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Ludwig Franzisket Born on June 26, 1917 in Düsseldorf, died on November 23, 1988 in Münster. Was a World War II fighter pilot, scoring all of his 43 victories against the Western Allies in over 500 combat missions while flying the [...]
Arriving too late at the end of WWII to see any real combat, the Hawker Tempest II proved its mettle in the Far East and Middle East circa 1948. When the British left India in 1947, the bulk of the remaining RAF Tempests left behind were [...]
I got this kit with the cockpit started but really like this helicopter so I wanted to do something nice and interesting. I decided to do the interesting scheme of the Malasian Air force.
Was a lot of fun masking and painting this one up. [...]
Models of originally single seat fighters/bombers converted to tandem seats may have more appeal. The A-10 follows the path. Hobbyboss' N/AW A-10A is a good model. The optional extended flaps and air brakes add much to the dynamics of the [...]
When I discovered Norris Graser and his Thundercals company had produced some decals for the Burma Banshees P-47's I couldn't resist getting a set. The sheet depicts P-47's flown by the 89th and 90th FS along with 80th FG. Of course I [...]
Dora Wings of Ukraine has been kitting obscure and lesser know aircraft such as the Vultee Vengeance and P-43. This kit, the Curtiss-Wright CW-21B fits that mold. It was designed by the St. Louis Division of Curtiss-Wright to be a [...]
My dad´s now 75 and still cranks out one model after another, hope he still has some good years ahead.
All aircraft models in 1/48, the F1 car in 1/20.
The year is coming to a close in just a few days. This year I completed eight builds.
The first build completed was the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. This build was for a museum [...]
One of the most documented Naval fighter squadrons in all of the modeling world, I give you my builds of the vaunted Jolly Rogers. In the history of the "Bones" five squadrons have used either the designation VF-84 or the name [...]