Fury Biplane
Inexpensive, accurate, and easy to build. And it’s a biplane!
Vought Corsair, F4U-4B, VF-63 Fighting Redcocks, USS Midway (CVB-41), Korean War This was actually a rebuild of this model. It was originally completed back in 1984 as part of a collection of “Fighting Redcock” squadron aircraft. This is the only one that still survives from all the moves since then. It was originally an in-flight
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This is another oldie that didn’t get “finished” until last week. It was complete with the exception of the starboard side decals. How could that be the last bits and why did it take 17+ years to finish? Ah well, it’s in the “done” column now. The Subject This is Kenneth Walsh’s other Corsair from
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Halifax GR II Series 1a 58 Squadron, Coastal Command, RAF St Davids, Wales, 1943 As a child I read, with great enjoyment, the stories of Barnes Wallis, Dambusters, Tallboy, Grand Slam, and as much of the full history of the Lancaster as I could find. It is a story of what a nation can do
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After a couple of years of poor participation in our BTSK — Build The Same Kit — theme we decided to change things up and build the same kit manufacturer. In this case we chose Matchbox. For the uninitiated, Matchbox is notorious for deep trench-like panel lines, but I have to say most of my