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Eduard Spitfire Mk.1 completed.

by Alan Price on March 13, 2021 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

In my second post today, here are some photos of my Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk1, built as GR-U, N3290 as it was on the 23 May 1940 just before being shot down whilst on evening patrol over Dunkirk. F/O Gillies was taken prisoner. This will be [...]

Arma Hobby (Expert-Set) Hawker Hurricane Mk I Battle of Britain + Addons in 1/72

by Andreas Fey on January 2, 2021 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello, today I want to show you the second part of my little Battle of Britain diorama. I used the expert set of the Hawker Hurricane from the Polish manufacturer "Arma Hobby". Since everything is already included in the set to [...]

Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Battle of Britain + addons 1/72

by Andreas Fey on December 25, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Hello modellers! Here are my two tiny little Spitfires from Airfix. I wanted to build a Battle of Britain scene where pilots wait for their next scramble, as shown on many historic pictures. This is becaue I like it to give my models a [...]

Hurricane Mk I, Sqdn Ldr Witold Urbanowicz

by Tom Rodgers on November 20, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Christmas of 2003, my oldest son gave me the book, “A Question of Honor, The Kosciuszko Squadron” by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud. It was an eye opener, to say the least. I have been an avid follower of WWII aviation history since I [...]

Bob Typhoon! Nice to meet you.

by Scott Nelson on October 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

When I first saw a photo of the Eurofighter FGR4 in the 75th anniversary Battle of Britain colors, I immediately put having a model of that plane on my want list. Eventually I picked up a Revell 1/72 Eurofighter and found the Caracal [...]

1/72 Spitfire

by Won-hui Lee on September 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

There's an error between camouflage patterns and the age of aircraft, but I love this camouflage pattern of Spitfire so much. I hope you understand that.

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire I (late production)

by Tom Cleaver on September 12, 2020 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

By the spring of 1940, Spitfires equipped approximately one-third of the squadrons in Fighter Command. Over that summer, the pilots of the Spitfires and their more numerous comrades in the cockpits of Hawker Hurricanes successfully stopped [...]

Battle of Britain Hurricanes

by Alan Price on June 17, 2020 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Finally finished the next models for my Model Airplane International Battle of Britain series, a pair of 1:48 Airfix Hurricanes. A lot of research went into P2923 and a big thanks must got Mark Postlethwaite for the a photo of this [...]

1:48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.IID “Tank Buster”

by Eric Berg on February 18, 2020 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

The Battle of Britain proved that the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I’s days as a front line fighter were numbered. Along came the improved Hurricane Mk IIA series in 1942 with the ability to use newly developed interchangeable wings. The [...]

Revell 1/48 Typhoon commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

by Matt Buxton on February 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is Revell's Tiger Meet kit and Caracal's decals for the special version of the Typhoon. The kit is a bit of a pig to put together, the intakes are a particular annoyance. But, plenty of test fitting and planning ahead meant it went [...]