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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
I want to share my excitement from this great hobby with the images presented here.
The model depicts a Messerschmitt jet that was used as a test bed for experiments on the FuG 218 'Neptune' 158-185 Mhz radar set and antennas. The results were later used for the development of the Me 262B night fighter variant.
It was one [...]
The simple model that builds itself...
A mid WWII project aimed to replace the Bf 109. Four prototypes were produced. The development of prototypes was plagued with problems. In the end, the performance of aircraft did not fulfill the expectations and the project was [...]
The re-boxing of ProModeler's excellent model that successfully reproduced the corrugated surface texture of the Luftwaffe's workhorse. Temporary winter white paint was added on top of the standard camouflage scheme.
The last of the night fighter breed with a FuG 240 Berlin N-1a radar. The first appearance of the radar dish in the Luftwaffe instead of the cumbersome antennae arrays.
Tamiya's Beaufighter of Coastal Command Squadron No. 254.
"Shangri La", the iconic P-51B piloted by Capt. D. Gentile, 336th FS, 4th FG with the early white spinner. And how disappointing was the end of this aircraft...
My interpretation of the "Desert Snake" Stuka flown by Leu Lt. Hubert Polz from Tmimi, Libya in 1941. The black and white photos confirm that the red color stands out from the camouflaged background.
