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by Sten Ekedahl Many short-run aircraft models, for example MPM, Special Hobby, Azur, and multiple aftermarket sets contain propellers with separate blades. Such propellers can also be seen in mainstream injection-moulded kits from manufacturers like Hasegawa. Although many of such kits will provide location pins and slots to ensure positive […]

How to Assemble Individual-Blade Propellers

Getting in terms with Airfix 1/72 Buccaneer kit by Jan Forsgren photos by Jan Forsgren and Martin Waligorski   The mighty Buccaneer was an aircraft so tough as to be apparently forged from solid steel. Now almost 10 years out of service, it still ranks as the best-loved post-war attack […]

The Awesome ”Banana Jet”

Photos by Phillip Evans Text by Martin Waligorski The South African Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, has a long and complicated history, not least during the modern era. During the Cold War period, the SAAF found itself engaged in the Berlin Airlift, Korean war and finally […]

Aircraft and Colours of the South African Air Force

by Martin Waligorski Photos courtesy of US Navy, Library of Congress, US Air Force   This is the third and last part in the reference series about interior finishes of US-produced aircraft of the World War II era. Please refer to part one for general information on the development and […]

Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45, Part III

by Martin Waligorski Photos courtesy of US Navy, Library of Congress, US Air Force   This is the second part of the three-part feature covering the finishes and colours used for the interiors of American-produced aircraft of the World War II era. Please refer to part one for general information […]

Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45, Part II

by Martin Waligorski Photos courtesy of US Navy, Library of Congress, US Air Force This is the first part of the three-part feature covering the finishes and colours used for the interiors of American-produced aircraft of the World War II era. This part gives general information on the development and […]

Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45, Part I

by Björn Bäcklund   The origins It all started with an article of an aircraft wreck found in a lake in Great Britain. It was an aircraft from the 5´th ERS (Emergency Rescue Squadron) that had been used to save pilots that landed in the water. Since I already was […]

Thunderbolt to the Rescue

by Peter Allen   Digital image processing can allow you to set your precious models in action. I have seen and read many excellent articles on how to make digital in-flight pictures and decided I’d give it atry. Not having all the equipment I improvised with what I had available. […]

Digital Montage Photography

by Bengt Johansson photos by Martin Waligorski   The M113 ranks as the most widely-produced armoured tracked vehicle ever, with over 80,000 units manufactured in more than 40 different variants. Despite its initial introduction as far back as 1960, the M113 is is still in service today. Upgraded, reconfigured, and […]

Waiting for Assistance

by Öken-Erik Ahlström photos by Martin Waligorski   Despite its antiquated looks, the Marmon-Herrington armoured vehicle remained the mainstay of the British armoured car regiments in the Western Dessert until 1942. Marmon-Herringtons were used by the Indian Army in the Middle East, and the British and Indians between them had […]

Marmon-Herrington Mk. II

Finishing Tamiyas Challenger I as a First Gulf War tank  by Mattias Linde   The story of a tank When I first saw the Tamiya kit of the now famous tank used by the British in the Gulf, I was excited by the sleek look and the uniform color. I […]

Desert Challenger

Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 in 1/72 Scale by Kuba Plewka photos by Mirek Rawinski   Among 1/72 modellers, the liited series of aircraft kits in this scale that Tamiya released during recent years posess an aura of excellence. Indeed, all of these kits are prefectly engineered and easy to assemble, […]

Simplicity Itself

The 1/72 Sikorsky H-34 (HSS-1N) Seabat ”Italian Navy”  by Sebastiano Tringali   Short history In 1959, the first helicopter unit (Primo Gruppo Elicotteri) of the Italian Navy received the first 3 HSS-1 Seabat helicopters. Some years later, a further 11 of the HSS-1N ASW version with modified undercarriage, sonar and […]

Mediterranean Seabat

Radial Engine Versions by Joe Baugher This article is the continuation of Modeller’s Guide to Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Variants – Radial Engine Versions – Part I . In the first part of this article, we have covered the development history, prototypes and the A series subtypes of this fighter. This […]

Modeller’s Guide to Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Variants, Part II

Radial Engine Versions, Part I text by Joe Baugher drawings by Martin Waligorski   As a companion to last month’s walkaround feature Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 in Detail (Revisited), this article provides detailed reference to radial-engined versions of this famous aircraft. Part I below covers the A series fighters. Next […]

Modeller’s Guide to Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Variants, Part I