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Bomber Killer…1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8/R6, Jagdgruppe 10

Built a couple of years ago. Used a Tamiya F-8 kit as base. Previously this aircraft was wrongly designated as A-7 but due to some exterior features seen on the pics of the original a/c and the assumed Werknummer, it´s an A-8. Also the [...]

Spanish Civil War...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-1, Legion Condor

Built in 2015. Eduard kit with decals from Kagero miniTopcolors #30 (Luftwaffe´s Baptism of Fire) Painted with acrylics, Gunze H70 mixed with Tamiya XF-19 for RLM63, black trim is painted too. Model shows the a/c of Hauptmann Siebelt [...]

Soviet Pawn...1/48 Petlyakov Pe-2 "Peshka", Soviet Airforce

Built in 2018. The excellent Zvezda kit, Eduard seatbelts added, EZ Line for the antenna wires. For the AMT-1, -4, -7 and -12 camo my dad used the new AK Interactive Real Color Air paints. 12th Guards Divebomber Regiment in 1944

Jabo...1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190F-9, II./SG3

One of my dad´s older still existing models. Built 5-10 years ago. Tamiya kit, replaced the kit´s too small in diameter wheels with some from the sparesbox, seatbelts and detail to the landing gear added, fishing line for the antenna [...]

Starting the Breed...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109V4, Luftwaffe

Built 5-10 years ago. Classic Airframes kit oob, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Fourth prototype of the Bf109. Was tested and saw some action in the Spanish Civil War, later designated "A".

Disguised Aquatic Eyes in the Sky…1/48 Arado Ar196A-3, Handelsstörkreuzer 3 “Widder”

Here´s my dad´s fourth and last seaplane for a while. Italeri kit oob, fit is mostly only mediocre. The gunsight is molded onto the instrument board but was in the way of the windshield. So my dad cut it off and replaced it with a part [...]

Jabo...Focke-Wulf Fw190F-8, SG4

Built a couple years ago. Hasegawa kit, added seatbelts, some detail for the landing gear, EZ Line for the antenna wire, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Schlachtgeschwader 4, Eastern Front, summer 1944

Bomber Killer...1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-7, Sturmstaffel 1

Built 5-10 years ago. Took some final pics before the clear flat coat deteriorates more. Hasegawa kit, decals from EagleCals and sparesbox, fuselage and canopy side armour from Tamiya, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Seatbelts, [...]

Slovak Atak...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109E-4, 13.(slow.)/JG52

Built in 2019. Tamiya kit with HR Model decals, AK Real Color RLM 74/75/76, EZ Line for the antenna wires, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines. Build thread here (link) In early 1942 a bunch of Slovakian pilots were sent to [...]

Aquatic Eyes in the Sky...1/48 Vought OS2U Kingfisher, US Navy

After the Beriev and the Rufe, here´s my dad´s next finished seaplane. The good old Monogram kit. First released in 1966, this is the "Hi-Tech" version from 1993 which includes PE parts. Built mostly oob, the thin main float to [...]