Siebel Si-204, a former Luftwaffe aircraft built in the Czech Republic, was used by Dutch Prince Bernhard in the period immediately after World War II. Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Curt Karl Gottfried Peter zu Lippe-Biesterfeld is a very interesting personality with a turbulent life story, combining military service in the air force during the … Continue reading Siebel Si-204 PH-NLL | Special Hobby 1:48
The French sky was to be defended by Polish pilots flying Dutch fighter planes armed with Belgian machine guns. What could possibly go wrong? Of course, there was the chaos characteristic of the 1940 campaign in France and the preceding months of panic buying. The order was placed late, and then there were problems with … Continue reading Koolhoven F.K.58 C-1 | Planet Models 1:48
Kawanishi N1K1-Ja, a fighter plane of the Imperial Japanese Navy, marked with the symbol ヨ-110 on its tail, crashed during landing at the end of the war. The designation ヨ ("Yo") on the tail indicates that it belonged to Yokosuka Kōkūtai, a unit known for operating both Mitsubishi A6M7 Zero and Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden aircraft. … Continue reading Kawanishi N1K1-Ja Shiden Type 11 | Tamiya 1:72
This time I'd like to share one of my latest large-scale works: Dewoitine D.520 No. 73 – 2nd Squadron GC I/3 – Adj. André Carrier – Wez-Thuisy (France) – May 1940. Pilot Adj. André Carrier was killed in this aircraft on 14 May 1940. The Azur kit – as is typical for Special Hobby, it … Continue reading Dewoitine D.520 C-1 | Azur 1:32
Polikarpov I-16 Type 5 UTI / UTI-4 in the colours of the 15th Mixed Training Aviation Regiment / Technical Aviation School. The Polish Air Force had two I-16 Type 5 UTI / UTI-4 aircraft, one of which was transferred to the 15th Independent Reserve Aviation Regiment in November 1944. The other was used as a … Continue reading I-16 Typ 5 UTI / UTI-4 | 1:48 Eduard + AML
I'm continuing my small series of small-scale British jets. This time, it was time for Buccaneer. Historical background The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially manufactured by Blackburn Aircraft in Brough, it was later officially known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when … Continue reading SAAF Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.50 | Airfix 1:72
Tupolev SB-2 M-100A from ICM in 1:72 scale is a challenge that has been waiting for its time in my workshop for many years. The kit was first purchased at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, sold after deciding to abandon the small scale, and bought again this year, out of … Continue reading Tupolev SB-2M-100A | ICM 1:72
Starting in 1940, the Request for Data R-40C program resulted in the projects of fighters distinguished by their original design, such as the Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose or the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender, which I present to you below. The flight of the prototype took place on July 19, 1943, but the machine was lost in … Continue reading Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender | Modelsvit 1:48
My last finished kit for 2021. Hawker Sea Hawk of 810 Sqdn, Royal Navy, embarked on HMS Albion, 1956, Suez Crisis.Painted with MRP paints. Model Art Decals. I didn't correct anything; I didn't add much from myself, and I can't recommend it to the accuracy fans. Excellent fitting, but the technological breakdown itself, several short … Continue reading Hawker Sea Hawk | Hobby Boss 1:72
Hi All, Today my latest Reggiane Re.2000 Falco (Falcon) by Special Hobby 1:48. Accessories: resin wheels, exhausts, headrest, tail wheel leg - from CMK, Aber etched fret (main landing gear wells, instrument panel), and Eduard (belts). Uschi line. Brass tubes for the guns above the engine. I painted her with MRP paints: pure, even perverse … Continue reading Falcon | Re.2000 Falco | Special Hobby 1:48
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