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1/72 Esci AMT CF-104 Starfighter 421 Red Indian Squadron Canadian Armed Forces
I am a big fan of the Lockheed F-104. My father flew the CF-104 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from 1961 to 1964. This model features a commemorative paint scheme for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 421 Red Indian Squadron. In [...]
Skyraider AEW 1 – Tamiya/ESCI kitbash
Done back in 2004:
One of the lessons the U.S. Navy learned during the Second World War as a result of the Kamikaze campaign was that there was no such thing as too early a warning of an incoming attack. The further away from the fleet [...]
1/35 ESCI Angolan T55A
Completed in 2018 is my 1/35 ESCI T55A done as used in Angola. Tracks used were from a Tamiya T55 tank as the ESCI ones are solid pieces.
Dirt and dust was done using ground up artists chalk sticks, brushed on and then covered with a matt [...]
ESCI 1/48TH MiG-27 FLOGGER “D” IRAQI Evaluation Demo Anniversay MIG GB
When the Iraqi Air Force settled on acquiring the MiG-23 to fulfill the air combat role supplementing the MiG-21. They also were evaluating the MiG-27 for the close support role as well. With the Su-22 and Su-25 also being evaluated in [...]
1/72 Esci/AMT USAF F-104 Drone
The 1/72 Esci F-104 kits were re-boxed by AMT. The kits are pretty nice with extra fine recessed panel lines and the option to build the short tail A or C version or the more common long tail version used by most countries except the US [...]
Douglas Skyraider AEW Mk.1 RN
HISTORY
Under the MDAP (Mutual Defence Assistance Program) the Royal Navy received , from 1951 onwards, a total of fifty Douglas Skyraiders AD-4W. The Royal Navy changed their designation into AEW. Mk1. (Air Early Warning mark one.) [...]
Mig -21 FM Indian Tiger Eduard 1/48
It's an Eduard Mig 21 PF converted to Mig21 FM with the fin of the old Esci Mig 21 MF.It was a bit deficult but I think the result is ok.The gun is from the Academy's Mig 21.Thank you,Ihope yoy like it.
F-27 Maritime patrol Aircraft (MPA)
The Spanish Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Española) acquired three F-27 MPA's in 1979.
Registration and Construction numbers: 2-01 (10581) / 2-02 (10585) / 2-03 (10587)
Were operational at Gando Air Base, Las Palmas Gran Canaria.
I have heard, [...]
C-31A “Troopship”(F-27 Fokker Friendship) US Army
In December of 1985, the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, leased two F-27-400M Friendship aircraft from the Dutch aeronautical firm, Fokker. The two planes were to replace the team's aging fleet of YC-7A Caribou, which had [...]
Esci 1/72 S.E.5a, and Some Thoughts on Small Biplane Models
No sane person specializing in World War I fighter models would choose 1/72 as his scale. When I started modeling in the 1970s, 1/48 was the main scale for WWI models, dominated by Aurora kits, with a few 1/32 and 1/24 offerings. Lately [...]
