Greenshirt Modeler

Models & Musings

  • Imperial Japanese Army Air Forces Trainer

    Tachikawa Ki-55 Type 99 Advanced Trainer While at MarauderCon 2016 decided to pick this kit up.  Only cost me a fiver and it was well worth it! The Subject The Ki-55 was a demilitarized variant of the Ki-36 light bomber.  Essentially the bomb racks and bombing windows were removed, and a second set of controls…

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  • Upgunning the Spitfire

    Spitfire Mk I, R6776/QVoH, 19 Squadron, F/S George Unwin, September 1940 The cannon armed Mk I has always intrigued me, so when I discovered the story, I had to model one. The Subject Soon after the Spitfire began production, the Air Ministry was keen on adding cannons to the Spitfire.  The reason was simple: all…

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  • Museum Build: Heinkel Bomber from the night blitz 1941

    Our club decided to do a “Big Bomber Build” of the 1/48th scale Monogram Bombers, and since a local museum wanted something for their displays I agreed to make this one. The Subject Six Luftwaffe aircraft predominate the Battle of Britain, which for the Luftwaffe also included the night blitz (as Britains call it) that…

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