Spitfire IXc 664/L, Royal Egyptian Air Force, 1948 This kit is half of a pair built as part of our club’s theme build representing both freind and foe. The challenge was to either build two subjects that represented both friend and foe, or a single subject that mixed the two, as in a BMW engined […]
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One hundred posts. Well, I knew I’d get there, and it only recently dawned on me that I was approaching 100. So what’s the magic in it? Over 7,000 views. Okay, I realize most of those are actually search bots updating their databases. I know for certain 4 people read my blog besides myself. I
Hurricane Mk I, “3”, Royal Rumanian Air Force, 1940 I chose this scheme simply because it was colorful. The Subject This was one of 12 Hurricane Mk I’s delivered to Rumania just at the war started in September 1939, out of a total order for 50. Given the timing of the deliveries I decided to
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Hurricane Mk I, L1766/P, 73 Squadron, F/O Edgar James “Cobber” Kain, France, April 1940 Another of my Hurricane Season batch build; this choice being special in that Cobber Kain was a famous pilot in the early war years, especially during the Battle of France and generally a household name. The Subject L1766 represents a transitional
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Modifying the Airfix rag wing to the 8 gun metal wing I’ve read on line and in mags where folks have taken the Hasegawa or other metal 8-gun “a” wing kits and grafted it to the Airfix fuselage, but after looking closely at my kit I realized it cannot be too difficult with my modest
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Hurricane Mk I, L2006/Y, 11 Group Pilot Pool, RAF Sutton Bridge, August 1942 This is another of my Hurricane Season models. I chose this one simply because I had the decals, and it was a colorful subject. The Subject As pilots progressed through training they eventually got to fly ever higher performance aircraft in order
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