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F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE : INTERMEDIATE BUILD : EPISODE.1
F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL EPISODE.1 In this episode we start of with the cockpit, showing you highlighting, modulation, decaling prep, brush painting, spraying, thinning of paints, Masking and more. Special Tools: Infinity Airbrush Consumables: Mr Hobby H217 & H215 Find Products In Store
Read MoreFOKKER DR.I : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
FOKKER DR.I The Fokker Dr.I (Dreidecker, “triplane” in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 17 victories (plus two earlier ones in…
Read MoreA-10C THUNDERBOLT II : HOBBY BOSS : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
A-10C THUNDERBOLT II The A-10 fleet of USAF was modernized under the Precision Engagement Program, resulting in the A-10C which first flew at Eglin in 2005. The A-10C adds color cockpit MFDs, a Helmet Mounted Cueing System (HMCS), hands-on throttle and stick, digital stores management, improved fire-control, GPS-guided weapons, Litening/Sniper pods, advanced data links, and integrated sensors.…
Read MoreF-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
F-4G PHANTOM II WILD WEASEL Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Air Force (USAF) to an aircraft of any type equipped with anti-radiation missiles and tasked with the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD): destroying the radar and surface-to-air missile (SAM) installations of enemy air defense systems. The task of a Wild Weasel aircraft is to bait enemy anti-aircraft defenses into targeting it…
Read MoreMITSUBISHI A6M2-N RUFE : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
MITSUBISHI A6M2-N RUFE The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter (零式艦上戦闘機, rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The…
Read MoreAVRO ANSON MK.I : AIRFIX : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
AVRO ANSON MK.I Although not generally regarded as one of the most fashionable British aircraft to see service during the Second World War, the Avro Anson was nevertheless one of the most important aircraft not only of the inter-war years, but also during WWII itself and is deserving of more recognition than it usually receives.…
Read MoreHURRICANE MKI : HOBBY BOSS : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
HURRICANE MKI The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60% of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the campaign, and fought in all…
Read MoreF/A-18E SUPER HORNET : MENG MODELS : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
F/A-18E SUPER HORNET The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles…
Read MoreF-4J PHANTOM JOLLY ROGERS : ACADEMY : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
F-4J PHANTOM JOLLY ROGERS The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1961 with the Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the United States Marine Corps and the United…
Read MoreGRUMMAN S2A TRACKER : KINETIC MODEL KITS : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
GRUMMAN S2A TRACKER The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventional design — propeller-driven with twin radial engines, a high wing that could be folded for storage on…
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