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Junkers,D.1
Let's do the time warp again,
In 1918, Just after 15 years from first engine powered flight in Kitty hawk, the first full-metal aircraft was on the runway. Hugo Junkers and other engineers were stood watching this silver plated bird about [...]
Roden Albatros D.III
The first post and my first model of the first world war.
I had never been encouraged to build such aircraft, Until I discovered the models of Wingnut Wings.
But finding these kits from Spain at reasonable prices is complicated and [...]
Blackadder Goes to War
Away from my normal focus on the BoB, I made this 1/48 Roden kit some time back after meeting the son of William Francis Blackadder, who joined the Auxiliary air Force in 1937 and in mid November 1939 flew with 607 (County of Durham) [...]
Roden 1/32 SPAD VII C.1
René Fonck, leading French ace of World War I with 75 victories, said that the introduction of the SPAD VII fighter "...completely changed the face of aerial warfare".
The SPAD S.VII C.1 was the first of a series of single-seat [...]
LaGG-3 in winter colors (Roden 1/72)
Winter LaGG-3 series 35 in 1/72 scale. Original kit by Toko, produced by Roden nowadays. This is an old kit back from the late 90s. The kit quality is far, far from good – it took me two months to get it done. Completely not suitable as [...]
Albatros W4 in the Red Army, Roden 1:72
The model is dedicated to the holiday on February 23 "Red Army Day", to replenish the Water Wings group build
The picture shows the "Albatros W4» flying in the sky of Sevastopol in 1919. "Albatros W4» was a rare [...]
Video: Roden Gotha G.V. Night Bomber in 1/72 – Stopmotion assembling
Stopmotion clip of assembling - and flying 😉 - the beautiful kit of the WWI Night bomber Gotha G.V. made by Roden. Scale 1:72. A little flight simulation experiment at the end ... this is a musical new release because of some music [...]
Roden 1/48 He-51B-2
There is a saying in aviation design that, "if it looks right, it is right." While this is generally true, it was unfortunately not the case as regards the Heinkel He 51, which was a completely orthodox biplane of undistinguished [...]
