B-17 crash in Schlappintal Klosters Graubünden Switzerland
Here is the Story of tail Gunner Donald Boyle
Tail Gunner Donald B. Boyle describes the further course of the Mission: We lost altitude the whole time, and then our two “little friends”, the accompanying Figthers, turned off over the [...]
War Games...1/48 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, VMF-111 "Devil Dogs", USMC
Next naval aviation subject finished by my dad.
Took a second attempt to finish it, the first model didn´t make it to finish because my dad didn´t get along with Eduard´s complex and fragile landing gear.
Built oob, painted with AK RC [...]
Roden 1/32nd Albatros DIII (OAW)
Hello everyone, this is my Roden Albatros DIII (OAW) in 1/32nd scale. To start, its no Wingnut Wings kit but the Roden kits can be built into a pretty nice piece.
I've always been a fan of the German WW1 aircraft, and the Albatros family [...]
Grumman F6F Hellcat, Fujimi
Greetings, friends and modelers. Back posting again after life got busy.
I'm easing my way back to modeling by repairing and upgrading an old Fujimi F6F I had originally done in the 1990s. Decals had flaked and my repairs were [...]
McDonnell Douglas Phantom II F-4D, Tamiya 1/32
Old Vietnam veteran from 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1966 - 1974) (Tail Code: FO), 8th Tactical Fighter Wing.
Tamiya released kit (60305) in 1995, so it's quite old (and huge in this scale). Kit was completed in year 2022.
Painted [...]
V-1 or Fieseler Fi103 (Tamiya 1/48)
A well known kit of the V-1 from Tamiya in 1/48. It's not a new kit in any sense of the word, but it's still pretty decent. I bought it for a quick, relaxing build, but it was waiting for me for a couple of months. Mostly it was waiting [...]
Too late...1/48 Mitsubishi A7M2 Type 11 Reppu "Sam", IJN
And my dad´s naval aviation theme continues.
Fine Molds kit oob, only added Eduard PE seatbelts, EZ Line for the antenna wire and plastic rods for the upper wing landing gear indicators.
Painted with AK Real Color IJN D1 Deep Green and AK [...]
