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Matchbox 1/72 Gloster Gladiator II GL-270 . Finnland.
Matchbox veteran Gladiator in color of Finnland It represents the GL-270 in late camouflage.
AML decals
Aeroclub engine and prop.
Another of stock 20+ years old paint xtracolor.
Represent:
Gloster Gladiator II, GL-270.1 / LeLv 16, [...]
The Dodge Power Wagon, Coast Guard Rescue Unit, 1950
Four wheel drive vehicles are common place today but in the post WWII era they were a novelty in the motoring world. Companies like the Willys Motor Company were quick to seize the importance of their famous "JEEP" in the [...]
Matchbox 1/48 AD-5 Skyraider
I chose the AD-5N (A-1G), VA(AW)-33, USS Forestal, USN, as my first attempt at this ancient kit. At the time I built it, we were lucky enough to even have it, let alone aftermarket parts... During it's "lifetime", I've seen it [...]
The A Shau Valley, March 10, 1966, Rest in Peace Col Fisher, January 11, 1927 – August 16, 2014
Because of Col Fisher's passing I decided to share with you the story of a model I built and the experience I had because of it. I do not tell this story often, it's not really about me but what a very gentle man from Iowa did for me [...]
Westland Lysander On Floats! Now this is how I would have done it.
This is one aircraft that begs to be modified with floats. I just had to do it! This is 1/32 scale and the crew is 21st Century figures. I have added some detail and wiring behind the instrument panel as this can be seen through the front [...]
Aston Martin Ulster
Finally finished something. This is the type of build I will work on while building more involved kits. It is a 1/32nd scale Matchbox kit circa 1975.
The Ulster was developed by Augustus Bertilli . It had a 2 year racing history as a [...]
U.S. Coast Guard Post War Aircraft
I apologise the quality of the photos; the planes are in a museum and I can't re-photograph them easily. One of my shortcomings as a modeler is my rush to build a model and the failure to take photos as I progress. And when complete, a [...]
Matchbox 1/72 Hawker Hunter Mk 12
This Hawker Hunter Mk 12, XE531 was used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) for equipment development trials (fly by wire) 1980-81.
The idea came from the old soft cover edition of "Flying Colors", a state of the art [...]
Here’s to old RAF jets! 1/32 DeHavilland Venom NF.3, 151 Sqn, RAF
This is the old Matchbox 1/32 kit, which could be built as a RAF version, or a Fleet Air Arm Sea Venom. It is another of those kits that I “started in the City, and finished in the country”, but this time it’s one that I only [...]
Another story, and another old model airplane
While rummaging around in the attic a few months ago, I came across a small box tucked into the corner of a larger box filled with stuff from our old house back home. On it, in my dad's script, was written, "1st place model airplane, [...]
