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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.
In 1930 the Belgians were considering what their new fighter aircraft was to be. They'd held a competition and settled on the rather pedestrian Dewoitine D.27 and the Czech Avia BH-33. However, the air force staff attended the Hendon Air [...]
In Searle and Willian's Molesworth books - the delinquent schoolboy tries betting on horses and he chooses a glossy nice looking animal that falls at the first fence. The Renard R-31 reminds me very much of that tale - a nice looking, [...]
Here are some of my vintage models. They're all Matchbox. Firstly, there is the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA which is J8652 P from B Flight No. 41 Squadron at Northolt in 1929. Then there's a Handley Page Heyford Mk. 1 of K3498 Q of A [...]
Introduction
The Holt landing flare system was very common during the Interwar years and in fact the company that produced or licensed it claimed sales of over 60,000 units to countries all over the world. Some manufacturers do include [...]
Interwar aircraft frequently sat around in the open doing very little and as a result were adopted as convenient perches by birds. The bigger the aircraft the more attractive it was. The view was excellent both for warning and spotting [...]
Acknowledgements
Firstly I'd like to start with thanks to Spiros Pendedekas (@fiveten) and Giannis Asimakos (@mfcg). Without either this project could not have been finished. The help Spiros gave was invaluable and his willingness to [...]
History
After the successful pioneering of the African routes Latécoère turned their attention to South America and postal services there. However, changed priorities meant that the Latécoère decided to focus more on aircraft [...]
I've always been fascinated by the interwar French airmail arrangements and by the books of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry where he writes about his and his colleagues experiences. St. Exupéry started out with the Compagnie Latécoère in 1926 [...]
Lela Presse focus on books covering mostly French equipment but also other nations. For the French, at least, they aim at definitive and are comprehensive and accurate. They are not cheap but for the cost you get everything you could [...]
This is my first RFI post and I've chosen the Hasegawa SOC Seagull as the subject. This is an old kit and not really any particular version of the prototype. For example the kit cowling includes engraved (though inaccurate) cowling flaps [...]
