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Mine Recovery and Dispersal Squad

Mine Recovery and Dispersal Squad

by Benedikt Wallisser | Jan 4, 2025 | 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

High Speed Silver

High Speed Silver

by Benedikt Wallisser | Jun 3, 2023 | 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

Superdetailing a 144th scale Hawker Tempest

Superdetailing a 144th scale Hawker Tempest

by Benedikt Wallisser | May 29, 2023 | 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.

1/144 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Kit (Mark 1)

1/144 Hawker Tempest Mk.V Kit (Mark 1)

by Benedikt Wallisser | May 28, 2023 | 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.

Emil and Mammoth

Emil and Mammoth

by Benedikt Wallisser | Apr 24, 2023 | 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 civi…

AEC Mammoth Major – Scratch build

AEC Mammoth Major – Scratch build

by Benedikt Wallisser | Apr 10, 2023 | 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 …

Regia Aeronautica

Regia Aeronautica

by Benedikt Wallisser | Jan 29, 2023 | 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 Beacon Models Battle of Britain kit (Bf-109E and Spitfire Mk.I)

1/144 Beacon Models Battle of Britain kit (Bf-109E and Spitfire Mk.I)

by Benedikt Wallisser | Jan 24, 2023 | 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

Invasion Stripes

by Benedikt Wallisser | Jan 7, 2023 | 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

War-Weary Saviour

War-Weary Saviour

by Benedikt Wallisser | Nov 21, 2022 | 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.

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