1/24 scale kit by Max Factory
I painted the Strike Dog green in the image of a mass production machine to finish it off.
I made some modifications, mainly around the sensor area.
It was a great kit, very easy to assemble, with a good [...]
After finishing my second Vildebeest I decided on something smaller and out of my very small stash I chose the Curtiss F11C-2, part of RS Models' series of Curtiss biplane Hawks. Of course, Monogram had the F11C-2 in their range many moons [...]
The Douglas A-20 Havoc needs no introduction to WW2 aviation enthusiasts, as this versatile workhouse could be found in just about every war theater except the CBI where the NA B-25 held sway. This sturdy, fast and agile attack bomber was [...]
I present here two Kfirs C2. The one is from Kinetic (No. 861) and the other by AMK (No. 874)
When Kinetic and AMK Kfir kits are compared, some points are worth mentioning;
AMK kit is better engineered and is easier to build than the [...]
The Hobby 2000 business plan is to re-pop kits from various manufacturers, adding new decals and paint masks. This gives modelers another chance to acquire an out of production kit which already includes two of the most common aftermarket [...]
Two unique camouflage schemes representing aircraft from the Warriors and Cobras Squadrons of the Indian Air Force are presented here. The camouflage was spayed over the overall light grey color that the aircraft were painted.
The rear [...]
The Sukhoi 25 Frogfoot came from a 1968 specification for a dedicated subsonic ground attack aircraft aka shturmovik to provide close air support as the current generation of attack jets were based on interceptors and not adequate for the [...]
The first German aircraft design of a dedicated night fighter.
ProModeler's and later re boxed Revell and Dragon Ta 154 is plagued with fit issues and warped wings. Nonetheless, the model's outlines concurs with the design sketches and [...]
After finishing my last build (MiG-17PF) I wanted to build another KP kit. I've been eyeing the Yak-23 for a while and decided to give this kit a try.
The Yak-23 is an early Soviet jet fighter which flew in the late 40's. This is a very [...]
The US Army had done a lot of planning and doctrine development for Air Mobile forces built around the heavy use of choppers in the 1960s. One of the things the more astute planners realized (based on the French experience in Algeria) [...]