SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.3

By Bobby Waldron | 7 March 2025 | Comments Off on SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.3

SPITFIRE MK.I The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts. Around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. The Spitfire was designed…

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SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

By Bobby Waldron | 14 February 2025 | Comments Off on SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

SPITFIRE MK.I The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts. Around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. The Spitfire was designed…

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SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.1

By Bobby Waldron | 24 January 2025 | Comments Off on SPITFIRE MK.I : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.1

SPITFIRE MK.I The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts. Around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. The Spitfire was designed…

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F-86D “DOG SABRE” : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

By Bobby Waldron | 27 December 2024 | Comments Off on F-86D “DOG SABRE” : RAPID VIDEO BUILD : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : PART.2

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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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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