Building a Spanish Civil War Duo: Messerschmitt Bf-109D vs. Polikarpov I-16
The Hobbycraft model company brings two iconic aircraft that saw action in the Spanish Civil War to its model kit lineup
Building the Ultra-Sleek North American F-107A “Ultra Sabre”
Considering its unique and futuristic design, it’s surprising there aren’t more models available of the North American F-107A “Ultra Sabre.”
Building a Secret T-28D Trojan
Designed as a replacement for the venerable T-6 Texan trainer, the North American T-28 Trojan proved to be a versatile primary trainer.
Building Wildcat Wade’s Spitfire Vb
As the Battle of Britain raged, Reichsmarchall Hermann Göring reportedly asked Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland if there was anything he needed to make the Nazi campaign go more smoothly. Major Galland is said to have responded, “Give me a squadron of Spitfires.”
Create Your Own M*A*S*H Chopper
To faithful viewers, the helicopter that swooped in with wounded GIs in Korea was known as a M*A*S*H chopper.
Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
The perennial pickup truck (or should that be “lorry”?) compared to the sports car fighter (the Supermarine Spitfire), the Hawker Hurricane performed much of the heavy lifting during the Battle of Britain.
Build a Fisher XP-75 Eagle
The 1/72nd-scale Fisher XP-75 Eagle model offered by the Czech company Valom is a short-run multimedia kit. In a way, it’s fitting, as the actual XP-75 was also a “short-run” fighter, with only a handful ever being built.
Airfix Spitfire Retool: Building a Battle of Britain Icon
Even though he died in 1937, long before the summer of 1940, aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell is often described as a hero of the Battle of Britain. Indeed, his Supermarine Spitfire is considered a veritable “saviour” of the country.
Building a MiG-Killer F-4B Phantom II
Phantom “phans” can be a picky bunch when it comes to the myriad nuances among the many versions and upgrades that the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II underwent following its first flight in 1958.
Build Your Own Rainbow
In 1943 the U.S. Army Air Forces urgently needed a long-range photoreconnaissance aircraft to track Japanese forces in the Pacific. Republic Aviation proposed the XF-12 for that role.
Build You Own Butcherbird, the Fw-190A-4
In the early fall pilots reported the first appearance of a of 1941, British Spitfire new German fighter accompanying formations of Messerschmitt Me-109s over northern Europe.
