article Curtiss SC Seahawk: The U.S. Navy’s Last-Waterborne Scout Plane 1. Historical Background The Curtiss SC Seahawk was developed between 1942 and 1944 by the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company as a replacement for the…
article What will the Greek national emblems look like on the F-35A Block 4: Low-visibility markings:The nationd al emblems (e.g. the blue anwhite of the Hellenic Air Force) will be gray or charcoal, not blue and…
article F-5E Tiger IIVFC-13 “Fighting Saints” The 1/48 Revell/Monogram F-5E kit dating from 1999. A classic raised panel line kit that I put a lot of effort into. A new resin cockpit from Black Box,…
article Aggressors Camouflage F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Fighting Saints” F-5E Tiger II VFC-13 “Saints” Aggressor Camouflage – How to Achieve the Ultimate Camouflage IntroductionThe “Aggressor” variant of the F-5E Tiger II used by the US Navy’s…
article F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor Alaskan By:Gary Wickham Although I have collected every new release of Tamiya 1/48 and 1/32 F-16, this is the first one I have built. It was just something about the…
article Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL Modern fighter jet production line.Primer Italeri is entering a fairly crowded field of existing 1/72 F-35B kits with Hasegawa, Fujimi and Academy already having some very nice kits on the…
article Bf 109 E-7 Messerschmitt Trop By:Gary Wickham I was very impressed with how much detail Eduard has put into this 1:48 kit. I found the parts to fit perfectly, the decals made by Eduard…
article Northrop P-61 Black Widow The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first US aircraft designed and built specifically for night combat. The first of two XP-61s (s/n 41-19509) flew on 21 May 1942. By…
article Bell P-59 Airacomet The Bell P-59 Airacomet (US Navy designation: YF2L-1) was a twin-engine jet fighter, the first for the USAAF, designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II.Bell Aircraft was one…
article Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Betty Jane Bachman and her Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were a paramilitary aviation organization. WASP’s predecessors, the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the…
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