Scale modeling blog
The Fokker D.VII is undoubtedly the best German fighter plane from World War I, although its fame and renown are somewhat overshadowed by Fokker’s triplane Dr.I, which will forever be associated with the name Manfred von Richthofen. Nevertheless, the D.VII was a robust, powerful machine that posed a dangerous threat to every Allied pilot.
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The Romanian IAR-81, developed from the successful IAR-80 fighter, represented an interesting attempt to combine the capabilities of a fighter with an effective ground-attack role. It first saw combat on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union, later taking part in the defence of Romania and the strategically important oil fields around Ploiești, before turning its guns against its former German allies in the final stages of the war.
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The L-29 Delfín is one of the famous plane of the Czechoslovak aviation industry. Building this AMK kit was almost straightforward and I enjoyed it.
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I recently finished my new Eduard´s L-39 kit right in the time of the L-39’s farewell in the Czech Republic. This Albatros isn’t from the CLV Pardubice , where the last Czech L-39 were retired, It is the L-39 ZO of the Hungarian Air Force which were retired already in 2010.
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In 1936, Hitler’s Germany hosted the XI Olympic Games and the German aero club organized an aerobatics competition before they began. Our pilots participated with three Avia Ba-122 OK-AWE, OK-AWA and OK-AVI aircraft. Petr Široký came second, František Novák third and Ján Ambruš eighth.
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Another Hurricane in my collection is dedicated to Czechoslovak pilots. Namely, to the best Czechoslovak fighter pilot in the RAF Karel Kuttelwascher.
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At the end of the 1930s, a special courier aircraft was created under the direction of designer Jaroslav Lonek, which, due to its characteristics, was nicknamed “Baťa’s fighter”. With a weak Minor engine, it flew at up to 350 km/h and there were few pilots (we know of two) who would dare to pilot it. By coincidence, the prototype has survived to this day.
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The Mirage IV surprised me with its interesting history. Unfortunately, another surprise related to the quality of the kit was not so nice. I built a very imperfect model, but I am still happy with it. The Mirage collection now includes another technically and historically significant aircraft.
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In 1938, the new Ba-222.1 was created by evolving from the aerobatic Avia Ba-122. A similar machine had already been built in Avia in 1937 with the NACA engine cowling Rk-17 and a modified fuselage. But it did not prove successful. That is why this new type was created, which no longer has the NACA cowling.
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I built a classic kit of a classic WWII fighter in the summer – just like David Koktavý, who presented two beautiful Thunderbolts here – in honour of the recently passed away Mr Shunsaku Tamiya. However, instead of the marking from the kit, I chose an interesting night fighter machine of a Czechoslovak pilot…
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In 1923, a competition was held for a new fighter aircraft. Avia won with the BH-8 and after incorporating the required changes, the BH-17 was created, which was built in series. The model is created by 3D printing.
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I built the following models in honor of the recently passed away Mr. Shunsaku Tamiya. The first kit represents the plane of 551st FS, 495th FG. It belonged to Lieutenant General William E. Kepner. Kepner commanded the 8th Fighter Command from September 1943. The second P-47, nicknamed “Sleepy Time Gal”, comes from the Pacific theater.
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The CASA C-212 is one of the well-known smaller transport aircraft with STOL. For the markings, I chose the very attractive CASA C-212-300 of the Argentine Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval Argentina).
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