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Camouflage & Markings – Curtiss P-36 Mohawk in RAF Service

by Editor on September 30, 2016 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

Let's round off our Curtiss *hawk series with a prequel - a few P-36 Mohawks in the RAF service. With profiles by Rick Kent (used by permission) accompanied by text and research by Joe Baugher. - Ed. Considerable interest in the Hawk had [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk

by Editor on September 24, 2016 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Here's another selection of the color schemes carried by the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk during its extensive service career. All artwork has been kindly contributed by Mr Rick Kent. In 1939, Curtiss-Writght went about developing a [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk in British & Commonwealth service

by Editor on September 1, 2016 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

The arrival of long-awaited new tool P-40B kits from Bronco and Airfix will likely spin renewed interest in the type. The attached collection of profiles demonstrates units and camouflages representative of the Tomahawk's service with the [...]

Camouflage & Markings – McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

by Editor on August 15, 2016 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Celebrating the outcome of a recent Phantom II Group build, here are a few profiles of the aircraft drawn by Mr. Rick Kent (used with permission of the author). The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was originally envisioned as a big, [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Boulton Paul Defiant

by Editor on June 28, 2016 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

Considered by some to be elegant, dismissed by others as one of the ugliest monoplane fighters of all time... the Defiant was a British two-seater built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", literally designed around a [...]

Camouflage & Markings: Pulqui, Argentina’s jet adventure

by Editor on December 2, 2015 · in Reference · 11 ≡

From the editorial archives comes this reprint of an old article from 2002, with artwork kindly provided back then by Ricardo Dacoba. Those were the times 🙂 Published as a comment to Gabor Szabo's model article from the week. For a [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Hawker Fury

by Rick Kent on February 15, 2015 · in Reference · 7 ≡

The Fury, originally named Hornet, first entered service with 43 Squadron RAF in May 1931. Powered by the Rolls-Royce V12 Kestrel IIS, the Fury was the RAF's first interceptor fighter capable of exceeding 200 mph (top speed 207 mph). The [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Bristol Bulldog

by Rick Kent on February 11, 2015 · in Reference · 14 ≡

For a time during its service career the Bulldog equipped 70% of the RAF's fighter defence force, with eleven squadrons in service. The prototype, powered by a Jupiter VII engine, first flew on 17 May 1927. The aircraft had a problem with [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Gloster Gamecock

by Rick Kent on February 3, 2015 · in Reference · 19 ≡

The Gamecock was developed from the Grebe, with the more powerful Jupiter engine replacing the Jaguar. The prototype was delivered in February 1925 and a further 90 production machines were eventually ordered, entering service with 23 [...]

Camouflage & Markings – Hawker Woodcock

by Rick Kent on February 1, 2015 · in Reference · 8 ≡

The Woodcock was designed as a night fighter to meet an RAF requirement in 1922 and the first prototype, Mk. I, with a Jaguar II engine, flew in March 1923. This aircraft had a number of serious problems and was redesigned with a Jupiter [...]