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Morane Saulnier MS 406 – Heller 1/72

by François Riga on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

A few more MS 406's, completed 14y ago and based on vintage Heller kits. A three-planes flight was standard in the French Armée de l'Air of 1940 and called a "Patrouille simple". The amount of work and corrections needed to make [...]

Morane Saulnier MS 226

by François Riga on August 10, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Another Heller oldie, the Morane 226. A conversion made 16 years ago already, from a MS 225 kit. A lot of job to correct some of the kit big issues, besides the conversion. The main points to be addressed are: Fuselage width to be [...]

Bloch 152 - Heller 1/72

by François Riga on August 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

One of the first Heller kits in the "Musée" range, issued in 1965. Quite crude and requiring a lot of corrective work to achieve a decent result. This one was done some 14y ago, before the much better kits from RS and Dora Wings [...]

Morane Saulnier MS 406 – Hasegawa 1/72

by François Riga on August 9, 2024 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hi, Here is one of my Morane Saulnier MS406. Hasegawa kit, updated or corrected where necessary. Cockpit mostly from a Pavla resin set, Falcon canopy. Landing flaps made from scratch. Camouflage is a mix of acrylics (Lifecolor) and enamels [...]

Guerre d'Algérie...1/48 De Havilland Vampire Mk.5 , Armée de l’Air

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 14, 2022 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

So, my dad´s French at war theme is almost at the end now, this is the second last model...for now. The new Airfix kit is neither really good nor really bad. The detail in some areas is nice, so are the open flaps options. A major issue [...]

Guerre d'Algérie...1/48 North American T-6G Texan, Armée de l’Air

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on April 23, 2022 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

My dad´s next addition to the French at war theme. Italeri reboxing of the Ocidental kit, Eduard PE detailing set, painted with AK Xtreme Metal Aluminium. All French combat Texans came with three rocket racks under each wing, the kit has [...]

Guerre d'Indochine...1/48 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat, Armée de l’Air

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on February 2, 2022 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

After the French Corsair, my dad has finished the next French subject. Hobbycraft kit, Barracuda Studios wheels, Eduard seatbelts, gunsight from the Hasegawa F4U-7 kit, EZ Line for the antenna wire, plastic rods for the two whip antennas, [...]

Eduard 1/48 F-6D-10NA Mustang

by Tom Cleaver on January 29, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Allison-powered Mustang I had excellent low-level performance, which resulted in the aircraft being utilized in the low-level tactical reconnaissance role. The success was such that the USAAF adapted the P-51A for the role, designating [...]