Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc 1/72 Arma Hobby
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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Author: David Koktavý
Mirage IV A 1/72 A&A Models
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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Duo Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 1/72 Tamiya
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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CASA 212-300 1/72 Special Hobby
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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F8F-2 Bearcat 1/72 Hobby Boss
The Bearcat had a similar fate to the FH-1 Phantom from the previous article. It was too late for the war with Japan and did not see deployment in the Korean conflict, even though it was the fastest US NAVY piston fighter. The Hobby Boss kit is a very simple so called ” bonbonniere” but surprisingly pretty good.
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FH-1 Phantom 1/72 Special Hobby
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom is not one of the famous types that were produced in large numbers. Special Hobby’s kit is the only one available on the market and it is a very nice short run.
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P-39Q 1/72 Arma Hobby
P-39 kit made by Arma Hobby is very good. The camouflage represents P-39 Q in Italian marking 10° Gruppo, 4° Stormo from Galatina base in 1944.
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Panavia Tornado Gr.4A 1/72 Revell
When I was choosing the camouflage for Tornado Gr.4A I had no idea what a whip I had made for myself. Revell’s kit is not as good as it seems and there are a few things that need to be modified to get the Gr.4A version. So we can not expect a simple and quick build out of the box.
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Algerian duo (Mig-15 UTI a Fouga Magister) 1/72
Nice sandy colours on Mig 15 UTI from Eduard and Fouga Magister from Special Hobby led me in to Algeria. The Mig-15 UTI is a plane (probably a Czech built one) in colours dated in year1984. The Fouga Magister has early 80’s marking.
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Kawasaki Ki 61 Hien 1/72 Tamiya
An easy and straightforward build allowed me to add another kit to my collection of captured planes. The Ki-61 was one of the main types of the Japanese Army Air Force and was thus deployed on the battlefields of the Philippines and New Guinea, as well as for the home defense duties. The Hien was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter to be powered by the liquid-cooled Ha-40 engine, which was the German DB-601Aa manufactured under licence.
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Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 Trop 1/72 Eduard
Excited about the CS-199 build I didn’t hesitate to put a new tool released Bf-109 F made by Eduard on my workbench. The first look of unboxed kit suggested it is the best best Bf-109 F in the 1/72 scale.
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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I 1/72 Arma Hobby
I managed to finish another Hurricane in 1/72 scale. Arma Hobby is really the best kit of this famous plane in 72 scale. The camouflage represents one of the twelve Hurricanes delivered to Romania operating by the famous Escadrille 53.
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Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero 1/72 Tamiya
Building the Tamiya A6M3 is really a pleasure. I consider it as the best 1/72 kit ever. The marking depicts Zero V-187, Houkoku 870, Tainan Kokutai found at the Buna Airport scrapyard, in 1942.
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