by Mats Hammar ”What a nightmare! I dreamt that I got a fingerprint on the clear parts.” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in June 2000.
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by Tomasz Gronczewski Simply known as ”King of Strafers” or ”Eager El”, Elwyn Guido Righetti was not only a top fighter ace of the 55th FG but a top strafing ace in Europe. Righetti joined 338th FS of the 55th FG in October 1944. He was 29 years old and he was experienced […]
Elwyn Righetti and his P-51
by Anders Isaksson photos by Martin Waligorski I am no expert on the Jeep but I was happy to see a new kit of this classic in 1/35th scale. The old Tamiya kit had a few errors and while the Italeri kit certainly is better, I think the recent […]
Building Tamiya’s Jeep
Building Revell´s Werner bike and figures by Frank Spahr Beginning with some comparatively crudely-drawn comics in the early 80ies, Rötger Feldmann, also known as Brösel has produced a considerable number of comic books, several films plus ultimately a flow of merchandise such as calendars, posters, puppets, even cigars and […]
Something Very Ethnical
How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours by Kuba Plewka English translation by Martin Waligorski Back to Aircraft In a Day – Part 2 (Painting) My project of getting a model finished in 24 hours flat continues. We are now 17 hours into the project (see part 1 […]
Aircraft In a Day, Part 3 – Finishing
av Janne Nilsson Tack vare Janne Nilsson kan vi nu följa modellbyggarens liv dag för dag. Hur mycket tid ägnar vi egentligen åt hobbyn? Hur löser man problem? Vilket folk träffar man genom sina intressen? Är själva hobbyn plastmodeller, eller något mer? Svaren kan hittas här, i […]
Nilssons dagbok Augusti
How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours by Kuba Plewka English translation by Martin Waligorski Back to Aircraft In a Day – Part 1 (construction) My project of getting a model finished in 24 hours flat continues. At this point, I have spent 4 hours 40 min at […]
Aircraft In a Day, Part 2 – Painting
How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours by Kuba Plewka English translation by Martin Waligorski Many internet discussion groups devoted to modelling promote various group projects. Usually it’s about building a certain subject which appeals to many. Some time ago, a different idea popped up on a Polish […]
Aircraft In a Day, Part 1 – Construction
text and photos by Andreas Samuelsson The Last AJS 37 Viggen of F 10 As JAS 39 Gripen is being delivered to frontline units of the Swedish Air Force, time has come for the Viggen to leave the scene. Next unit in line for re-armament is the 1st Squadron of […]
Farewell to Viggen
Front undercarriage by Martin Waligorski Photos that only Modellers would love… These two views show both sides of the front undercarriage assembly. Photo: Björn Ringholm + SAAB The landing light is integrated into front undercarriage cover. Note the red-painted edges of the cover. Photo: SAAB Another view from […]
JAS 39 Gripen in Detail, Part 3
by Mats Hammar ”Do we have to go home now? I have at least half the bunker left to examine.” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in August 2000.
Arne (the Model Builder) No. 15
Wing by Martin Waligorski Delta Force Another in-flight shot gives a good idea about wing shape. The upper surface is very clean… Photo: SAAB …unlike the wing’s underside, where all hinges and pylons have resulted in long chordwise fairings. Photo: SAAB Close-up of the dogtooth on the leading edge. Photo: […]
JAS 39 Gripen in Detail, Part 2
by Martin Waligorski Time for Gripen JAS 39 Gripen is arguably the most modern lightweight multi-role aircraft in the world. The Gripen is now operational with the Swedish air force. Flygvapnet has purchased 204 Gripens, to equip 12 squadrons when all aircraft have been delivered. The anticipations for the new […]
JAS 39 Gripen in Detail, Part 1
by Martin Waligorski During the years I have had the opportunity to see and photograph a few thousands of models on various contests and events. Frankly, there have always been more excellent models out there than we could ever feature on the pages of this magazine. In this article series […]
Editor’s Picks, February
Building the IAI F-21 Lion by Mattias Linde Blending in With the ulterior motive of denying the opponent in air-to-air combat the ability to see him, low-visibility color schemes were developed and can now be found on almost any military jet aircraft. Particularly the ones displaying irregular bands of multiple […]