Bell P-400 Airacobra, BW156/12, 35th FG, New Guinea, 1942 This is another “shelf of doom” build. When I started this kit, my choices for a P-39 variant were the old Heller P-39Q or the Revell P-39D, neither of which are as accurate as I’d prefer today. I got as far as the paint scheme and […]
Boulton-Paul Defiant ASR Mk I, V1121/BA*O, 277 Squadron, RAF, August 1942 The Subject The Defiant was expected to intercept bombers and with it’s 4x .303 Brownings easily get close enough to…oh who am I kidding. It was a really dumb idea regardless what it was designed for. Strap a heavy turret onto a fighter and
Air-Sea Rescue Defiant Read More »
Curtiss Kittyhawk Ia, serial unknown/U, Sqn Ldr Richard Cresswell, 77th Squadron RAAF, New Guinea, 1942 This is another one of those “started over a decade ago, not sure when, but pulled off the shelf and finished!” Completed in December 2018. The Subject Before knowing Squadron Leader Cresswell’s history, I chose to model this subject because
Aussie Kittyhawk IIA Read More »
Kfir C7, 543 Zohar, Arava Guardians Squadron, IAF, 1990 I have a thing for delta aircraft. While my blog doesn’t show it, yet, this is my third delta winged aircraft. Completed back in January 2018. The Subject I’ll paraphrase this wrong but as I understand it, the Isreali Air Force procured some French made Mirage
Martin B-26B-2-MA Marauder, 41-17903, 37th BS, Tunisia, July 1943 I started a B-26 back in the early 90s while on deployment, and I remember sanding off all the detail, epoxying the clear bits and then polishing it all. Then I had to put it away for a move back to the USA where I then
Douglas P-70 Havoc, 39-737/68, Training Unit, USA This was an unplanned completion. A neighbor who is 12 came over to build a model and I offered him a choice of Hobbyboss, Airfix, Revell or Matchbox…the latter three being of the older generation. He chose a Revell Havoc/Boston and and had lots of fun with his
