Italeri 1/48 F-5 Lightning
Italian pilots started to face P-38s from late 1942 and these fighters, with their long range, high speed and powerful weaponry, were quickly established as a more dangerous foe than the previously met Supermarine Spitfire. The few P-38s [...]
1/48 Israeli Mirage III "Shahak 59"
I have a full squadron of Mirage lll's in my stash. Every variant the South African Airforce flew, a few from Israel and their upgraded versions, the Cheetah & Kfir. After my last Italeri build where the AK base coat turned to dust and [...]
Spitfire by Night in 1/72, Hobby Boss 80212
After building about twenty-eight 1/72nd WWII Aircraft, I am figuring that I’ll stick to this scale for a few more builds before going back to 1/48th scale. These little guys sure do fit on my shelves nicely.
This is my 11th HBoss Easy' [...]
1/48 Ki-61 Hei
This is Hasegawa’s short nose Tony kit. On 27 Jan 45, Teruhiko Kobayashi survived a ramming attack on a B-29 flying this plane. Kobayashi bailed out and the B-29 was destroyed. For this mission, the plane’s armament was removed. I [...]
Ansaldo S.V.A.5
Ansaldo S.V.A.5, AZ-model 1/72
Return from the shelf of doom
My wife bought me the Academy 1/144 B-47 many years ago. A few mistakes, some poor decals and I boxed it up. It Moved to Seattle with me and sat for 12 more years. Oh I picked it up many times, as the B-47 is a favorite of mine, but the [...]
Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9 1945 Tamiya 1/48
This is the venerable Tamiya kit with a bunch of improvements as to try to better represent this lethal fighter.
Another one retrieved from the initiated pile...
Hope you like it.
Marcus
Me 163 B-Ia Komet 6./JG 400 Husum Mai 1944
Kit: Revell 1:48
The Messerschmitt Me 163B was the Worlds first Production rocket Fighter – and the first rocket Fighter to be deployed on the front Lines. In June 1944, the 1st Squadron of the JG 400 Fighter Wing (1./JG 400), based in [...]
