AIRCRAFT

Heinkel He219 A-7 UHU Tamiya 1/48

Tamiya's He219A-7 UHU kit was released more than 20 years ago, but it has a reputation of being fairly good-quality, so even now no other company has released the same scale model. The marking is1st NJG1, 1st Company of the 1st Night Fighter Squadron, May 1945 Germany. It was an airplane in May 1945. It's almost the end of the war.

2021.01.28

AIRCRAFT GERMANY

Dornier Do215B-4 German Reconnaissance Plane ICM 1/48

It is a plastic model maker in Eastern Europe called ICM. Dornier Do215B-4, a German twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft. This ICM kit does not have a Swastika mark decal, so you need to get it or draw it yourself. I got an Extra Decal Swastika with various marks. Two sheets will be enough for a while.

2021.01.03

AIRCRAFT GERMANY

Sikorsky SH-3D/HSS-2A Seaking JMSDF Hasegawa 1/48

It is Hasegawa SH-3D/HSS-2A Seaking. It was built to the specifications of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The kit was a special version of a decal replacement that also included a decal from the Apollo spacecraft that was used for the return mission.

2020.11.29

AIRCRAFT JAPAN

Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Airfix 1/72

This is an Airfix biplane Gladiator. It's a kit from a long time ago. There are a lot of steps and burrs. For Airfix, the new Gladiator kit is pretty good. I inserted a neodymium magnet and displayed it as if it was flying.

2020.11.01

AIRCRAFT UK

Zero Fighter Akagi Fighter Group (Pearl Harbor) Sweet 1/144

This Sweet kit is a 3-piece set. I build them all together. Comes with ultra-fine pitot tube parts, so a hole is drilled on the main wing with a 0.3 mm drill and bonded. As always, it was hard to mask all canopies.

2020.09.25

AIRCRAFT JAPAN

JASDF Trainer Aircraft T-6 Texan Platz 1/144

It's a Platz Texan trainer. It seems like the Air Self-Defense Force and the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Texans are included in the F-Toys Convention's Japanese Wing Collection 4 series. I wonder if this is for people who assemble and paint by themselves.

2020.09.10

AIRCRAFT JAPAN

Mirage III CJ Hobby Boss 1/48

I make Mirage III CJ of Israel Defense Forces. This is a Hobby Boss product. Israeli Air Force Squadron 101. Insignia is a red circle with black wings and a skull mark, maybe. The marking is on July 14, 1966, they shot down the Syrian MiG-21.

2020.07.15

AIRCRAFT OTHERS

F-100D Super Sabre Thunderbirds Trumpeter 1/48

This time, I made a Trumpeter kit with a special decal for the Thunderbirds, a Super Sabre acrobatic team. The markings were for Captain Merrill A. McPeak at the 1967 Air Show. He has made hundreds of sorties in the Vietnam War. He was eventually named Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

2020.06.26

AIRCRAFT USA

Antonov An-2/An-2CX Colt Hobby Boss 1/48

It is a kit of Antonov AN-2 military aircraft of Hobby Boss. It is a biplane developed in the former Soviet Union in 1947. Antonov AN-2 is used for various purposes such as transportation, pesticide spraying, fire fighting, passenger use, etc.

2020.06.13

AIRCRAFT RUSSIA

Hellcat F6F-5 Early Type Eduard 1/48

This is a Hellcat from the Profipack series that has a lot of Eduard's etched parts. Marking is 'Minsi III'. This Eduard explanation said the following. David Mccampbell commanded Carrier Air Group 15 and was the most successful fighter pilot in the US Navy.

2020.05.27

AIRCRAFT USA

A-4E Skyhawk Hobby Boss 1/48

This is the Hobby Boss, A-4E Sky Hawk. There are various accessories such as a bomb. The marking is U.S. Navy VC-1 (Fleet Composite Squadron One). The nickname was Blue Ali. The aircraft belonging to this unit provided training support for virtual enemy aircraft missions and onboard aircraft in target towing and fleet ECM training.

2020.02.13

AIRCRAFT USA

F-15E Strike Eagle Revell 1/48

I built the Revell F-15E Strike Eagle. I built the F-15E Strike Eagle which is 1/48 scale of the level. This is said to be the best kit in F-15E. I like it because it is easy to make, the parts match well and the mold is precise. Marking is the335th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Chiefs" 4th Fighter Wing. It's during the Desert Storm mission in the Gulf War of February 1991.

2020.02.02

AIRCRAFT USA

F/A-18C Hornet Hasegawa 1/48

I made the Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet. OMG~, the decal has been damaged for a long time piling. I made the Hasegawa F/A -18C Hornet. OMG~ the decal has been damaged for a long time. Using a Superscale Decal, I built the VFA-136, the 136th Combat Attack Squadron Nighthawks. It looks like the marking when they visited the United Kingdom on D-Day anniversary with the USS George Washington.

2020.01.21

AIRCRAFT USA

Syusui Mitsubishi J8M Rocket-Powered Interceptor Finemolds 1/35

Finemolds Shusui. This prototype fighter jet, Shusui, was designed based on a blueprint of a fighter jet that was put to practical use, such as the Messerschmidt Me163, provided by Germany. Marking is a test ride aircraft of Captain Toyohiko Inuzuka during the first flight of a test model Syusui.

2019.08.23

AIRCRAFT JAPAN

Shidenkai (George) Kawanishi N1K2-J IJ Interceptor Hasegawa 1/48

I made the Hasegawa Shiden-Kai. This marking is 407th Fighter Squadron 343rd Naval Flying Group Sqd. Ldr, Hayashi, April 1945. The 343rd Naval Flying Group Sqd. fought with the F6F, F4U, and SB2C over Shikoku Matsuyama in March 1945, resulting in 54 Shiden-kai and 7 Shiden shooting down 52 enemy aircraft.

2019.08.12

AIRCRAFT JAPAN