Do 435 B-1
This is one of my 1/48 "Pfeil" collection: Do 435 B-1 nights and bad weather fighter. A never built Pfeil with 2 Jumo 222 engines and enlarged wooden wings (45.5 sq.m). See the difference with a Do 335 A-0.
Model: Tamiya.
Exhaust [...]
A bit like Star Wars Death Star, deadly anyway: Sperry "ball" turret of a B-24 Liberator
A quick and topical article this time!
Sometimes "the oats get you", as they say. This was the case for me recently when I was in the middle of building the large Hobby Boss B-24 Liberator in 1/32nd scale and was about to [...]
U-2D MIDAS
"That's the letter U, and the numeral 2. The four-man band features Adam Clayton on bass, Larry Mullen on drums, Dave Evans—nicknamed 'The Edge', on..." ...this is [REDACTED]! Nobody cares! These guys are from England and who [...]
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk1. 75 Squadron RAAF.
I would like to present my 1/32nd Hasegawa P-40E Kittyhawk Mk1
. "Schuftie" was a 75 Squadron aircraft flown out of Port Moresby, New Guinea.
The aircraft was flown by Fl.Lt Les Jackson from March through to early May 1942 until [...]
Brewster model 339E Buffalo Mk1. 21 Squadron RAAF.
Here is my 1/32nd scale Special Hobby Brewster Buffalo Mk1 .
The aircraft was flown by Fl.Lt J.R. "Congo" Kinninmont at Sungei Patani, Malaya. 1941.
"Congo" Kinninmont scored four kills flying the Buffalo, one Ki-48, [...]
Desert Liberators: 1/48th and 1/72nd scale B-24D compared
Monogram's Liberator was built as a restoration challenge of a bargain kit that missed most of the transparent parts and others. In particular interest was forming the nose glass section. I borrowed from a friend the transparent tree [...]
VsKfz 617 Minenraumer "Build as a Kid" Meng 1/35
My local IPMS chapter decided to do a "Build like you did as a kid" group build. Basic idea is to pick a kit and build it in a straight shot. Paint is optional. I thought it would be a good time and checked the stack of kits. I [...]
The "Southern Cross" over the South Pacific: Kingsford-Smith's Fokker F.VII can tell a truly exciting story!
The Fokker F.VII "Trimotor" was undoubtedly one of the great designs in the history of aviation. Its design reflected the optimistic spirit of the up-and-coming aviation of the early 1920s, just as the success story or stories of [...]
Verlinden Sapper of the Guard
The Napoleonic Sappers of the Guard were elite military engineers who played a crucial role in Napoleon Bonaparte's army during the Napoleonic Wars. These skilled and specialized soldiers were part of the Imperial Guard, tasked with [...]
