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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
I thought that it would be a pity if this model blows to smithereens from whatever reason without being perpetuated in a digital form.
In 1964, a Jewish Iraqi, Yusuf, contacted Israeli personnel in Tehran, as Israel and Iran still had diplomatic relations. Yusuf, since 10 years of age, had been working as a servant for a Maronite Christian family. His girlfriend's friend [...]
Three models depicting the iconic Mirage in the IDF service during the early 70s.
I used Hobbyboss and Kinetic Mirage III mold as a platform and replaced the necessary parts from Eduard's Mirage IIICJ.
ETC stands for; Elektrischer Träger für cylindrische Außenlasten (Electric carrier for cylindrical external stores.) The generic rack appeared on German bombers to carry different bomb load. Likewise, the Bf 110 variants destined as [...]
Eduard's Wildcat is a very nice kit. Surface texture is excellent and the build is simple relatively to the high load of details.
Two things to watch for are the positioning of the guns and main landing gears. The inner wing mold lacks [...]
AmTech's model with ProModeler's Warhawk decals depicting an aircraft of 49th Flying Group, 9th FS flown by Andrew Reynolds in Darwin Australia during 1942. The aircraft was lost (with another pilot) after the completion of an aerial [...]
Many countries that had the Mig 21 variants provided a vast array of camouflage schemes. I chose the Nigerian Air Force scheme to adorn Eduard's excellent kit.
A model depicting the mount of Martin Drewes, Kommandeur of III./NJG 1. It was a totally personalized aircraft, to help the pilot to improve his chances against an ever varying and growing Allied air offensive.
Drewes aircraft had [...]
Originally, the TBF in the service of the British Navy was called Tarpon. By the time the TBM entered the service, the American term; Avenger was adopted.
The two models demonstrate that, which ever camouflage scheme is applied, AMs mold [...]
The Ju 88S was an attempt to create a faster, multi-role variant with the installation of BMW801D air-cooled radial engines, the deletion of the gondola, and the reduction of the crew to three. The Ju 88S-1 was the bomber version. This [...]