Scale modeling by Alfred van Paaschen

Alfred van Paaschen

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And now for something completely different…

by Alfred van Paaschen on March 20, 2023 · in Automotive — 13 Comments

I wanted a model of my youngtimer 1991 BMW E30 cabrio, but could not find any kit. So I decided to disassemble a die cast model and gave it a paint job to resemble the color combination of my car. Think it turned out pretty well. What do [...]

A 3rd RNLAF fighter I want to show you.

by Alfred van Paaschen on March 17, 2023 · in Aviation — 8 Comments

This time also some WIP pictures and background info. Hope you like it! During the period 1955–1959, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) equiped 322, 323, 324, 325, 326 and 327 Squadrons at Leeuwarden, Soesterberg [...]

Here’s another one. The F84G Thunderjet.

by Alfred van Paaschen on March 16, 2023 · in Aviation — 12 Comments

Because of the warm welcome I thought it would be nice to do another post today. Hope you like this old 50’s jet. This warbird flew with RNLAF from 1952 until 1956. It was quite rudimentary and notorious because of its unreliability, [...]

My first post, the RNLAF (KLU) F-104G Starfighter

by Alfred van Paaschen on March 16, 2023 · in Aviation — 25 Comments

Hi all, I am from the Netherlands and picked up scale modeling again a few years ago after a break of some 40 odd years. Currently I am working on a series of planes that have flown or still fly in the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) [...]