1/72 aircraft

Focke Wulf FW-190 version D is definitely the most attractive variant of the whole development series. IBG is gradually launching the complete range and at first glance it is a truly beautiful model that tempts you to start building as soon as you buy it.

I´m going to repeat myself in the case of Eduard´s Avia, but the kit S-199 Mezek is addictive. Immediately after I finished the Israeli Avia S-199, I started building two more. In this time CS-199 and S-199 in Czech colours.

The Zero A6M2b was the first version of the famous fighter aircraft equipped for service on aircraft carriers. This version entered service in IJN in 1941, before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It remained in frontline service until the last shots of World War II.

The most iconic fighter planes of World War II undoubtedly include the P-51 Mustang, Bf-109, S. Spitfire, H. Hurricane, and Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Like everyone else, I was captivated by its sleek lines and, above all, the many incredible stories associated with this aircraft and the pilots who flew it.

In the 1930s, after the success of the B-22 trainer, the Avia factory focused on training and aerobatic specials. The Czech army ordered a series of Bš-122s for fitness flights and pilot training. In 1937, the factory took two machines of this type and modified them into new versions of the B-322 and Bš-322. The main change to the Bš-322 was the installation of the Avia Rk-17 engine and the addition of wheel hoods.

The British infantry tank Churchill, for me as a modeller, is a great military classic – different versions, different colours, different battlefields. It is also a classic for Airfix, a traditional English manufacturer of model kits – after all, they released the model of this tank in version VII in 1961! In 2018, this kit was reboxed in the “Vintage Classics” red box edition with decals from Cartograf, and that’s how this old classic has come to me.

This is a 312 Czechoslovak squadron machine from June-July 1944, shortly after D Day. I wanted to finish this model for last year’s 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, but as always, real life got in the way, so I present it now, almost a year later.😅

When the old Kovozávody Prostějov released a model of the machine, I couldn’t resist as a kid and built it. Later, I found out about its influence on the history of the establishment of the state of Israel and decided to build one of these machines. And when Eduard released the model with the option to build an uncovered engine, I bought everything I needed and here is the result.

In 1924, the Avia factory built a single-seat special BH-9 for record flights. The machine was under military administration and had military markings, and for the most famous flights it received the civilian registration L_BONG, which was applied over the military one. In this article, I describe the pitfalls of building from the KP kit and the necessary modifications to the model.

It was on this very day five years ago that we got the brilliant idea to start this blog dedicated to 1/72nd scale models, with the aim of bringing our work to everyone who is as passionate about this scale as we are.