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Vickers Wellington Ic Special Hobby 1/72 Maritime Patrol
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Today, more about the model itself than about history because, as you may remember, Wellington from the (Polish) 304 squadron has already appeared on the pages of iModeler.
This set is a short run set, but unlike many other models [...]
Bristol M.1C monoplane 1/32 special hobby
The Bristol M.1C was the only British monoplane fighter of the Great War, of which only 125 were built. Most of these aircraft were used for training, but a few squadrons were stationed in Macedonia and Mesopotamia towards the end of the [...]
Detailing Special Hobby Fairey Barracuda 1/48 kit
Special Hobby's Barracuda is an injection short run kit that is a challenge to build. The kit attracted my attention following a complete scratch-built wing fold done on Frog's 1/72 kit. The unique wing fold mechanism adds a lot of [...]
Dutch East Indies...1/48 Fairey Firefly FR.I, Koninklijke Marine Luchtvaartdienst
Dad finished the next one. The first of an upcoming Firefly trio.
Trumpeter kit wih decals from the Special Hobby Firefly Foreign Post War Users kit. Used seats with molded on seatbelts from Quickboost, which seem slightly undersized. The [...]
The Deterrent
Thanks are once again due to Özkan Türker whose wonderful help enabled me to complete this model.
There was a common threat facing the countries bordering the Aegean - that of fascist Italy. Mussolini had made his aims of restoring a [...]
Review: Special Hobby 1/48 Fairey Barracuda Mk. V
The Airplane:
As the premier provider of aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm since the introduction of the Flycatcher and the IIIF in the 1920s, Fairey Aviation tried twice to produce a replacement for their Swordfish [...]
CAC CA5 Wirraway, A20-103, 4 Sqn RAAF, Poppendetta New Guinea 1942.
1/72 Special Hobby, built 04-2022 to 12-2023 for the Pacific Theater GB, more pic's, details there.
P-35 & its relation to te RE 2000
This was a nice little build from Special Hobby and it seemed appropriate after the RE 2000. These two airframes share a lot in common
Steve
Bugatti 100 Racer 48th Scale by Special Hobby
Say the name Bugatti and race cars should come to mind. Beautiful, fast, and sleek, the Bugatti racers dominated the European racing scene during the 1920s and ’30s. But the company also had an aviation connection, and a unique one at [...]
Special Hobby 1/32 Fokker D. 11
The Fokker D11 was designed to take over from the Fokker E1, E11 & E111 monoplanes. It even utilised the rear fuselage and tailplane of the Eindecker and used wing warping for lateral control as did the monoplanes. Fitted with a 100hp [...]
