I remember looking at the old Airfix BP Defiant kit back in the 80ies and not being sure whether i should spend all my precious (little) money on such an odd looking plane (They had the black scheme with the shark teeth on the cover back [...]
GWH's 1/48 TBD is a complex kit. The fit of parts is very good, and the detailing of panels and cockpit components is satisfactory. On the downside, the kit lacks a dolly. Moreover, there are many small, photoetched parts to add. The [...]
You wanted me to fly high and fast on missions that were probably one way, but the advent of the SAM canceled that. you wanted me to fly law and fast, this I was able to do, but with that found fault. citing an accident rate that was in [...]
1/72 Bilek, built between 2015 and 2021, I added a piece of lead machined to fit the intake spike, deleted the wing swing mechanism, filled the wing roots and hinged the tail planes, finished in mainly MM enamels with Pledge over kit [...]
The FA-50 is a developmental version of the T-50, a training aircraft based on F-16 components. T-50 was developed in Korea in the 1990s. It was later developed into a combat-training version FA-50.
Due to the tense international [...]
In July of 2024 the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) held their National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. This was only a couple of hour drive from my home. I used Academy’s 1/48 CH-46A/D – U.S. Marines –Vietnam kit. [...]
INTRODUCTION
The F/A-18E Hornet aka the Super Bug is the main 4.5 Generation Fighter of the US Navy. It's a much better plane than its predecessor (the earlier legacy Hornets) in terms of performance and range as well as carrying a more [...]