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RAF Mustang III 1944, Arma Hobby 1/72
Today, I'm posting about a 1/72 Mustang III from Arma Hobby. I tried to recreate an aircraft as it appeared in early 1944 when it was deployed with the RAF's No. 19 Squadron. As you all know, this Mustang B/C type kit from Arma Hobby is [...]
How Khrushchev shot down an aeroplane with a single flippant remark, or: the remarkable story of the Tupolev Tu-91 ‘boot’
For an aircraft of which just one single prototype was built and which was never to go into series production, the Tu-91 has a considerable number of nicknames: ‘Byk’ (bull) was the official name, but the name ‘Botshka’ also became [...]
Heller 1/72 Mirage F1CG
The origins of the Mirage F1 can be traced back to the mid-1960s where Dassault was putting its efforts in designing a large swept wing VTOL derivative of the Mirage III. While that main project was ultimately canceled, Dasaultt decided [...]
An early Fury
In my previous article on the Hawker Fury biplane and the available models I mentioned the early first contract Furies of No. 43 Squadron. These were different to the usual Fury with 4 individual cabane struts and I was quite intrigued by [...]
1/72 Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star
Here's my build of a Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star in 1/72 scale with markings as during the Korean War.
The kit used was the vintage Airfix kit from 1974. Panel lines were re-scribed and rivets added. The cockpit and seat were re-done with [...]
C-47A - "That's All Brother" – 1/72 Airfix
I picked up a 1967 boxing of this 1960 Airfix 1/72 C-47 Douglas Dakota kit last month, and decided to make it my first build for 2025. I chose as my subject "That's All Brother", which led the main airborne invasion of [...]
Tamiya A6m5
My twelfth kit of the year finished just under the wire last night, here’s an “out of the box” Tamiya 1/72 A6m5. I tried something a little different on this one as some of the photos show. I used a black primer/undercoat and then [...]
Airfix 1/72 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 XV582 Lands End – John O' Groats
By sheer coincidence I've managed to finish this version of XV582 exactly 3 years to the day after a later version of the same airframe.
Nothing to add about the Airfix Phantom that hasn't already been said but I'm enjoying my journey [...]
Sunk F4F Wildcat "Felix the Cat" from USS Lexington CV-2
Disclaimer: I really struggled if I would publish this yet or not.
In March 4th 2018 the oceanographic ship RV Petrel found the old wreck of the carrier CV-2 USS Lexington, sunk in the Coral Sea battle. Among the items scattered on the [...]
Early He-111s
I’ve always wanted a He-111B Pedro to go with my SCW collection. I’ve been kicking myself for not getting the Cutting Edge conversion for the Monogram kit eons ago. The reviews I’ve read by builders of the Roden 1:72 kit sounded [...]
