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Retired over 20 years ago, modeled most days and still going strong though these days I have slowed down a lot and am more selective about what I build.
F-104 JaBoG Retirement Ceremony. 18th April 1984. RAF Lechfeld.
Another of my earlier builds.
This is one of those planes you either love or hate with a vengeance. For me in my youth it was one of those miracles of the jet age along with [...]
This is my third Fairey Gannet, the first was a Classic Airframes AS.1 in RAAF service, the second an AS.4 with the FAA and this COD.4 again with the FAA.
This COD.4 was with 849 Squadron FAA, HMS Hermes, 1969.
The build had no significant [...]
The A-7 Corsair II is another aircraft that I’ve always liked. This build in 1/32 scale depicts a Corsair II of VA-82 'Marauders' in May 1967. Built in 2014, I was so engrossed in trying to put this together as a nice clean detailed [...]
Reconnaissance Hurricane V7101: Flown by Flt Lt George Burges DFC, No 69 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta May 1941.
Extras: Eduard ED49594 detail set, Eduard and EDEX346 Mask with a bit of scratch building.
George Burges was a founder member of [...]
F-8E (FN) Crusader No 37. French Aèronavale, Flottille 12.F. French Aircraft Carrier "Clemenceau" (R.98 ), 1980's
Using the leftover parts from my RF-8A unarmed photo-reconnaissance Crusader i.e. the Aires F-8E resin detail set [...]
The model depicts RF-8A Crusader No 908-AE. Tail 146889 of VFP-62 during the Cuban Crisis operation "Blue Moon." In 1962.
The History
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States first learned that the Soviet was moving [...]
Hot off the workbench this Fairey Gannet AS.4
I used the kit decals for 815 Squadron FAA on board of HMS Ark Royal in 1958. As I have already got a completed 816 Squadron Gannet with folded wings, I decided to show this with full [...]
Every now and then I like to build something different from my usual 1/48 scale aircraft and in this case a nice BMW Racer.
For the most part it was a fun build, the parts fitted perfectly and any problems I had in the build were mainly my [...]
For all you Corsair fans, something a bit out of the normal.
Corsair MK.II "red" P54 (JT260) of 757 Squadron FAA that is shown in the only photo I have (source internet) of this airframe. 757 Squadron were a Deck Landing and [...]
Serving with the Italian Frecce Tricolori since 1982 this sleek little trainer caught my eye soon after Frems introduced it in 2000. Like many of purchases, it sat in the stack for almost a decade before pulling it out and giving it my [...]
