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Vickers Valiant B1, WP209, 138 Sqn RAF, 1 ATU RAAF Woomera SA 1956.

by Allan J Withers on December 19, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

1/72 Airfix, with Airframe decals, finished in Humbrol 56 and MM enamels with Klear and Xtra flat over decals, built for the RAF 100 GB, more pics and details there. (link)

100 Years of the RAF, No. 601 Squadron, Egypt November 1942, 1/48 scale Tamiya 61035 Spitfire Mk Vb

by Louis Gardner on December 18, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Here's another one hot off the press at the "Iron Werks". I finished it up last night. It was inspired by one of Tom Bebout's @tom-bebout wonderful Spitfire builds. This kit is an older Tamiya release from way back in [...]

1/72 Handley Page Victor B.2 (BS), RAF100 Group Build, 1960’s.

by John Healy on December 18, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the recent Airfix kit, released in 2016. I built it pretty much straight from the box except for the addition of PE detail to the airbrakes. This is a prominent visual feature of the Victor and benefited from Eduard’s brass etch. [...]

RAF 100 Group Build: Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1. Sailor Malan, No. 74 Sqn. Airfix 1/48. Where was the RAF at Dunkirk? (Part Three).

by Paul Barber on December 18, 2018 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

When the German army moved into Belgium and Holland in early May 1940, avoiding the static French defences along the Maginot line, all leave for No. 74 Sqn was cancelled. Sailor Malan, a competent airman albeit one with no combat [...]

Airfix 1/48 Gloster Meteor F.8

by Boris Rakic on December 16, 2018 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Here's my contribution to the "100 Years of the Royal Air Force" Group build. The Airfix kit left me with somewhat mixed feelings - on one hand it is nicely detailed and goes together well for the most part, on the other hand it [...]

RAF 100 Group Build: Hawker Hurricane Mk 1. Willie McKnight, No. 242 Sqn. Airfix 1/48. Where was the RAF at Dunkirk? (Part Two).

by Paul Barber on December 16, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Blitzkrieg was a term the Wermacht never officially adopted, probably because Hitler thought it ‘idiotic’ in its simplicity. The view of the Nazi regime was that they were simply reaping the dividends of Germany’s superior industrial [...]