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P-47D Flown by Lt. L.W.Thompson, 510th FS / 405th FG, 9th AF

by Frank Cronin on September 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This aircraft was with the 510th FS/ 405th FG. The 405th transferred to RAF Christchurch, England in March of 1944. After D-Day the 405th went to France and operated out of there until Wars end. The 405th had many P-47's dressed out in [...]

1/48 Premiere Hawk T Mk 1A Made into A T-45 Goshawk

by Mark Fidler on September 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

This is the latest kit I have finished. It is a Premeire Ti Hawk which was converted into the T-45 Goshawk retro scheme. To begin with this is a very poor kit the fuselage was breaking apart as I tried to put it together. Some of the mods [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Dassault Breguet Falcon-10

by Joe Caputo on September 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

This may be considered a "what if", or a figment of my imagination. The USCG only flew the HU-25, a bigger brother of the 10, to my knowledge. I thought the scheme attractive, but didn't care to go through the extensive [...]

Azur (Special Hobby) Armee de i’Air Hawk 75A-3

by Tom Cleaver on September 18, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is the Special Hobby Hawk 75A-3 as released by Azur with French markings. The Azur offering differs from the SH kit in having resin parts for the cockpit that did not really give greater detail and in fact fit worse than the SH [...]

Pretty green and mean

by George Williams on September 17, 2013 · in Automotive · 15 ≡

After a twenty year absence from Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Kawasaki returned in 2002, after four years' development they started to have some consistent results in 2006 with this machine, the ZX-RR, with riders S. Nakano from Japan and [...]

“The Gold Bug” – P-36A of CO, 18th Pursuit Group – Special Hobby 1/32 kit

by Tom Cleaver on September 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The P-36 is one of those under-rated airplanes. For some reason, it's seen as a failure, though the record indicates otherwise. The first modern fighter for the USAAC that was remotely competitive with European contemporaries, the P-36 [...]

Speaking of the old ones…Aurora Breguet….

by Bill Koppos on September 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Back in the day (again?) Aurora's WW1 jobs were some of the better models out there. They were outstanding compared to say, the burgundy Messerchmitt or yellow Zero. I built almost all of them back then, and have a pile today, for [...]

Revell 1 / something or another Spitsfire Mk II

by Jaime Carreon on September 17, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

Flight Leftenant Rif Raf, KBE, DSO, DFC, EIEIO, ETC was assigned to 13 Squadron, Royal Air Farce, in early September 1940, just in time for the start of the Battle of Briton. A few weeks after his assignment, he was involved in the now [...]

Imperial Chinese Turret Ship "DING YUEN"

by Mike Maynard on September 17, 2013 · in Ships · 12 ≡

The "DING YUEN" (or Tingyuan) had a curious place in naval history. Built in Germany and equipped with state of the art Krupp guns, it served as the Imperial fleet's flagship. It's design was part of the warship evolution of the [...]

Curtiss BF2C-1 Helldiver – Hasegawa 1/32 classic

by Tom Cleaver on September 17, 2013 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Hasegawa's "Golden Age" 1/32 kits - the F4B-4, P-12E, P-26A and BF2C-1 - stand the test of time. They are outline accurate with surface detail that is far more representative of the real thing than what would be the case had [...]