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The Airplane:
Unlike the Gloster Meteor - which was always intended to be an operational fighter - the deHavilland Vampire began as an experimental aircraft, originally developed to specification E6/41, to test the deHavilland Halford H.1 [...]
I built this back in the fall of 2020, but didn't do a decent photo shoot until this past month. It was an enjoyable project, OOB except for some PE seat belts from Eduard.
The paint job was complex. Not only are there five upper surface [...]
Not sure if this has happened to anyone else, but I genuinely forgot that I had this kit until it 'appeared' during a stash tidying session... happy, happy modeller !
Everything you see here comes from the Profipack box with the exception [...]
Hey All,
My latest completion.
Tamiya, 1/48, Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
Royal Model Figures
Pretty much OOB build with modifying fender and skirting parts to show damage. Thin wire used for the hull detail.
This was a fun, “quick” build [...]
After completing Lt Richard W. Lander's P-40F, who was assigned to the 315th FS, 324th FG, I was asked if I could also build a P-47 he flew. His Group went from N Africa to Italy then on to Southern France where their P-40F's were replaced [...]
Part two of the Mossie double build, the Tamiya Mk.VI.
Not as happy with this one as i was with the 72md airfix kit, i think i over extended myself by stepping out of my comfort zone with oils. It was a learning curve, but not as good as [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden
Technical Air Intelligence Units (TAIU) were joint Allied military intelligence units formed during World War II to recover Japanese aircraft to obtain data regarding their technical and tactical [...]
Two models, one aircraft!
The idea of depicting one and the same aircraft in two different paint schemes, which the aircraft wore at different times, can be an attractive undertaking in itself from a modelling point of view. However, [...]
The kit is from Classic Airframes.
The decals of No.80 Squadron, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, 1954.
Greetings Martin