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"Night Reaper": a daring Czech pilot as a nighthawk

by Roland Sachsenhofer on October 20, 2023 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

What must it have sounded like when Kuttelwascher's British superiors first tried to pronounce his name? Unfamiliar even to German ears, Karel's family name must have been a hard nut to crack for English-speaking tongues. Pragmatically, it [...]

Review: Dora Wings 1/48 Republic P-47B Thunderbolt

by Tom Cleaver on October 20, 2023 · in Reviews · 32 ≡

Originally designed to meet an Air Corps specification for a high-altitude point-defense interceptor, forced to become a long-range escort fighter for lack of an alternative, then finding its metier as a low-altitude ground attack [...]

Dragon 1/72 Heinkel He 219A-7

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on October 19, 2023 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Some 30 years back, I built this Heinkel and brush painted the blotches. Recently, I repainted the model with an airbrush to give it the face that it deserves. The model is very good, but Tamiya's 1/48th Heinkel offers much more to explore.

Airfix Supermarine Swift 1/72

by Felix on October 19, 2023 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Another one done i have wanted to for a very long time. The Swift may not have been super successful but it looks great. This is what a jet from the 50ies is supposed to look like. Plus, that blue belly just got my attention. Many [...]

HobbyBoss F-5E Tiger II

by Brian Powell on October 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Northrop F-5 is a twin-engine, supersonic light fighter introduced in 1962. The F-5A, named the Freedom Fighter, was reliable, maneuverable, relatively cheap to produce and maintain, and was popular with foreign militaries looking for [...]

Review: Trumpeters Best Kit Ever? (We just didn't realize it) – 1/32 F-35B Lightning II Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 18, 2023 · in Reviews

Review: Magic Factory 1/35 MRZR D4 Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 17, 2023 · in Reviews

WW2 x-plane "what-if"

by Matija Skobe on October 17, 2023 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Experimental airplane from axis that never flew, sitting in a museum. Design idea was light ground attacker with heavy guns and internal bomb bay.

The Spirit

by Martin on October 16, 2023 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This one I did quite a while ago but I thought I might share it with you. It is the 1/72 Northrop B-2 Spirit made by Testors. This kit is quite a thing. It took me almost a year to get it done with some others to step out of it and step [...]

Review: First look – Magic Factory F4U-1A / F4U-2 Corsair

by Tom Cleaver on October 16, 2023 · in Reviews · 13 ≡

Photos to come later. This is first impressions: Most important: don't believe the voices over at Hyperscale. The kit is not unbuildably wrong - not as much as the usual critics are unreformable. The rivet pattern in the wings they are all [...]