3 Squadron RAF was stationed at Airfield Wunstorf in Germany and operated Hawker Tempest Mk. V aircraft. They were part of the post-war RAF presence in Germany. – 1/144 super detailed scale model
Superdetailing a 144th scale Hawker Tempest
Superdetailing the 1/144 scale Mark 1 Hawker Tempest Mk.V kit with Brengun and Shelf Oddity photo-etched parts, as well as a scratch-built engine.
1/144 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Kit (Mark 1)
For years F-Toys had been the sole reliable source for a good 1/144 Hawker Tempest kit, but now, Mark I has finally provided a compelling option to the Western markets.
Emil and Mammoth
Battle of Britain: On 24 August at 15:45, Luftwaffe pilot Herbert Bischoff, 1st/JG52, crash-lands his Bf-109 E-1 “white 9” near Margate, Kent due to engine failure. The pilot is taken prisoner of war, the wreckage of his Emil is transported away on the flatbed of a civilian AEC Mammoth Major – 1/144 scratch-built AEC Mammoth Major 6 Mk II and the Beacon Models Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1.
AEC Mammoth Major – Scratch build
In January 2023 I had found two photos of (what I later identified as) an AEC Mammoth Major 6 Mk.II lorry, with the Bf-109E-1 on it’s flatbed. A scene photographed in August 1940 near Margate, Kent, UK. I searched the internet for plans or more precise references but couldn’t find much.
Regia Aeronautica
Heavily chipped Fiat G.50bis Freccia of the °20 Gruppo are maintained in Ursel, Belgium, in November 1940 to take part in the Battle of Britain. However, with little impact – 1/144 scale vignette.
1/144 Beacon Models Battle of Britain kit (Bf-109E and Spitfire Mk.I)
Beacon Models debuts with impressive 1:144 kits, featuring a Bf-109E and Spitfire Mk. I. High detail, great fit, Cartograf decals, and painting masks included—ideal for beginners and enthusiasts alike!
Invasion Stripes
Somewhere in the UK, some day in june 1944. RAF personel paint or repaint invasion stripes on a heavily weathered Spitfire MK IX – 1/144 scale vignette
War-Weary Saviour
May 1944: An old P-47 Razorback armed with lifeboats and smoke markers circles above a ditched B-17 crew – the USAAF Air Sea Rescue unit detachment B of the 65th fighter wing, later known as the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron was born.
Air Sea Rescue water vignette
Building a 1/144th scale water vignette with a scratch built life raft for an air sea rescue P-47D diorama