Megablitz and more

 * also featuring Tim's terrible triplanes and mangled Morane monoplanes. John B very kindly passed me this box of veterans at COW a few...

Of course, with a plane as small as a P-26 you can’t have just one!  For the second I opted for an overall green (Vallejo US Green, if it’s ...

 Here is the finished P-26, resplendent in Chinese markings. I bought some suitable decals recently and the rather wobbly rudder stripes wer...

I bought this kit recently as I have a game in mind. You’ll notice I haven’t claimed to ‘need’ this but I do at least have a vague justifica...

  The latest ex-Bassett rescue is this Fairey Gannet. John tells me it’s the Revell kit - which helps explain the West German Navy markings....

A couple of weeks ago I spotted a post on a motoring forum I frequent. A bloke was offloading some built aircraft kits in scales from 1/72 t...

Well here it is and for all its (numerous) faults it looks good enough for it’s role as a two-seat recce aircraft.  My inspiration for the p...

  I actually think I’ll get away with this!  First paint on - I’m off to the decal box while it dries. 

For a game I have in mind I need a French two-seater.  There being none available in 1/72 - at least none I could find - I decided to bodge ...

The ancient F-100 is now complete and sports Turkish markings over some rather 'pre-owned' paintwork.  Why Turkish?  Well let'...

It will come as no surprise to learn that I have a box of broken bits of 1/72 aircraft models. Ten weeks of lockdown finally forced me int...

Well it was to me. Having commenced the build of this ancient Revell Hurricane with no particular plan in mind I eventually decided to foll...