AIRCRAFT Northrop F-5E Tiger II SCALE & KIT 1/32 Kitty hawk MODELER Jarek Rydzu Rydzyński HISTORY The Northrop F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E and F-5F Tiger II are part of a supersonic light fighter family, initially designed in the late 1950s by Northrop … [Read more...] about Northrop F-5E Tiger II
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
AIRCRAFT Mitsubishi J2M Raiden SCALE & KIT 1/48 Tamiya MODELER Mr. Vit HISTORY Mitsubishi J2M "Raiden" is a single-engine land-based propeller aircraft based on the Imperial Japanese Navy Used in World War II. The code name of the Allies is "Jack". J2M was designed … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
PBY-4 Flying Boat Catalina
AIRCRAFT PBY-4 Catalina SCALE & KIT 1/48 Academy MODELER Juan Antonio Gonzales Alfaro HISTORY The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s produced by … [Read more...] about PBY-4 Flying Boat Catalina
Heinkel He 111 H-6
AIRCRAFT Heinkel He 111 H-6 SCALE & KIT 1/48 Revell MODELER Mr. Vit HISTORY The Heinkel He 111 is a German fast and medium bomber designed by the Günter brothers at the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke company in the early 1930s. He 111 is sometimes described as a "sheep wolf" At … [Read more...] about Heinkel He 111 H-6
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
AIRCRAFT Republic P-47 Thunderbolt SCALE & KIT 1/48 Tamiya Model Kit MODELER René Van Der Hart HISTORY The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber … [Read more...] about Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Fouga CM.170 Magister
AIRCRAFT Fouga CM.170 Magister SCALE & KIT 1/48 Avantgarde Model Kits MODELER René Van Der Hart HISTORY The Fouga CM.170 Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer aircraft, developed and manufactured by aircraft company Fouga. Due to industrial mergers, the … [Read more...] about Fouga CM.170 Magister
Bell AH-1Z “Viper”
AIRCRAFT Bell AH-1Z "Viper" SCALE & KIT 1/48 Kitty Hawk Model Kit MODELER Iao Kit HISTORY The Bell AH-1Z Viper is an American twin-engine attack helicopter, based on the AH-1W Super Cobra, that was developed for the United States Marine Corps as part of the H-1 upgrade … [Read more...] about Bell AH-1Z “Viper”
Filling Seams and Sanding Scale Model Aircraft
Removing the seams and joint lines is necessary when building model airplanes. Many assemblies often result in unnatural gaps or cracks in the fitting. Among the most common problem areas are the wing roots and the mating lines between both sides of the fuselage. To produce an … [Read more...] about Filling Seams and Sanding Scale Model Aircraft
Removing and Repositioning Parts on Your Aircraft Model
You can greatly enhance the realism of your model aircraft by removing and repositioning parts. Also, going this extra mile can give you the edge in modeling competitions. This is because real aircraft are rarely seen with their control surfaces (i.e. ailerons, elevator, rudder, … [Read more...] about Removing and Repositioning Parts on Your Aircraft Model
Vacuum-Formed Canopies for Added Realism
When you look at a warbird, especially with the canopy open, you will notice that the cross section of the glass or plexiglass is quite thin. A detail that reduces realism in scale plastic models is the out-of-scale thickness of the clear plastic parts especially in 1/48 and 1/72 … [Read more...] about Vacuum-Formed Canopies for Added Realism