Model Planes

From November 1941, beginning in the Libyan desert, it had to face a new formidable opponent: the new Regia Aeronautica Macchi C.202Folgore. The Italian aircraft proved superior to the Hawker fighter(112] and, thanks to its excellent agility and a new, more powerful inline engine licence-built by ..

From November 1941, beginning in the Libyan desert, it had to face a new formidable opponent: the new Regia Aeronautica Macchi C.202Folgore. The Italian aircraft proved superior to the Hawker fighter(112] and, thanks to its excellent agility and a new, more powerful inline engine licence-built by ..

Nightfighters were were sprayed matt black on the undersideThe Hurricane II armed with four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispanos become the Mark IIC, using a slightly modified wing. Most mark II were built as able or converted to carry external stores. By then performance was inferior to the latest German figh..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was supposed be used. See our mask TNM-M132 for Pattern B but mixed schemes continued to appear..

Flown by Adolf Galland this scheme is sometimes portrayed in an upper surface three tone camouflage, but third colour (RLM 61) was applied only after the plane was handed over from 3 to the Nationalist Gruppo de Cadena 4-G-2. Galland had the Maltese Cross as a personal symbol during the Spanish Civi..

The Heinkel He 111 was a German bomber aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Due to restrictions placed on Germany after the First World War prohibiting bombers, it masqueraded as a civil airliner, although from conception the design was intended to provi..

The operational scheme of the Typhoon remained fairly uniform while in service. Variations are seen mainly on the right side. We have provided several overlays for the modeller to accommodate these variations. In addition, there are 2 types of Wing insets to allow for a variation on this piece. Thes..

The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon intended to address the Typhoon's performance issues at high altitude. It entered service in 1944. The Tempest was used as a low-level interceptor, particularly against the V-1 flying bomb threat and as a ground attack platform in which it..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was used. See our mask TNM-M010 for Pattern A.We have tried to faithfully represent the schem..

During 1940 two camouflage patterns were used; Type A for aircraft with serial numbers ending in even numbers and Type B for aircraft with serial numbers ending in odd numbers. During Mid 1941 only type A was used. Pattern A became standard from 1941 and these masks can be used for the Mk II and the..

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is the first of the Harrier Jump Jet series of aircraft. It was developed in the 1960's as the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of ..

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is the first of the Harrier Jump Jet series of aircraft. It was developed in the 1960's as the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of ..

The F4F, known in British service as the Martlet, was taken on by the FAA as an interim replacement for the Fairey Fulmar. Navalised Supermarine Spitfires were not available because of the greater need of the Royal Air Force. In the European theatre, its first combat victory was on Christmas Day 1..

The British Fleet Air Arm (FAA) received 1,263 F6Fs under the Lend-Lease Act; initially it was known as the Grumman Gannet Mark I. The name Hellcat replaced it in early 1943 for the sake of simplicity. The F6F-3 being designated Hellcat Mk.I, the F6F-5, the Hellcat II. The camouflage pattern varied..

The original factory finish in the late 30's was silver dope. At the outbreak of WWII camouflage was hastily applied at squadron level to the Gladiators in service. This produced a variety of patterns. The Gladiator saw action in almost all theatres during the Second World War, with a large number ..

August 1941 saw the FW190A become operational and it quickly became apparent that this new aicraft outclassed Allied aircraft.Our masks represent the standard factory finish. Mottling was applied at squadron level and differed between aircraft.We have tried to faithfully represent the scheme use..

The aircraft depicted using this scheme was flown by Walter Kohne. He flew combat over western Europe up to the end of the war achieving a total of thirty kills, the majority of which were B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers.The standard camouflage scheme of this Fw 190A-8 is supplemented by Defence of t..

The end of the war found 9th and 12th Staffels JG 5 stationed at Herdla. While 9th Staffel flew a mix of Fw 190A-2/3/8's, with the odd Fw 190F-8 used exclusively in the fighter role, the 12th Staffel was equipped with the Fw 190A-8. Fw 190s flown by 12./JG5 carried the standard camouflage scheme con..

Fw 190A-8 W.Nr. 171180, bulit by the parent company, was discovered by the Allies at the end of the war at the airfield in Neubiberg not far from Munich. Damage sustained during taxi-ing on April 24th 1945 was never repaired. JG300, as a Defence of the Reich unit flying over Germany, marked its airc..

German fighter of Austrian decent, Walter 'Nowi' Nowotny was a holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. He shot down 258 enemy aircraft over the course of 442 combat sorties. He was killed in a Me 262 Schwalbe in combat with American escort fighters near an airfield at Hese..

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. Initially a day fighter, it was developed into an all-weather fighter in the late 1960s. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF). Adopted by the po..

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. Initially a day fighter, it was developed into an all-weather fighter in the late 1960s. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force. Belgium operated F-104G ..

In 1972 under the 57th fighter wing, it's mission was to execute the so called aggressor task. This meant they had to deploy throughout the United States and overseas to teach adversarial tactics and provide dissimilar air combat training to USAF flying units. F-16 were painted to imitate USSR paint..

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft. It entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force. Israel upg..