A-26C Invader

A-26C Invader

A-26C Invader by MPC 1/72 scale Cost: $9.00 Decals: Three versions (2 for USAF Korean War, 1 for USAAF World War II) Comments: Rivets complicate decal adhesion; Nose weight essential History When designers Ed Heinemann and Robert Donovan began developing the A-26...
Bristol Beaufighter

Bristol Beaufighter

Bristol Beaufighter Mk. X by Novo/Frog 1/72 scale Cost: $12.00 Kit No. Unknown Decals: Comments: History The Bristol Beaufighter was designed from the Bristol Beaufort, a twin-engine medium bomber.  The Beaufighter prototype first flew less than two months before the...
Hawker Hurricane Mk. I

Hawker Hurricane Mk. I

Hawker Hurricane Mk. I by Airfix 1/72 scale Kit No. A01010 Cost: $9.99 Decals: One version (No. 85 Squadron, RAF: Lille, France, 1940) Comments: New tooling, engraved panel lines, optional position landing gear History The Hawker Hurricane flew for the first time on...
Heinkel He 178 V2

Heinkel He 178 V2

Heinkel He 178 V2 by Special Hobby 1/72 scaleKit No. SH 72192Cost: $19.99Decals: One versionComments: Re-release of Condor/MPM kit, with modifications; engraved panel lines; resin inserts for wheel wells; photo etch details (instrument panel, rudder pedals, fence for...
Heinkel He 280

Heinkel He 280

Heinkel He 280 by Eduard 1/48 scaleKit No. 8049Cost:   $30.00Decals: Two versions for pre-production Luftwaffe aircraft, dated 1941 and 1943Comments: Engraved panel lines; resin wheels and pilot’s seat; photo etch details for cockpit (seat straps, instrument...
Polikarpov I-16

Polikarpov I-16

Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 by ICM 1/72 scale Kit No. 72071 Cost: $10.00 Decals: Nine versions – all Soviet Air Force (VVS) World War II Comments: Fine engraved panel lines; good cockpit with separate seat, rudder pedals, control stick, raised detail on instrument...
Polikarpov I-190

Polikarpov I-190

Amodel’s 1/72 Polikarpov I-190 Kit No. 72112 Cost: $12.00 Comments: Interesting 1930’s experimental fighter; recommend aftermarket decals History The I-190 was an experimental fighter prototype produced by the Soviet Polikarpov Design Bureau, which sought in the late...
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