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by Rick Kent This page is a continuation of Camouflage and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF, Part 1. It covers post-war history and aircraft of this famous RAF unit. The Jet Age 74 Squadron was re-equipped as the RAF’s third Meteor squadron in June 1945 at Colerne in Wiltshire […]

Camouflage and markings of No. 74 Squadron RAF, Part ...

  Söndag morgon.  Hotellfrukost är bra eftersom man kan äta sig mätt så man klarar sig fram till lunchen som lätt blir sen vid sådana här tillfällen. Kai, Olle och jag bestämde oss för att promenera till mässan så efter att ha checkat ut och slängt in väskan i bilen […]

Modellexpo 2013 i Helsingfors del 3. Söndagen

  På Modellexpo i Helsingfors fanns denna motor utställd.   Om jag förstod texten rätt är det en Daimler Benz DB 605 A-1 till en Messerschmitt Bf 109 G   Bilder: Björn Bäcklund    

Daimler Benz DB 605 A-1

Ännu ett månadsmöte kan läggas till handlingarna. Maj brukar vara en månad då deltagandet är lågt men det var inte lika illa som vanligt i år. Åtta modeller visades upp och en improviserat köp och säljsession hade vi också. Vår hovfotograf var sjuk så ni får hålla till godo med […]

Månadsmöte med Stans modellbyggare maj 2013

by Rick Kent ”I Fear No Man” Throughout aviation history, tiger motifs have been increasingly popular, culminating in the contemporary Tiger Meets. I recently completed a series of profiles devoted to the very first Tiger aviation unit in the world – No.74 RAF Squadron. The unit was formed in 1917 […]

Camouflage and markings of No. 74 Squadron RAF, Part 1

    Det var som sagt en stor mässa med annat än plastmodeller.   Det fanns en stor damm för radiostyrda skalabåtar och bortanför det ett nätinhägnat område för radiostyrt flyg.   Banor för radiostyrda bilar. Modelljärnväg, bilbanor, dockhus/miniatyrer och inte minst LEGO för att nämna lite.   En outlet […]

Modellexpo 2013 i Helsingfors del 2. Annat på mässan

by Martin Waligorski photos by Peter Alsterberg Trend or Coincidence? Recent years brought back the interest for World War 1 models, both on the armor and the aircraft modelling scenes. Here a few examples of the early armored vehicles in model form. All three models have been displayed at the […]

WW1 Armor Revisited

by Mats Hammar       ”He was only going to buy some glue…”     This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in April 2000.

Arne (the Model Builder) No. 9

by Peter Ibes, IPMS Netherlands This article was first published in ‘Modelbouw in Plastic’ – a magazine of IPMS Netherlands . Used with permission of the Editor. Winter Camouflage for Luftwaffe aircraft When Germany invaded Russia in June 1941, the Luftwaffe Generalstab thought that the war would be over before […]

Painting Realistic Winter Camouflage

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I år var jag ledig så jag kunde följa med till Helsingfors.   Vi hyrde ett vrak i vilket Mats och Ulf hämtade upp Lisa, Olle, Kai och mig för vidare transport till båten. Tidigt på  fredagskvällen lämnade vi Stockholm.   Kai och Ulf kom ombord och kände en närhet […]

Modell Expo 2013 i Helsingfors, tävlingen.

by Joe Baugher The P-51 Mustang was perhaps the most famous fighter of World War II, and, many would say, the best all-round piston-engined fighter produced by any of the combatants during that conflict. Total production of all Mustangs amounted to 15,575 in the USA and 100 in Australia, ranking […]

Modeller’s Guide to Early P-51 Mustang Variants

by Joe Baugher On April 30, 1942, Ronald W. Harker, a test pilot for the British Rolls-Royce engine manufacturer, took a brief hop in a RAF Mustang at the airbase at Duxford. Like lots of other pilots, he was highly impressed with the Mustang. Upon landing, he is reported to […]

Modeller’s Guide to Late P-51 Mustang Variants

by Martin Waligorski Allison-powered Mustangs Voted by many as the ultimate piston-engined fighter of World War II, the Mustang is a true classic of aviation history. As such it has also been an extremely popular modelling subject. When hearing the name Mustang, most people will probably associate it with a […]

North American P-51A Mustang in Detail

by Mats Hammar        ”So you managed to assemble the instrument panel without gluing your fingers together.”     This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in April 2000.

Arne (the Model Builder) No. 10

by Rick Kent Intending to continue the last month’s Mustang profile collection (Part 1 show a selection of P-51s in the U.S. service – Ed.), I’ve been looking through my collection of RAF and Commonwealth Mustang profiles (in fact the only Commonwealth squadrons that operated Allison Mustangs were Canadian, so […]

Camouflage and markings of North American P-51 Mustang, Part 2