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 – From Heavy Fighter to Aerial Firefighter The Grumman F7F Tigercat was one of the most powerful piston-engine fighters ever built in the United States. Designed during World War II,…
article Ki-61-II ‘Bubbletop’ Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai The rare and elusive Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai “Bubbletop” has long fascinated aviation historians and scale modelers alike. Known for its distinctive redesigned canopy and improved performance over earlier variants, this late-war…
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 RAF Photo-reconnaissance High Altitude PRU (1940-1945) Beginning in December 1940, tactical aircraft used in photo-reconnaissance began to adopt their own specialized camouflage designs, introducing many experimental colors and patterns of which only a few…
article P-47 Thunderbolt & P-51 Mustang Diorama Operation Overlord Maintenance Diorama I am proud to show off my completed Operation Overlord Maintenance Diorama. From start to finish, this entire project was completed in roughly 40…
article P-40 Warhawk By Gary Sausmikat Hi All, Here’s my latest completion. The Hasegawa, 1/48, P-40E, detailed with a Quickboost engine and CMK cockpit. AK Real Colors were used to paint the P-40. Tamiya’s US…
article Steve Budd replicates the inhabitant of a Welsh beach with Academy’s 1/48 P-38F Lightning, creating his own interpretation of a famous aircraft wreck P-38 Lightning With the upper and lower halves of the wings…
article Desert camouflage paint scheme.RAF North Africa (1941–1945)RAF Middle East Command The Desert Air Force (DAF), also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, the Western Desert Air Force, and the First…
article Russian Navy Sea Flanker. 2006 to present The base color is Light Blue-Grey, which has the peculiarity of appearing distinctly gray in some photographs, probably due to the stronger contrast with the other brighter…
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