobby 1/72 SB2A-4 Buccaneer

Special Hobby's kit is quite good, albeit of the older type of their kits. With relatively moderate effort it turns out fine. The interior is unexpectedly complete for the scale, but it takes plenty of test fitting to ensure a tight [...]

1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.V

1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.V One of my favorite aircraft. Love this livery which for me was a new challenge. Upgraded landing gear, nose and propeller.

Westland Whirlwind Mk.1

Kit: 1/32 Special Hobby This is a great kit. It’s not for beginners and there are many challenges but the result is an impressively large and detailed aircraft model. The landing gear gave me fits - it is very fiddly and fragile but it [...]