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OK, I am exe Army Air Corps so why Vietnam?
Well part of our pilots job was AOP and on occasions FAC and I don't think most of us could imagine the workload and sheer terror (at times) and huge amount of skill these pilots went through. I [...]
The large Revell Mosquito is a nice kit in spite its age. It is very basic, particularly the cockpit and has raised panel lines. Nonetheless, it retains the characteristic Mosquito outlines. I separated flying surfaces and detailed the [...]
This is my Fw 190 F-8 which I recently finished. A nice kit, certainly for its price. I build it mostly out of the box, and only added refinements from scratch plastic and different types of wire, and control surfaces decals from HGW. The [...]
While not the largest operational aircraft in the Luftwaffe, the Wiking performed effective service through transporting supplies and personnel. With six engines, it was still underpowered and required a long stretch of (quiet) water [...]
This build was a commission build using the 1/48 Revell/Monogram AV-8B kit. The client supported the Marine squadron VMA-223 in Afghanistan in 2011. In appreciation of his support they carried an American flag on a mission aboard and [...]
Probably, the best kit in the scale. Revell's new tool Shackleton is superior (but not by a large margin) to the Airfix kit. In all, it is not a difficult build and results with a big and impressive model.
A Handley Page Halifax II, MH-Z, serial no. DT580, is being readied for another sortie during the Battle of the Ruhr. Dangers were many; the Ruhr valley was heavily defended, and it was morbidly known as “Happy Valley”.
But enemy [...]
One I've wanted to do for a while.
I picked up the F-104G and some aftermarket Caracal Decals to go for the NASA 104N
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey and Lacquer Gloss Black for the metallic surfaces.
Painted with.
Colourcoats Dark Sea [...]