Tamiya 1/48 P-47D-16-RE
"My San Antonio Rose"
P-47D-16-RE
Serial Number 42-75955
310th FS, 58th FG
Capt. LeeRoy M. Chadwell
Flight Leader, Yellow Flight
SWPA, 1944
Dark Horse(s): The F-82F Twin Mustang in 1/48 by Modelsvit
The North American F-82 series was a development of the P/F-51H lightweight Mustang and was originally intended as a long-range fighter escort to the USAAF's heavy bombers. Although you can see the lineage of the P-51 in the F-82's clean [...]
Italian Semovente 75/18 Assault Gun
When I was a kid Italeri was one of my favorite model companies. I built one of these when I was 12 or 13 years old. I wanted to revisit this topic so I went out and purchased another one last summer. This is what I ended up with.
I found [...]
The pilot and the little prince
My most recent - bucket listed - brain crash is here, the wreckage of Exupery Caudron's 630 in the Libyan desert (in 1:48 scale). I took this to the MosonShow at Mosonmagyarovár this year ((link)). The idea of such a diorama has been [...]
Indian Circles: Eduard 1/48 Mig-21
The colorful Mig-21 in the Indian Air Force were used for quick recognition aids during air combat training exercises. The silver Mig is the MF version whereas the Yellow Mig is the Bis version designed for air combat tasks only.
Dassault Mirage 2000C; 5-OB; EC 2/5; Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 1991
Mirage 2000 is a French, 4th generation light fighter developed in late 1970s as a replacement for Mirage III. It later evolved into modernised fighter variant 5F, trainer B, as well as strike D and nuclear strike N. Over 600 were built [...]
Review: Eduard 1/48 P-51B "Salem Representative"
During September, 1943, rumors abounded among pilots in the fighter groups regarding things to come. Word of the first flight of the P-51B in Los Angeles spread through the world of Air Force fighter pilots like wildfire. When Chesley [...]
Lancaster or York? Definitely a Lancastrian! Avro Lancastrian VH-EAS, Qantas 1949
The name "Lancastrian" may sound strange to uninitiated ears, but it has significance and weight in English history: the aristocratic party of the House of Lancaster had fought with the supporters of the House of York in the [...]
