1:72 DoraWings Westland Lysander III(SD) built as T1508 of 138Sqn January 1942, Operation BERYL.
1:72 DoraWings Westland Lysander III(SD) built as T1508 of 138Sqn January 1942, Operation BERYL. Well the 1st part of my Lysander build is complete, just a few supporting bits to go before the final photoshoot. The swear jar is now full! The DoraWings kit produces a nicely detailed end product but the journey getting […]
Tamiya 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI built as HR241 VI-M of 169 (SD) Sqn, 100Gp RAF, RAF Little Snoring. November 1944.
Tamiya 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI built as HR241 of 169 (SD) Sqn, 100Gp RAF, RAF Little Snoring. November 1944. The Aircraft HR241 was the 205th airframe from a batch of 500 Mosquito VIs placed on contract order 1680 and was built by Standard Motors, Coventry with Merlin 25 engines..This contract was delivered between 16th […]
Arma Hobby 1:72 Hurricane Mk.I “Battle of Britain” #70023 Flight.Lt. Ian Gleed, 87Sqn September 1940, RAF Exeter.
Arma Hobby 1:72 Hurricane Mk.I “Battle of Britain” #70023 Flight.Lt. Ian Gleed, 87 Sqn September 1940, RAF Exeter. Ian Gleed Ian “Widge” Gleed joined the RAF in 1936 when already qualified as a civilian pilot; after receiving his commission he joined 46Sqn flying Gloster Gauntlets. At the outbreak of war he was sent […]
1:72 Humbrol Bobcat Harrier T2 XW272, 20 Sqn RAF operated by 3 Sqn
1:72 Humbrol Bobcat Harrier T2 XW272, 20 Sqn RAF operated by 3 Sqn, 1970s The model is based the 1985 boxing of the Heller Bobcat T4 but backdated to the earlier T2 specification. The kit itself seems to have been developed as a T2 (although i can’t see any details about if it was ever […]
1:72 KP (Kovozávody Prostějov) Hawker Tempest V Series II NV724 JF-E Pierre Clostermann. 3 Sqn Royal Air Force.
1:72 KP (Kovozávody Prostějov) Hawker Tempest V Series II NV724 JF-E Pierre Clostermann. 3 Sqn Royal Air Force 2nd Tactical Air Force.
1:72 Hawker Tempest V 3 Sqn RAF post-war camo
1:72 Hawker Tempest V Series II, SN212 J5-T. 3 Sqn RAF post-war RAF Germany
Airfix Hawker Tempest V JN751 R-B – Wg.Cdr.Roland “Bee” Beamont 150 Wing Royal Air Force. RAF Newchurch. April 1944
1:72 Airfix Hawker Tempest V JN751 R-B – Wg.Cdr.Roland “Bee” Beamont 150 Wing Royal Air Force. RAF Newchurch. April 1944
Airfix 1:72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley GR.VII Z6967 GR-U 502 (Ulster) Sqn RAF, RAF Limavady Northern Ireland, 24 November 1941
Airfix 1:72 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley GR.VII Z6967 YG-U RAF 502 (Ulster) Sqn, RAF Limavady Northern Ireland, 24 November 1941 The Aircraft Z6967 (YG-U) was delivered to the RAF towards the end of a mixed batch of 300 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley Vs and GR.VIIs under contract number B106912/40, probably between July 1941 […]
Airfix 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito B.XVI, PF510 6T-D 608 Sqn RAF Downham Market, Norfolk – 2nd May 1945 – “The Last Raid”. Paints by Hataka.
Airfix 1:72 DH.98 Mosquito B.XVI, PF510 6T-D. 608 Sqn RAF Downham Market, Norfolk – 2nd May 1945 – “The Last Raid” On 2nd May 1945, 16 Mosquitos from 608 Sqn from 8 Gp took part in what was to be the last Bomber Command raid over Germany of WWII; the target was […]
Hobby Boss 1:72 U-2A, built as Article 349 “417” of the Meteorological Experimental Unit, RAF Watton 1958/9.
Hobby Boss 87270 1:72 U-2A, built as Article 349 “417” of the Meteorological Experimental Unit, RAF Watton 1958/9. First, a brief note – All Lockheed U-2 aircraft are normally referred to by their factory serial numbers (as the number painted on the tail varied between operators [USAF/CIA/NASA etc.] and even between missions); these serial […]