Category: World War II

  • Controversial Color

    Spitfire XVI SL721/JM-R, 1946 Two things pop to mind when viewing these pictures – first the quality is crap. I tried white balance and extra lighting, but the basic color is just too close to my photo booth. Maybe someday I’ll try to make these better… Second, the actual color of the aircraft. From what…

  • Another Batch Build in the works

    Spitfires, what else? My queue is sitting pretty big right now. Before the batch build I’ve got 3 Spitfires, a Swordfish, Wildcat, Walrus, Fortress, Tomahawk and a Saturn V in the works. I’ve agreed to build out of scale and make the Monogram He-111 for a local museum as part of a “Bomber Bash” challenge…

  • Final Day of the Condor

    Revell Fw-200C-8 Werknummer 0224, F8+OL, 3/KG 40, 31 March 1944 This is the other four-engined aircraft for the Battle of the Atlantic display, Patuxent River Museum. This kit was started by a fellow modeller, Dan Yakel, who did the major construction, leaving the painting, decalling and fiddly bits to me. The Subject The Condor started…