1/144 scale, Imperial Japan, Mitsubishi A5M, Models & History, Pacific Theater, Type96

Four Mitsubishi Navy Type 96 Carrier-based Fighters (Mitsubishi A5M4 “Claude”) of the Soryu Fighter Group (Imperial Japanese Navy) break away from their formation. In their colourful schemes, with sleek, gleaming silver wings, elegant lines, and innocently curved inverted gull wings, they appear almost like a motion study of a single aircraft, demonstrating all the beauty of a machine in flight. But it is the summer of 1939 in Japan, and these Claudes are training for a far darker purpose: to bring terror to the people of China and, soon, to spread war across the entire Pacific. –144 scale display

Mine Recovery, 1/144 scale, Allied, Models & History

25 November 1941 – A Universal Carrier crew from the 1st Polish Corps is towing a Mark XVII contact naval mine off a beach in Tayport, Scotland. – 1/144 diorama

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Hey Joe, Models & History, Ov-1 Mohawk, Small Scale History, Vietnam

The early days of the Vietnam War: Low over the dense jungle canopy, a U.S. Army OV-1 Mohawk slices through the humid air, its twin turboprops scattering a flock of startled parakeets. Below, concealed movement; above, relentless reconnaissance. Nearby, Jimi Hendrix unleashes a blistering solo, his wall of Marshall amps shaking the scene with raw electric force – 1/144 Vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Hawker Tempest, High Speed Silver, Models & History, Post War, Royal Air Force, Small Scale History

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

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Hawker Tempest, High Speed Silver, Modelling & Kits, Post War, Royal Air Force, Small Scale History

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.

Modelling & Kits, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Hawker Tempest, High Speed Silver, Target Tug

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.

1/144 scale, Allied, Civilain, Emil and Mammoth, European Theatre, Luftwaffe, Messerschmitt Bf-109E (Emil), Models & History, Vehicle

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.

1/144 scale, Allied, Civilain, Emil and Mammoth, European Theatre, Messerschmitt Bf-109E (Emil), Modelling & Kits, Vehicle, WW2

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.

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Axis, European Theatre, Fiat G.50bis Freccia, Models & History, Regia Aeronautica, Regia Aeronautica Italiana, Small Scale History, WW2

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 scale, Emil and Mammoth, Kit reviw, Messerschmitt Bf-109E (Emil), Modelling & Kits, 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, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, European Theatre, Models & History, Royal Air Force, Small Scale History, Spitfire MK IX

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

Models & History, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, European Theatre, P-47 Thunderbolt, Small Scale History, USAAF, War-Weary Savior, WW2

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.

War-Weary Savior, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Modelling & Kits, Small Scale History

Building a 1/144th scale water vignette with a scratch built life raft for an air sea rescue P-47D diorama

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Modelling & Kits, War-Weary Savior

Modification of 1/144 resin figures and scratchbuilding a life raft from styrene.

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Modelling & Kits, P-47 Thunderbolt, Small Scale History, War-Weary Savior

Painting and weathing a war-weary P-47D Razorback of 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron without decals in 1/144 scale

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Modelling & Kits, P-47 Thunderbolt, War-Weary Savior

Building an 1944 USAAF Air Sea Rescue P-47D Razorback from the 1/144 Eduard/Platz kit and scratch building dinghy packs and smoke markers

P-47 Thunderbolt, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Modelling & Kits, War-Weary Savior

The top-class P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback and Bubble Top kits from Platz/Eduard in 1/144 scale – Kit review

Modelling & Kits, 1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, European Theatre, USAAF, WW2

wrapping the 1/144th scale kit from Sweet in aluminium foil …

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Akutan Zero, Imperial Japan, Modelling & Kits

in 1/144th scale from the wonderful Sweet A6M2b kit …

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Models & History, Pacific Theater, USNavy, WW2

Afternoon of June 4, 1942: This Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, coming from USS Yorktown, is about to attack IJN carrier Hiryū. It’s the famous Battle of Midway – 1/144 scale vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Models & History, Post War, Royal Air Force, South-East Asian Theatre, WW2

1945/1946 – After the end of the Pacific War, the RAF FEAF’s service was by no means over: Spitfire FR Mk XIVs of No.11 and No.273 Squadron over Singapore and Saigon – 1/144 scale models

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Axis, Eastern Front, Luftwaffe, Models & History, WW2

Bf-109F-4 of Gruenherzgeschwader, belly landed at Eastern Front in 1942 – 1/144 scale Vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, European Theatre, Models & History, Royal Air Force, WW2

September 1944, Fano, Italy: the ground crew of No 601 Sqn maintaining and reloading their Spitfires – 1/144 Vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Models & History, USNavy, WW2

October 1943: Pilot Lieut. J. R. Brownstein ditched „Fox 5“ of VC-13 aboard of USS Core into the North Atlantic Ocean – 1/144 scale vignette

Aircraft, 1/144 scale, Allied, Models & History, P-47 Thunderbolt, Pacific Theater, USAAF, WW2

Saipan, 1944: Ground personell of 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force during gun harmonisation prozess on Republic P-47D-15-RA Thunderbolt 42-23289 “Lady Ruth” – 1/144 scale vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Axis, Imperial Japan, Models & History, Pacific Theater, USNavy, WW2

November 1943: The USS Saratoga, together with the USS Princeton, attacks the city of Rabaul, an important stronghold of the IJN forces, several times – 1/144 scale Models

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, European Theatre, Models & History, USAAF, WW2

USAAF pilot Maj. Garth Jared inspects his Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc “Eleonor” at Anzio, Italy, late January 1944 – 1/144 scale vignette

1/144 scale, Aircraft, Allied, Models & History, Pacific Theater, USNavy, WW2

March 1945: two Corsairs of USS Shangri-la – 1/144 scale models