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Forgotten War Group Build – Special Hobby 1/48 Fairey Firefly F.R.1, HMS Triumph, 1950
You can see the WIP for this model at the Forgotten War Group Build.
History:
The Fleet Air Arm was the only carrier air arm to carry on with the development and operation of the two-seat carrier fighter past the early 1930s. Both the [...]
1/72 Special Hobby Super Mystere SMB.2 Sa’ar
The Super Mystere Sa'ar was a development of the French version which the original ATAR turbojet was replaced with a non afterburning J-52 that was used in the IAI's A-4 Skyhawks. It served in the 1967 and 1973 Arab Israeli wars gaining [...]
Special hobby IAF, Super Mystere B2 in 1/72
Hi guys,
here is another Special hobby IAF, Super Mystere B2 in 1/72. this time in silver camo.
an excellent kit with almost close to perfect fit. OOB built.
Have a great day ?
Special hobby IAF, Super Mystere Sa'ar in 1/72
Hi guys,
here is my Special hobby, IAF, Super Mystere Sa'ar in 1/72
an excellent kit with almost close to perfect fit. OOB built.
Have a great day ?
Tempest II in an extra large Teapot
THE KIT
The Tempest II kit which I purchased is the Hi-Tech version which contains various resin and photo-etch parts plus the original plastic. There is a lot to unpack in this kit as there are well over 300 parts in a grey plastic on [...]
The V-173 "Flying Pancake," did it stack up?
Aerodynamics are a funny thing. In the 1930s, flight was only three decades old. People who had never seen a man fly let alone an aircraft at one time were still very much alive, in fact only middle aged. As new as the concept was, [...]
1/48 Reggiane Re. 2005
This is the recent Special Hobby kit. This is one of those planes that I’ve always wanted on the shelf and was surprised to see SH and Sword release kits simultaneously. The kit built up very nicely. It features a well detailed [...]
Little known, but impressive: Reggiane R.2005 Sagittario
As efficient and highly advanced as the Italian aviation industry of the 1930s appeared to be, it was not possible to produce powerful in-line engines. When the war broke out, at the latest, the industry had to admit that it had lost [...]
1/48 Special Hobby "V-173 Flying Pancake"
Completed in 2020. Though I've started half-a-dozen or so aircraft models over the decades, this is the first one I've ever finished. The kit has some serious faults. Even the plastic it's made of is a problem. (It splits and cracks under [...]
Special Hobby 1/48 Martin Model 167F-A.3 (Maryland)
I was recently reading about the hunt for the battleship Bismarck during WW2, and came across an interesting connection between this plane and the final demise of the warship. The Martin Maryland was never used by the USAAF, but was sold [...]
