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Tag: Airfix

  • Hurricanes in Norway

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    Hurricane Mk I, PO-N, 46 Squadron RAF, Bardufoss, Norway, May 1940 This subject begged to be built mainly because of the history. I chose the scheme based on a profile, and while it is probably fictious, I like it as a unique scheme on my shelf. The Subject 46 Squadron deployed aboard HMS Furious to…

  • Korean War Blue Bolt Banshee

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    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…

  • East Indies Seafire

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    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…