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