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An Easterner in the West: Zlin Z-526AFS "Akrobat", Sassuolo Aero Club
It is not surprising that the Czech manufacturer Eduard has taken on the Zlin Z-526 with particular love and expertise: Constructions by the Czech aircraft company Zlin (originally: Zlínska letecká akciová společnost) have long played [...]
Back from the forgotten storage box: Monogram 1/48 Douglas C-47A Skytrain
The C-47 is the military development of the Douglas DC-3, the civil airliner that has been called “The Plane That Changed The World.” That is not hyperbole. The DC-3 was unlike any airplane that came before it. It gave airlines [...]
Heller 1/48 Tornado IDS
The Panavia Tornado was primarily designed for high-speed/low-level penetration, targeting the invading forces of the Eastern Europe Warsaw Pact countries. To achieve this, but still be able to have good low-speed flight characteristics, [...]
Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk1
Hey fellow modelers. With great excitement I am proud to bring you my latest and 3rd build.
This project was one of three Xmas gifts received from my daughter. I'm a lucky guy 🙂
I started the build somewhere in the Twighlight zone [...]
Albatros D.XI, Karaya, 1:48, test pilot Lt. Heinrich Henkel, Jasta 37, 8 victories
I wanted to build a one off model of a lesser known aircraft type without strings, but how wrong I was. The hull was built excellently, everything fit and I only added a few details. But then I found out that five of the eleven cylinders [...]
U-2D MIDAS
"That's the letter U, and the numeral 2. The four-man band features Adam Clayton on bass, Larry Mullen on drums, Dave Evans—nicknamed 'The Edge', on..." ...this is [REDACTED]! Nobody cares! These guys are from England and who [...]
Desert Liberators: 1/48th and 1/72nd scale B-24D compared
Monogram's Liberator was built as a restoration challenge of a bargain kit that missed most of the transparent parts and others. In particular interest was forming the nose glass section. I borrowed from a friend the transparent tree [...]
Rabaul Zero: Eduard 1/48 A6M3 Type 22
Field applied green camouflage on naval zeros in Rabaul is a source of diversity and a challenging painting style.
1/48 Airfix F-51 "Rotation Blues"
Here is my take on Airfix's Korean War F-51. Great kit with excellent value. Built OOB with a few scratchbuilt modifications- namely a seat cushion with seat belts and some additional Korean War radio equipment that was not included in [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 Saab J-35FS Draken in Finnish service
Finnish Air Force Draken (DK-271) Fighter Squadron 21 (HävLLv 21).
Few pictures of Hasegawa Draken kit, build in year 2021. Drakens are in use during years 1976-2000 in Finland. All Finnish Drakens are interceptors without air-to-ground [...]
