1/72 Aircraft Collection “In Flight”
Of course it’s a photographic illusion, but for the planes I have that never got their wheels, I think this method puts them in the best light I can hope to manage!
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Category Archives: British
R.A.F. Airfield Diorama, 1940, With Airfix 1/72 Blenheim IV and Spitfires Mk I.
Two summers ago I made my first small airfield diorama boards in order to have a setting for my recently finished Airfix Spitfires, Control Tower, Fuel Trucks and Emergency Set. It was only in the last month that I completed the final of four modular 2’x4′ boards and a scratch-built hangar — and only yesterday that my five-year-old and I pulled it all together for a photo shoot.
Airfix R.A.F. Emergency Set in Action
Ever since I built the RAF Emergency Vehicle Set about two years ago, I have thought that the true diorama for them would surely involve a flaming airplane.
TankCraft Series 1 & 2: Eastern Front Tigers and British Shermans in Normandy
The TankCraft series by Pen and Sword Military is specifically meant for the modeler who wants to “get it right” by being as historically accurate as possible.
Getting Ready to Go, Part II: 1/72 Horsa Glider and British Paratroops
This is the British companion piece to my previous American airborne post. The inspiration here was once again A Bridge Too Far, especially the loading-up scenes on the tarmacs in England. […]
1/700 British Destroyers: A Progression
Here I offer a brief study of my little ship-making history. In an earlier post I shared three bombers and discussed the ways in which my building of large aircraft had developed over the […]
1/72 Airfields in England 3: Spitfires
This set of photos may be taken as a companion to my earlier set of Spitfire shots, but here I use my newer airfield bases and sky background. (I take […]
1/72 Airfields in England 1: Mosquito VI
I have posted dioramas on this topic in the past (for instance here), but this summer I had a little time to spend on creating a couple of new boards to […]
Airfix 1/72 British Line Infantry and Hussars, with Esci British Artillery
The complete set of photos from my previous post, “OCD, Miniatures and Me.”
1/72 8th Army Vehicles
