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Malta's 1000 th

by Lis on March 23, 2022
in Aviation — 12 Comments

I was wondering for a long time what can be written about such a famous plane as the EP829 and its pilot. Perhaps the most interesting thing was how he differed from Georg Beurling. A completely different personality. This is my third [...]

Operation Bowery

by Lis on March 12, 2022
in Aviation — 18 Comments

After the failure of Operation Calendar on April 14-19, 1942, the matter of refilling fighter planes in Malta became a priority. The operation began on April 29, 1942 and was better prepared this time to avoid immediate destruction of the [...]

Eagle of The Malta

by Lis on February 20, 2022
in Aviation — 17 Comments

The story of George Beurling is quite well described on the i-modeler, so I will limit myself only to some of its elements. You probably remember how long I thought about choosing the plane. Reading the stories of various pilots, I became [...]

Eduard 1/48 Malta Spitfire

by Tom Cleaver on February 11, 2022
in Aviation — 19 Comments

The Airplane: The Spitfire Vc was developed from experience with the Spitfire Vb and began to appear in 1942. Unlike the earlier version, which was essentially a Spitfire I airframe “beefed up” around the engine mounts to allow use of [...]

1/48 Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF – Malta 1942

by Thomas Oakes on September 5, 2021
in Aviation — 9 Comments

My first attempt at an article or work in progress on this site, please bear with me! Recently purchased (more like invested) in a Harder-Steenbeck Infinity airbrush and decided to try this out on a new kit build; this Tamiya classic [...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk. Vb

by Ramon R. Lomeli on August 11, 2019
in Aviation — 8 Comments

Hello iModeler! Here is my Airfix Spitfire Mk. Vb dressed up as a bird from the Malta campaign. This is my 2nd Airfix Mk. V. I wanted a do-over from the first one I did since I was not happy with how the finish turned out. I am a bit [...]

Supermarine Spitfire Vb (Trop) in 1/48 scale by Airfix.

by Tony Prince on December 3, 2014
in Aviation — 39 Comments

My inspiration for this model came from Brian Cauchi's book "Malta Spitfrie Vs - 1942: Their Colours & Markings" which I found of enormous help & in addition a real potential problem as the temptation is undoubtedly to [...]