Military Models

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...and not forgetting...

Aircraft

1/48 B25J Mitchell bomber.
B25J Mitchell bomber. After years of tanks I finally built an aircraft model.	I always wanted a large bomber, but many 1/48 bombers are quite expensive.	Since I did not want to risk ruining an expensive 4 engine job, I thought I had better practice first	I did learn a few things and I was introduced to the joys of masking and painting vast expanses of glass (or more likely perspex).

Fokker triplane made famous by the Red Baron himself. If I remember correctly this is a 1/72 Revell model.	This is a model I built when I was still a kid, later painted and also repaired many times!	I believe that this is the oldest model on the site and the reason that this is not a tank is that my very early tanks were relegated to wargaming once my modeling skills had improved.	Approximate year of construction: 1962!

Sopwith Pup

1/72 Westland Wessex helicopter.
Box top	Royal Navy Westland Wessex helicopter. This was a 1/72 kit by Frog. Approximate year of construction: 1968.

1/72 Sea King
Sea King helicopter modeled as the vehicle that recovered the Apollo 11 capsule.	'The making of' - behind the scenes look at the model suspended against 'green screen' and the Hornet pic. Approximate year of construction: 1969.	This is the Airfix 1/72 model with the real USS Hornet flight deck as the background.

1/72 Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Swordfish. Another real old model!	I reckon it dates from around 1966? I spruced it up a bit as it was very dirty and the decals had yellowed around the edges.	I ditched the pilots as they were truly awful - very flat ugly things they were!	The torpedo was lost somewhere down the years, but since this guy is loaded with rockets that's no real loss. I don't think these rather old planes could handle a load of both!

1/72 Harrier prototype P.1127.
Harrier prototype P.1127. Original kit issued in 1963. This is the Airfix 1/72 kit that I remember getting free - as a mail-in offer I believe.	This is NOT a pristine bit of model-making here folks! This is a old model from my childhood. Probably built this in 1965 or 1966.	This kit is notable as I used strips of aluminum foil so I would not mess up the painting of the cockpit canopy.

1/72 Harrier GR1.
Harrier GR1. Original kit issued in 1969, and I think I built it soon after release.	I added the double pylon for the mini-missile pods when I built it in order to stack up the ordnance.	I wasn't even sure they did that but I have since seen pictures of Harriers so equiped, but that might be later models. (This might be overloaded for a GR1!)

The real thing

Collings Foundation B17 G on Wings on Freedom tour, 11 June, 2011 Concord California

Collings Foundation P51 C on Wings on Freedom tour, 11 June, 2011 Concord California