article VU: Utility Squadrons 1946-1965 The VU designation was used from 1946 to 1965. Before the creation of the VU designation, utility squadrons were called VJ. In 1965, all VU squadrons were redesignated Fleet Composite…
article F6F-5 Hellcat “Minsi III”Many people say; “The Hellcat was a solid war machine, but a bit mediocre”. And, I think most Hellcat models reflect the same tone. The Hasegawa Hellcat 48th scale kit is…
article VF-84 Fighter Squadron 1944-1945 History Fighter Squadron 84 or VF-84 was a United States Navy aviation unit. Originally established on 1 May 1944, it was disbanded on 8 October 1945. It was the first…
article RAF Gulf War IRAQ Desert Pink Camouflage1991-2003 Desert Storm. Operation Granby / Herrick / Telic Before the first Gulf War as part of Operation Granby, the RAF painted low-level tactical aircraft in a…
article Blenheim Mk.IVF, wreck Hellenic Air Force Museum in Tatoi. The first exhibit that one can see upon entering the HAF (Hellenic Air Force Museum) in Tatoi, Athens, is the wreck of a Blenheim Mk.IVF,…
article USSR/Russia Tactical Camouflage Patterns for Ground Attack Aircraft 1970 The 1970s USSR/Russia introduced a tactical camouflage pattern for ground attack aircraft as well as fighters engaged in attack, close support or other types of…
article F7F Tigercat .FIRE BOMBERS The Grumman F7F Tigercat was designed to meet a 1941 Navy requirement for a twin-engine fighter that could climb quickly, have a long range, and firepower. The first flight was…
article Ki-61-II ‘Bubbletop’ Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai Back in 2014 Aviation of Japan referenced a challenging project by Tetsuya Inoue to kit bash the 1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-61-I and Ki-100 to produce a model of the Ki-61-II…
article RAAF Royal Australian Air Force camouflage 1941-1945 The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) had its own palette which, while roughly based on RAF colors, had slight variations to the originals. Additionally there was a…
article Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.Tamiya 1/35 Panzer III Ausf This time I made it because I wanted to use my own Winterkette.It is also equipped with a large number of caterpillar tracks created through trial and…
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