Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.
As someone now recognized myself as a military historian, it's easy to say that the military historian who has been my greatest influence is Sir Max Hastings.
In case you missed his book released in Europe as "All Hell Let Loose" [...]
Presenting the "new" 1/72 Airfix (early) Mk 1 Hurricane. This is an upgraded release of the first mark 1 that was made available at the end of 2013. The main difference with this release is you have the dehaviland 3 blade prop [...]
The Thunderstreak was a swept-wing development of the F-84 created with the hope of bringing the type's performance to the level of its main competitor, the F-86 Sabre. In the event it emerged as an almost entirely new airframe having only [...]
Gloster Aircraft, having developed and produced the only Allied jet aircraft to be operational during the war, the Gloster Meteor, sought to take advantage of its expertise, and responded to a 1947 Air Ministry requirement for a [...]
A documentary history of every enemy aircraft brought down over the United Kingdom, September 1939 to 14 August 1940
Nigel Parker
Red Kite Aviation Publishing
ISBN 978-1-906592-09-7
First Edition 2013
Perfect bound,128 pp. Illustrated. RRP [...]
Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a Schwalbe
Item No: 80369
Item Name: Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
Scale: 1:48
Total Plastic Parts: 220+
Total Sprues: 13 sprues
Metal Parts: Nose gear cabin
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: [...]
Zvezda 1/72 Fw 190A-4
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-4
Catalogue number: ZVE 7304
Scale: 1/72
Introduced in July 1942, the Fw 190 A-4 was equipped with the same engine and basic armament as the A-3. Updated radio gear, the FuG 16Z, was installed [...]
Airfix 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw190A-8
Product Code: A01020
49 gray parts
4 clear parts
First flying in 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 1941, being faster and more [...]
The Meteor F.4 was the result of three separate lines of research that began shortly after 616 Squadron had taken delivery of their Meteor F.1s in 1944.
The Aerodynamic Section at R.A.E. Farnborough was studying ways to improve [...]
Manufacturer: Airfix
Model: A03003 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1 Model Kit
Scale: 1/72
Airfix continues the march of turning out industry-standard kits that are economically sound, providing the modeler with the most enjoyment for their [...]
