The 1:32 Channel at iModeler (4 articles)

The 1:32 Channel at iModeler

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Starfighter F-104 Evaluation Swiss Air Force

by Hans Peter Tschanz on March 31, 2021
in Aviation — 6 Comments

As one of the first European countries, the Swiss Air Force was able to test various aircraft in the USA, including the Chance Vought F-8U-1 CRUSADER, Grumman F-11F-1F SUPERTIGER, Douglas A-4D-2 SKYHAWK and finally the Lockheed F-104A STARFIGTHE[...]

Holloman Mirage IIIS J-2302 Schweizer Luftwaffe 1964

by Hans Peter Tschanz on January 9, 2021
in Aviation — 7 Comments

This Mirage IIIS J-2302 was used at Holloman Air Base in 1964 as a test aircraft for the Swiss Air Force in order to be able to complete all shooting attempts with rockets, automatic cannons and bombs. Kit Revell 1:32 Best regards Hans Peter

Takanos last flight: Ki-84 Hayate, 57th Shinbu Tai

by Roland Sachsenhofer on November 18, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

"The day of my sortie finally has come...." Thus begins the touching last letter of 19-year-old Megumu Takanos, which he is writing to his parents on the day of his suicide mission. It is the morning of 25 May 1945 and Corporal Takano will die d[...]

Raijin’s flashes: Ki-84 Hayate, 182nd Shinbu Tai

by Roland Sachsenhofer on November 15, 2020
in Aviation — 17 Comments

At the beginning of this article I will take the liberty of going back a little and of placing this model of a Ki-84 Hayate in my personal modelling biography. Around 2005 the latent modelling virus, which had been latent since my youth, caught [...]