Model Planes

From July 1942-1945 The RAF standardised on these roundels. Rge 56" was used on Spitfires and 49" on Hurricanes. See our other packs for Mosquito and Tomahawk roundels...

This standard camouflage pattern used Colours 70/71/65 and remained standard from 1940. Spinner and metal prop blades were the usual Colour 70. German national markings were remarkably consistent in size, style and placement.Aircraft that operated in North Africa were camouflaged in Colours 78/79/..

Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford-Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC. joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. In September 1940 he was promoted to squadron leader and commanded a Hawker Hurricane sq..

On August 31, 1940 Sqn Ldr P W Townsend of the RAF No. 85 Squadron was flying Hurricane Mk.I P3166 when he shot down a Do-17 named Gustav Marie and was hit by return fire damaging the Hurricane making it necessary to ditch in the English Channel. After some time recuperating Townsend returned to the..

Mk IID started in 1942, including additional armour for the pilot, radiator and engine.Mk Ils were used in ground support, where it was quickly learned that destroying German tanks was difficult; the cannons did not have the performance needed, while bombing the tanks was almost impossible. The solu..

Mk IID started in 1942, including additional armour for the pilot, radiator and engine.Mk Ils were used in ground support, where it was quickly learned that destroying German tanks was difficult; the cannons did not have the performance needed, while bombing the tanks was almost impossible. The solu..

Mk II started in 1942, including additional armour for the pilot, radiator and engine.Mk Is were used in ground support, where it was quickly learned that destroying German tank, Truck and half-tracksWe have tried to faithfully represent the scheme used for this period.This set includes only the..

Mk II started in 1942, including additional armour for the pilot, radiator and engine.Mk Is were used in ground support, where it was quickly learned that destroying German tank, Truck and half-tracksWe have tried to faithfully represent the scheme used for this period.This set includes only the..

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 ..

This set provides the markings for James Nicolson VC's during the Battle of Britain. The Underwing Roundels were introduced in August 1940. Nicolson's action took place on the 16th August and it is left to the modeller to decide whether the underwing roundels should be used. Decals are provided for ..

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..

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-M131 for Pattern A but mixed schemes continued to appear..

Gleed flew Hurricanes in France. 87 Squadron suffered significant casualties during the first week of the battle.Gleed proved himself an exceptional pilot. During the Battle of Britain, 87 Squadron was part of 10 Group, based at Church Fenton and later Exeter. Gleed was promoted to squadron leader a..

This set provides the markings for Douglas Bader's Hurricane during the Battle of Britain. Bader flew at least 3 different aircraft but V7467 is the aircraft most often depicted when thinking of his aircraft. Losing both his legs in a flying accident in 1923 Bader returned to service with the RAF in..

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Hellcats flying off the deck of HMS Indomitable in the Pacific accumulated a total of forty aerial victories. One aircraft that was a part of the total was JX814 which on April 12, 1945 was flown by Sub-Lieutenant W.C.M. Foster in combat against a Ki-61, which he subsequently shot down. A short whil..

This mask set has been designed specifically for use with the Airfix 1/24 F6F Hellcat.Use the Kit decals for stencil markings...

This mask set has been designed specifically for use with the Airfix 1/24 F6F Hellcat.Use the Kit decals for stencil markings...

During the course of March 1945, aircraft flying off the deck of HMS Indomitable took part in Operation 'Iceberg' covering the Allied invasion of Okinawa. On April 1st 1945, the ship was damaged by a kamikaze attack but was repaired in quick order and was able to continue operations with combat miss..

Operation Sunfish was a military operation by Allied troops in April 1945. It involved the battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and the French battleship Richelieu. Their aircraft carried out a photo reconnaissance sweep of the area around Port Swettenham, 200 miles north of Singapore on 14-16 April befo..

Hellcat Mk I JV132 of 800 NAS was flown by Lt B Ritchie, HMS Emperor, central Norway, 8 May 1944. Lt Ritchie gained 4 victories whilst flying Sea Hurricanes with 800 NAS in 1942. He was still serving with the unit in mid-1944. The squadron had by then re-equipped with the superb Hellcat, but the typ..

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..