Category: Aircraft
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Naval Camel
Sopwith Camel, USS Texas, 1919 This was part of a group build in our local club, “1/28th Scale Revell Biplanes”. Most guys built theirs in a typical WWI scheme, but I had this subject on my bench in 1/72 so decided to scale up and be a bit different. The Subject When the war ended…
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Navy Cobra
Bell XFL-1 Airabonita, May 1940 I’ve attempted this subject in the past by modifying the old Revell P-39 and failing miserably. RS finally released one in injected kit form and I had to make it. The Subject When the US Navy issued its requirements for a new lightweight fighter to augment the F4F Wildcat and…
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Swedish Spitfire
Supermarine S.31 Spitfire, 31040/60 of Flottilj 11, Swedish Flygvapnet, Nykoping, July 1955 This is the second part of a 2 part effort to clear my shelves of the MPM PR XIX kits I have. The first part was the interim and unpressurized PR XIX (Type 389) delivered in mid-‘44. This is one the standard pressurized…