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 …
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article Tactical Air Command Camouflage 1947-1964The Tactical Air Command was formed on 21 March 1946, a year before the USAF was established, and encompassed fighters, fighter-bombers, ground attackers, and other non-combat aircraft that could be …
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article Brewster F2A BuffaloBrewster Buffalo in 1/32 scaleMarcel du LongThis kit from Special Hobby isn’t unfortunately that special at all.The engineering, the panel-lines, the details etc… are pretty bad.Didn’t had much fun building this one but still …
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article Workbench & Hobby RoomWORKSHOP ORGANIZATION / BASIC PACKAGE for your startBasic list of Necessary materials and tools for the initial but also necessary organization and equipment of your workshop as a first step always.In …
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article Photo-Reconnaissance CamouflageIn the period 1942-1945, the USAAF was approached by a Boston paint manufacturer known as Samuel Cabot with a proposal for a new white Haze paint that allegedly rendered aircraft close to invisible …