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- Saab Viggen with “Splinter” camouflage
- The 1/48 Mirage F1C-200 from Esci
- 1/48 ESCI North American FJ-2/3 Fury
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa – Esci 1/48
- ESCI A-1H Skyraider 1:48
- FIAT G.91 R1 ESCI 1/48
- F-27 Maritime patrol Aircraft (MPA)
- Iraqi MiG-21MF “Fishbed”
- Revell 1/9 BMW R75 with sidecar [old Esci]
- Douglas Skyraider AEW Mk.1 RN
Italeri 1/72 F-104G Starfighter
The origins of the “G” version of the Starfighter can be traced back in 1957, when the German Air Staff issued a Paper asking for a single aircraft to fulfill its fighter, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance mission requirements. Towards [...]
Stablemates, F-4J 1/72 VF-103, VF-11
Way back when there was more variety of aircraft in a Carrier Air Wing, i.e. two F-4, two A-7 one A-6, one E-2 one S-3 and an SH-3 or H-3 squadron. When I was in VF-31 we had with us VF-103 later in VF-74 there was VF-11. both of which I [...]
Revell (Esci) 1/72 F-5A Freedom Fighter
Hellenic Air Force (HAF), started receiving the F-5A in 1965. In the same year, the 341st Day Interception Squadron (MAH) was declared operational, followed by the 343 MAH. 55 aircraft were initially received, followed by 17 RF-5As in [...]
Italeri/ESCI 1/48 Finger IIIA
Having completed an IDF Nesher model from a limited edition Wingman kit I was left with a large decal sheet depicting South American Finger and Dagger variants. I was curious whether the very basic ESCI comparable kit would look if [...]
1/48 FJ-3 Fury.
This is the early 1980s Esci kit in its naval guise. Esci marketed the basic kit as both an FJ-2/3 and an F-86E with a few different parts in each release. I saw George Blair started the F-86E version of this kit over on the Sabre [...]
1/48 SAAF Impala MK II
Here's my build of the ESCI 1/48 Aermacchi MB-326K Impala in early SAAF colors.
Really nice kit with fine recessed panel lines and a good fit. The only after market added is the Neomega resin cockpit and Wolfpack MB MK6 ejection seat as [...]
Esci 1/72 Tu-22M
The origins of the Tu-22M can be traced back in 1962, when its ancestor, the Tu-22 “Blinder”, by that time introduced in service, was found to be a handful to fly and, especially, to land, let alone it had serviceability issues. [...]
33 - 1/24 ESCI Ferrari SWB Rally
Roooooar - what a stunning classic this on is and man with rally decals - holy moly what a gorgeous car, I loved this build.
So when I had the opportunity for this beast I jumped at it - Painted and added a bit of extras to the engine, but [...]
F-16 Mania! – ESCI 1/12th Fighting Falcon Cockpit
After my Tamiya 1/48 F-16 build earlier this year, I came across this 1/12th cockpit kit on E-Bay by ESCI. Which, I've seen before, and I figured it would complement the 1/48th build on the shelf. And given my admiration for this [...]
Italeri 1/48 Hs 123
Soon after Hitler's rise to power, Henschel started designing aircraft. One of the first was the Hs 123, aimed to meet the 1933 dive bomber requirements for the reborn Luftwaffe. The prototype performed its maiden flight on 1 April 1935. [...]