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Modelling a Swedish Airforce J8 from the Finnish Winter War  by Thomas Olsson English translation by Magnus Fridsell I have been modelling since the 70s with the Swedish Air Force as my main interest. As a youngster I built two Gladiators, one each from Heller and Matchbox. After a ten […]

A Gladiator in a Wintry Setting

Detailing Special Hobby Fairey Barracuda 1/48 kit by Rafi Ben-Shahar In the modelling world, Fairey Barracuda used to be one of those always-neglected aircraft. This is perhaps just like the real Barracuda was overshadowed by other marine aircraft during the years of WWII until the end of its service in […]

Origami in Metal

by Darrell Thompson Back in 2003 before Tamiya had produced their wonderful 1/72 scale P-47D, the most accurate Jug in this scale at the time was Revell’s P-47D Bubbletop. So being a fan of the P-47 and wanting to produce a more accurate Razorback version of the P-47 I started […]

Accurate P-47D Thunderbolt – The Hard Way

Camouflage & Markings by Tomasz Gronczewski Giorgio Pessi – An Ace Disguised The Italian Ace Giorgio Pessi was born on November 17th 1891 in Trieste, a city belonging to Austro Hungarian empire. He was an Italian, and found himself in very disadvantageous situation when AH empire and Italian kingdom became […]

Italian Ace Giorgio Pessi and his Spad VII

Improving the Old Frog Kit, Part 2 by Mark Davies Back to Armstrong Whitworth Whitley – Improving the Old Frog Kit (Part 1)   Improving the Fuselage All windows were drilled, Dremeled and filed open as necessary. Additional “skylights” above the instrument panel were let in, as were the three […]

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley , Part 2

Improving the Old Frog Kit, Part 1 by Mark Davies The Whitley was one of three new strategic bombers operated by the RAF at the beginning of WW2, and the only purpose-designed night bomber. Ordered in 1934, it was already considered obsolescent by 1937 when aircraft like the Stirling, Manchester and […]

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

Daimler-Benz DB 605 Engines on Bf 109G Aircraft by Rafi Ben-Shahar With the current trend of adding ever more detail, exposed engines are right in the centre of interest. A prime example of this phenomenon are the German Daimler Benz engines. The DB 605 in particular was the power source […]

Gentlemen, Display Your Engines!

text and photos by Martin Waligorski Back to main article A Mustang nose showing its beautiful curved lines in full profile view. Adopting a Merlin engine was not only a great leap forward for Mustang in terms of performance, but also aesthetics. Like a proof to the old saying: ”If […]

North American P-51D Mustang in Detail (Revisited) Part ...

text and photos by Martin Waligorski Back to main article A testimony to the quality of Hendon Mustang’s restoration can bee seen in this view. Despite the once widely-spread urban myth, high-performance US aircraft such as P-51 or P-38 were never finished entirely in bare metal. Aerodynamically important elements such […]

North American P-51D Mustang in Detail (Revisited) Part ...

text and photos by Martin Waligorski Back to main article Overall view of Hendon’s new exhibition hall – Milestones of Flight – 100 Years of Aviation, where a pristine P-51D meets the visitor at the entrance end of the display. The recently built Milestones hall is in my opinion one […]

North American P-51D Mustang in Detail (Revisited) Part 1 – ...

North American P-51D Mustang in Detail (Revisited) Text and photos by Martin Waligorski         Search for the most distinguished aircraft in the history of American Air Force and you need to look no further. North American P-51 Mustang was not only the most famous American fighter of […]

North American P-51D Mustang in Detail

by Rafi Ben-Shahar Most of us modelling 1/48 WW2 aircraft know the difference between the old Revell\Monogram and the newer Accurate Miniatures kits. While the Monogram B-25 kits looks good when completed, a close scrutiny reveals elevated panel lines and conspicuous seams, in particular between the transparent parts and the […]

Detailing the 1/48 North American B-25J Mitchell Series

Improving the Eastern Express Kit Model by Dennis Andersson Text and images by Martin Waligorski During the 1930s, Soviet Union experimented with different types of armoured vehicles to increase the mobility and offensive power of the army. Besides tanks, the Soviets developed an entire family of armoured cars. One of […]

BA-3 Armoured Car

A Model from A-Model by Jerzy Ciupek The Yakovlev Yak-17 was the second-generation jet fighter from the Yakovlev bureau. While it still closely resembled the Yak-15 and its piston-powered predecessors, one big change was the addition of tricycle undercarriage which put an end to problems with burning the runway and […]

Building Yakovlev Yak-17

Tech Tips by Urs Bopp, IPMS Matterhorn Circle A common finish to many interesting aircraft of the World War II and 1950s era is natural metal. Producing a convincing look of a metal surface on a model is widely considered to be the hardest finish to get right. During recent […]

Natural Metal for the Masses