Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Last of the trilogy of four-engine British bombers from me.
A Lancaster B.II, “Fanny Ferkin II”, JI-F, of 514 Squadron, serial no. DS842, sits quietly in the late-afternoon light before being prepared for another raid.
Intended as an [...]
Next one finished by my dad.
Eduard Limited Edition kit oob. Painted with MRP Sea Blue.
Build thread here
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Aircraft of Lt. (jg) Robert Sullivan onboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay in the battle for Okinawa, providing CAS, [...]
In 1941 construction began on the new Santa Barbara Municipal Airport on California’s southern coastline 7 miles west of the city in the town of Goleta. The airport is almost smack dab on the beach facing the Pacific Ocean and the [...]
Built this at the same time as the Hurricane I posted here a few weeks ago but only got around to finishing it this morning. Fairly straightforward build, could have done without the separate fin-tip antenna post which was instantly [...]
Monogram 1/138 Super G Constellation
Old Monogram kit I picked up off of ebay. Came complete with all parts and decals
Built this as a kit or a version thereof back in the 70s. Went together pretty well. Low parts counts, no interior. [...]
Arma Hobby, 1/72. It doesn't contain any resin or etch, so it's a little disappointing, compared to the "Expert" variant, but still very enjoyable to build. Once again the fit of all the parts is just about perfect.
I know that [...]
The F-86 Sabers were the successors to the U.S. Air Forces legendary P-51 Mustangs and their first jet-powered fighter aircraft. The XP-86 prototype first flew on October 1, 1947. The first production version, the F-86A, was armed with six [...]
I completed this 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-44 yesterday. I added a True Details cockpit which really cant be seen, gun barrels ane pitot tube from stainless steel tubing, leading edge landing light from clear sprue and a vac canopy from Dead [...]
Swords 1/48 Lightning Mk.4 is a short run kit. Hence, a considerable amount of work is required by comparison to the standard injection kit, such as Airfix' Lightning. Nonetheless, after filling the large seams it looks equally good.
If you take a look at aviation in the 1920s and 1930s, you soon come across a circumstance that must have been characteristic of this time: the constant struggle for more performance, prestige and, ultimately, sales figures materialised in [...]
