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I model 1/72 almost exclusively. I focus on the Interwar period and don't build outside it. I especially love biplanes but they do cause me to curse quite a bit. However, the end result is worth it. I hate unrigged biplane models though - they aren't finished.
French interwar bombers have always had a certain charm. The stubborn drive to ignore the principle of aerodynamics and a certain ugly charm make them winners to my mind. So, when Azur announced a Bloch 210 I was very interested. The only [...]
The final kit awaiting replacement decals was the Lukgraph PWS-10 fighter. This is available in 3D printed form from Lukgraph of Poland. One can choose either 1/32, 1/48 or 1/72 scales with prices varying with size. Having used 3D printed [...]
As the custom decals I ordered arrived I was able to complete several unfinished models and this is the second one of them. The model was inspired by Spiros' (@fiveten) superb PM models Fokker D.XXI last year. It's a plane that has a [...]
An interesting sidelight of the interwar Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF) was the existence of donation aircraft presented by expat Greeks living in Cairo. There were two such donations and both were modern biplane fighters - the Avia B.534 [...]
In my previous article on the Hawker Fury biplane and the available models I mentioned the early first contract Furies of No. 43 Squadron. These were different to the usual Fury with 4 individual cabane struts and I was quite intrigued by [...]
This is one of my older models and in response to capt. R(@lis)'s request here are some photos of my Airfix 1/72 Blenheim Mk. 1. I've always been fascinated by the Blenheim Mk. 1 particularly the nose shape so I was excited to buy the [...]
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The R-6H has been covered in detail in two articles by Gábor Szabó on this very site so no history this time. As the long range Gee Bee racers are interesting aircraft I thought I'd build one so I picked up the SBS kit. It's [...]
After finishing my P.24A I was left with almost a complete Bulgarian P.24B kit (minus the engine faceplate) and the engine faceplate from the P.24A kit. As I mentioned before - this faceplate was pierced and only used on KTF built P.24s. [...]
After finishing my second Vildebeest I decided on something smaller and out of my very small stash I chose the Curtiss F11C-2, part of RS Models' series of Curtiss biplane Hawks. Of course, Monogram had the F11C-2 in their range many moons [...]
Introduction
In my Vincent review I mentioned the Spanish Vildebeest and how I had decided not to bother. Unfortunately, I had been bitten and a nagging desire slowly crept up on me. The challenge of trying to build an accurate model was [...]
