Model Planes

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..

These early machines were somewhat rushed into service and it was discovered that a number of modifications would be desirable, if not totally essential. Perhaps the most noticeable difference from the later models were around the canopy area ?C the first Typhoons were supplied with a forward openin..

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..

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 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..

These shapes are provided to help the modeler mask non-standard camouflage patterns normally found on German aircraft.We also provide mottling masks, insignia and other shapes.Any products (models, paints etc) shown in photos are not included...

The factory camouflage scheme was common to most production versions of the Dora series. Some early production examples were delivered with fuselage upper surfaces painted in RLM 75. Wing upper surfaces could also have been pained in RLM 75 or a combination of RLM 75 and RLM 2. Fuselage mottle was R..

While the factory camouflage scheme was common to most production versions of the Dora series, there is a lot of debate as to machines at the end of the war. 1945 was a difficult time for production and a lack of resources led to many variations. Field adaptations to keep aricraft servicble also led..

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 aircraft that used this pattern was flown by Ernst Schroder in October 1944. In November the II. Gruppe marking disappeared under the 900 mm wide red fuselage band on the rear fuselage.For alternative patterns, please see our standard A series (TNM-M000) or other pattern A8 masks.This set in..

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..

With the success of the A-2, A-3 and A-4, the A-5 was developed after it was determined that the FW190 could easily carry more ordnance. The D-2 engine was moved forward another 15cm (6in) moving the centre of gravity forward to allow more weight to be carried aft.Our masks have been designed with..

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..

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This mask set has been designed specifically for use with the Airfix 1/24 F6F Hellcat.Use the Kit decals for stencil markings and Pilot's names.See our other Hellcat insignia.Any products (models, paints etc) shown in photos are not included...