Volume 8 – 2004


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



Text and photos by Martin Waligorski   This was the finest warplane to which Germany gave birth. Evolved basically as an alternative to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, it may never have been allowed by the Reich officialdom had it not been for the choice of a non-strategic (yet controversial) […]

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 in Detail, (Revisited)


by Marco Antonio Vaiano Jr   Early combat experience of the US Army in land campaigns in Africa and Italy showed a need for an off-road tank retriever capable of coping with the new heavy tank designs. The M26 6×6 Armoured Tank Recovery Vehicle (also known as the ”Dragon Wagon”) […]

M26 Armored Tank Recovery Vehicle


by Charles Metz   Are you dissatisfied with your current way of filling seams? Try microballoons! I learned about these little wonders only a few years ago, but I now use them often. Here is how. Basically, microballoons are tiny hollow spheres made of glass or phenolic resin that are […]

Using Microballoons and Superglue for Filling Seams in Plastic Models