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Do 435 B-1

by Riccardo Fortina on January 21, 2024 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

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

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 21, 2024 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

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

by Wes Pennest on January 21, 2024 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

"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.

by Michael Woodgate on January 21, 2024 · in Aviation · 33 ≡

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.

by Michael Woodgate on January 21, 2024 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

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

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on January 20, 2024 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

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

by Derek McGuckin on January 20, 2024 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

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!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on January 20, 2024 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

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

by Scott Nelson on January 19, 2024 · in Figures · 12 ≡

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 [...]