Volume 11 – 2007

Mark’s Model Plane Miscellanny by Mark Davies The O-46 was the last in a line of successful Douglas observation monoplanes. Prior to the its involvement in WW2 USAAC had begun to consider the O-46 to be two heavy for soft field operations, too large for concealment near front lines and […]

Pavla 1/72 Douglas O-46

Tamiya P-51D – With Some Advice by Tomasz Gronczewski Here is my 1/48 Tamiya P-51D finished as the mount of the second highest-scoring ace of the Checkertail Clan – Capt. Harry Parker (13 victories). Operating in the Mediterranean Theatre (MTO), the Checkertail Clan, officially known as 325th Fighter Group flew […]

Harry Parker’s Checkertailed Mustang

Bang for the Buck Part VII by Rafi Ben-Shahar   As my Bang for the Buck series continues, I find it compelling that potential topics do not cease to pop in. All that I need to do to find one is to scan my laden display cupboards! The Dragon Focke-Wulf […]

Dragon’s 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/F

Impressions of Czech Modelling Ingenuity by Mark Davies   My Introduction to CMR I built my first Czech Master Resin (CMR) kit some years ago; it was a highly detailed 1/72 scale De Havilland T.22 Sea Vampire. This might seem a tricky choice given its twin-boom layout and the fact […]

Constant Commitment to Excellence

The Complete Conversion Guide for 1/48 Scale by Jim Kiker This article is being published (almost) simultaneously at the pages of this magazine and the Spitfire Site (Ed.) Introduction Dedicated to Mr. Ed Powles, with respect and appreciation Having been in the reconnaissance business myself, I have a special fondness […]

Modelling Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk. XIX

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Model by Ulf Lundberg Text and photos by Martin Waligorski This ia a 1/400 scale model of Torpedoboot T23 of the German Navy. Torpedoboote were in effect downsized destroyers for escort and coastal defence duties. T23 was one of fifteen vessels of Flottentorpedoboot Typ 39 class, designated T22 to T36 […]

Torpedoboot. Deutsche Kriegsmarine