Greenshirt Modeler

Category: Aircraft

  • Seafire F.XVII

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    Seafire F.XVII, SX273/So50, 709 Squadron, RNAS St Merryn, 1945 In my quest for a collection of Seafires I decided this would be my only model of this mark. The Subject My research, albeit not first hand nor with clear documentation to support my suppositions, led me to conclude that a squadron whose number began with…

  • Deathrattlers in Korea

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    AU-1 129401, WS 24, VMA-323 USMC, Korea 1953 In my quest to have a complete set of Corsairs I picked up this Italeri kit. It was part of the batch build started 17 years ago and finished this summer. The Subject VMA-323 was commissioned in 1943 with the Corsair and worked up at secure Pacific…

  • The FAA’s Last Kills in World War II

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    Seafire F.III, S115, 887 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Indefatigable, British Pacific Fleet, August 1945 I initially chose this subject because of the mix of East India Fleet and British Pacific Fleet markings. Once I got to know the details behind them, I’m glad I chose it. I finished this model back in August, 2009. The…