article F/A-18A VFC-12 Fighting Omars By:Eric Salazarhe U.S. Navy adversary squadron VFC-12 “Fighting Omars” 1/48 HasegawaHello everyone,This is my 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18A in “ambush” splinter scheme. Gunze Mr. Hobby paints and flat clear with MLT …
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article Tamiya 1/32 F-15E Strike EagleA great kit, this, built into a seriously impressive model. This is a commission created for a customer who used to fly these things.One of the few criticisms of the …
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article F-14D Tomcat VF-2 By:Adie RobertsA stunning inspirational build from the modeller Macau Iao Kit and his F-14D Tomcat VF-2 Bounty Hunters In 2003, VF-2 was deployed aboard the USS Constellation with CVW-2 and participated …
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article F-14D TopGat F-18C Hornet By:Dave OlszewskiThis time, I am showing some pictures of 1/48 Navy fighters that I’ve finished. Both are built from Hasegawa kits? but, I used aftermarket decals and cockpit seats for …
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article AV-8B Harrier II Plus (USMC)Dark Shape CamouflageThe latest Harrier Tactical Paint Scheme (known as the “Dark Harrier Scheme”) was established on 7 September 2014, although it had been operationally introduced much earlier, around 2010. …
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article F4u-1A Corsair Greg “Pappy” VMF-214 BuNo. 17740Many of us grew up watching Baa Baa Black Sheep on TV and I was one of those kids. So I’m going to do one of Greg “Pappy” …
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article F4u-1A Corsair ‘Jolly Rogers’ Early VF-17 US NAVYThe Jolly Rogers were initiated during World War II as US Navy Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) on January 1, 1943 under the command of LCDR Tom Blackburn. …
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article WWII D-Day USAAF (1944-1945)camoOlive Drab ANA 613 differed significantly from its predecessor, Olive Drab 41, being slightly lighter and more brownish. Neutral Grey 43 was abandoned altogether, its replacement being a US approximation of …
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article Atlantic Anti-Submarine Camouflage Schemes (ASW) (1943–1945)It became clear during 1943 that the standard US Navy three-tone camouflage scheme—developed for operations in the Pacific—was not effective under the grey, overcast conditions of the Atlantic. The …
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article US Air Force/Air National Guard 1968-1980U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard. From 1968 onwards, it was a special command of the USAF charged with the defense of continental U.S. airspace, and existed between 1946 and …