Models & Musings
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An Irish Seafire
Seafire L.III, 146, 1 (Fighter) Squadron, Irish Air Corps, 1948 Back in 2009 the club decided to have a theme that was anything Irish. Since I try to align Spitfires and Seafires to the themes, when possible (admittedly it can be tough sometimes) this was a bonus for me. The Subject Ireland acquired 12 Seafire…
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Korean War Blue Bolt Banshee
McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee, 124969/210R, VF-172 Blue Bolts, USS ESSEX, Korea, October 1951 This is a kit purchased back in the 1980’s when I was under the mistaken impression that the Fighting Redcocks, VF-63, flew the Banshee during the Korean War. At the time, the Redcocks were designated VA-22, and VF-22 did operate the Banshee during…
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East Indies Seafire
Seafire LF.IIc, LR792/K, 834 Squadron, HMS Battler, East Indies Fleet, 1944 This was an easy conversion, one of the first I did using a resin plug that represents the retracted a-frame hook of the Seafire. The rest of the conversion is just some plastic sheet. This is another 2010 completion. The Subject Seafires began showing…