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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 [...]
Italeri 1/9 WLA Harley Davidson
this is the old Esci mold from the 70's
the Wla Harley served U.S. armed forces from 1942 till 1945...they just made the same bike in 42 43 44 and 1945
it was a 750cc flathead motor
this one was attached to Omar Bradleys 12th Army [...]
Revell 1/9 BMW R75 with sidecar [old Esci]
R75 means 750cc
this craft served the Wehrmacht as part of 508th heavy Panzer in Italy and elsewhere
508th commanded by Major Hudel was present at the Falaise pocket and Anzio and Rome when that debacle took place
the unit was composed [...]
FIAT G.91 R1 ESCI 1/48
Just getting to posting a weekend build. The first time I saw a picture of a Gina (young enough to be pre-internet, but still old enough to know what "license built" meant), I thought it was a license built Sabre. Now that I have [...]
A-4E Lady Jessie onboard USS Hancock – Yankee Station Gulf of Tonkin 1968
THE STORY OF THE A-4E LADY JESSIE
Lady Jessie was married to Fred Beck. They ran the Keno game at Harold's Club in Reno. They became acquainted with Dick Perry,(She was like an adopted Mother to Lcdr Dick Perry.) who was shot down and [...]
1/72 scale ESCI F-5
Sometimes you just have to...
1/72 F-8s, Fujimi, Esci
Robert's F-8s inspired me to take these pics and post them. I thought I was the last guy to have that old Fujimi kit on a display shelf! I built these in the mid 1980s. Robert's AMT kit is an Esci re-pop. I think I have at least 3 more [...]
