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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
An excellent model by Dragon depicting the first dedicated Luftwaffe aircraft for night operations.
The model is highly detailed and the FuG array required some attention to trim the poles to the appropriate scale. Flying surfaces are [...]
An oldie that requires careful build, particularly around the wings and fuselage joints, canopy and arresting hook areas.
After II./JG 51 was disbanded on April 5th, 1945, at Fels am Wagram, one of the 109s transferred was an aircraft depicted here. The overpainted marking discloses the former service under II. /JG 51.
In its early days in service in the IDF, the "Sufa" (storm) was seen without the Conformal Fuel Tanks. Nowadays, the CFTs are always in place.
Eduard kit with CMK engine. The fit of engine is bad, but it helps to have all the cowls in the open position.
Hasegawa's big Warhawk kit has a similar mold style like other recent Hasegawa 1/32 scale aircraft. The models capture well the outlines of the aircraft. Surface textures are finely recessed, but the details are sparse and are sketchy for [...]
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 [...]
