F-86D “DOG SABRE” : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.1

By Bobby Waldron | 14 December 2024 | Comments Off on F-86D “DOG SABRE” : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.1

F-86D “DOG SABRE” The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the “Sabre Dog“)[2][3] is an American transonic jet interceptor. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor derivative of the North American F-86 Sabre. While the original F-86 Sabre was conceived as a day fighter, the F-86D was specifically developed as an all-weather…

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ME262 A-1A : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : TAMIYA : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

By Bobby Waldron | 10 November 2024 | Comments Off on ME262 A-1A : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : TAMIYA : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

ME262 A-1A The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: “Swallow“) in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: “Storm Bird“) in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft and “the only jet fighter to see air-to-air combat in World War Two”.[5] The design of what would become the…

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ME262 A-1A : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : TAMIYA : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

By Bobby Waldron | 27 October 2024 | Comments Off on ME262 A-1A : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : TAMIYA : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

ME262 A-1A The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: “Swallow“) in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: “Storm Bird“) in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft and “the only jet fighter to see air-to-air combat in World War Two”.[5] The design of what would become the…

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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

By Bobby Waldron | 18 July 2024 | Comments Off on F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The Super Hornet is a redesign of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The wing and tail configuration trace its origin to a Northrop prototype aircraft, the P-530, c. 1965, which began as a rework of the lightweight Northrop F-5E (with a larger wing, twin tail fins and a distinctive leading edge root extension, or LERX).[6] Later flying as the Northrop YF-17 “Cobra”,…

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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.4

By Bobby Waldron | 18 July 2024 | Comments Off on F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.4

F/A-18E SUPER HORNET At the time, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the Navy’s primary air superiority fighter and fleet defense interceptor. Cheney described the F-14 as 1960s technology, and drastically cut back F-14D procurement in 1989 before cancelling production altogether in 1991, in favor of the updated F/A-18E/F.[13][14] The decision to replace the Tomcat with an…

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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.3

By Bobby Waldron | 26 April 2024 | Comments Off on F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.3

F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The end of the Cold War led to a period of military budget cuts and considerable restructuring. At the same time, U.S. Naval Aviation faced a number of problems. The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) was canceled in 1991 after the program ran into serious problems; it was intended to replace the…

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KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER : ICM : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW

By Bobby Waldron | 20 April 2024 | Comments Off on KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER : ICM : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW
Ki-21-Ib ‘Sally’

KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER The Mitsubishi Ki-21, formal designation “Type 97 Heavy Bomber” (九七式重爆撃機, Kyūnana-shiki jūbakugekiki) was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including the Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns. It was also used to attack targets as far-flung as western China, India and northern Australia.…

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F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.2

By Bobby Waldron | 13 April 2024 | Comments Off on F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : EPISODE.2

F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The Navy directed that the YF-17 be redesigned into the larger F/A-18 Hornet to meet a requirement for a multi-role fighter to complement the larger and more expensive Grumman F-14 Tomcat serving in fleet defense interceptor and air superiority roles. The Hornet proved to be effective but limited in combat radius. The concept of…

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PILOT PAINTING : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

By Bobby Waldron | 30 March 2024 | Comments Off on PILOT PAINTING : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : F/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL

PILOT PAINTING Like motorcyclists, U.S. Navy pilots “dress for the slide, not the ride.” Their gear is meant for frost, flames, and flotation. Even the very first pilot to operate from a ship carried safety equipment: Eugene Ely, attempting his landing on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in 1911, took the controls…

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F-35A LIGHTNING II : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW

By Bobby Waldron | 23 March 2024 | Comments Off on F-35A LIGHTNING II : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW

F-35A LIGHTNING II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor, with principal partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. The aircraft has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A, the short…

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