Category: World War II
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Another Anniversary
Mk I, K9797, 19 Squadron, Duxford 1938 This is my second attempt at an introductory Spitfire. My previous attempt was a squadron-mate from just a few months later in the year, but essentially the same kit. The relatively new tooling of the Airfix Spitfire Mk I/IIa. The Subject 19 Squadron was the first Spitfire squadron,…
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Mitsubishi A6M5c Zero
E-137, Yokosuka Naval Wing, 1945, Saburo Sakai Over the holiday I wanted a quick and easy build so I decided to make this Hobby Boss kit straight out of the box, including the kit decals. I decided research would be minimal so I could just enjoy the build. The Subject E-137 appears to be a…
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Hurricane I, BR 2337, 52nd Group, 2nd Regiment, Yugoslav Air Force
Niksic airfield, 15th April 1941, flown by Vojislav Rakic. This kit is the new Airfix rag wing Hurricane released at Telford. I was lucky to pick up 4 kits that day and it looked so nice in the box I had to build one right off. The Subject This is meant to be a Zmaj…