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"Know your enemy": Hawker Typhoon T9+GK / 2. Staffel Versuchsverband Ob.d.L
"If you know yourself and your enemy, you need not fear the outcome of 100 battles".
Well, what model building article can you begin, as here, with the quote of an ancient Chinese philosopher? In the case of this Hawker Typhoon [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Typhoon Mk.IB
No. 198 Squadron was formed at Rochford on 1 June 1917 with Avro 504K biplanes to teach pilots elementary night flying and later a comprehensive night flying course for home defense pilots. It disbanded at Rochford in September 1919, but [...]
Eduard Bf 109E-1, 1/48. 'Emil Over France'
I added Eduard's dual-combo 'Adlerangriff' to the stash at the beginning of last year but put off doing it until a few months ago due to the dreaded mottling, which I hadn't tried. I had a few chip aways at the kit in the past, doing the [...]
Chinese Civil War/Korean War...1/48 Lavochkin La-11 "Fang", Chinese People’s Volunteer Air Force
After the USN Skyraider, this is my dad´s second Korean War build this year.
Hobby Boss kit, painted with a mix of Gunze H307 FS36320 Gray and H334 Barley Gray BS4800. Horizontal antenna wires with EZ Line, vertical one with fishing [...]
1/48 Tarangus Saab JA-37 Viggen
I started this kit in 2016 (and only finished it a week before publishing this article) when I came back to modeling after a 2 year hiatus (due to personal issues.) The kit itself is a short run kit that isn't the easiest to build or [...]
Revell 1/48 P-40b AVG Flying Tiger
I picked this up in the clearance section of Hobby Lobby for $4.99- Overall it was a smooth build with few problems. Given what I paid for it, I think I got the most out of this classic. I think from a shape perspective it looks just as [...]
ICM Messerschmitt Bf109F-2 1/48
Hello all. This is my ICM Bf109F-2 flown by Felix Sauer, 6./JG53 channel front 1941. I chose to do an ICM kit in support for everything they're up against in the Ukraine atm. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking. Taking a break from WW1 [...]
1/48 Hurricane IIc, night intruder, Karl Kuttlewascher
This is my interpretation of Karl Kuttlewascher's Hurricane IIc 'Night Reaper'. Again, it's a night intruder scheme that has been hotly debated for many years, with no definitive answer, most likely a transitional scheme at the time of [...]
Lavochkin La-9 Fighter Korean War Ark Models 1/48
These aircraft were roaming the war skies causing trouble to the UN armed forces to some extent...hope you like it.
Trumpeter 1/48 De Havilland Sea Hornet NF.21
A nice simple fun build
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey
Painted with ColourCoats Internal Grey Green, Sky S Type, Extra Dark Sea Grey, RAF/FAA Yellow, Tamiya Flat Aluminium, Nato Black, Semi-Gloss Black and a selection of poca pens.
Washed [...]
