1/72 Airfix B-26C “Yankee Guerrilla” in Flight
I built this kit during what you might call the “medieval” period of my model-making career. It was after the Golden Age of being 10, 11 and 12 years old, […]
Category Archives: U.S.
1/72 U.S. Mountain Troops
When I was in 4th grade, my grandfather, Lt. Col. A. Justin Williams, gave me a wonderful 25-volume history of the Second World War, The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of […]
1/72 TBF-1 Avenger by Academy
Raise your hand if you like Grumman’s iconic design for a torpedo bomber! (Me too.)
The Doolittle Raid in 1/700
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, A group of U.S. Army pilots were ordered by Jimmy Doolittle to preform a dangerous mission: Take off from a carrier in […]
Images of War: The Vought F4U Corsair
The Bent-Winged Bird…. Whistling Death… Those two nicknames for this iconic WWII aircraft not only conjure up its reputation as a machine to be loved by friends and feared by enemies; they also happen to reference two of the central design features that made it powerful enough and fast enough to have been the second longest-produced fighter in U.S. aviation history–after only the F4 Phantom jet.
Tamiya Warbirds Collection #49: North American P-51D
I hadn’t built a P-51 in about 30 years. But I seem these days to be redoing a lot of models that I used to think I “already had one” of — and you’ve got to have at least one P-51 in your A-List collection.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt “Bubbletop” in 1/72
Along with the RAF’s Typhoon fighter-bomber, the wide-ranging P-47 was the scourge of enemy aircraft, infrastructure and vehicles.
1/72 F4u-1 “Birdcage” Corsair Diorama
Most airplane enthusiasts admire the Corsair to this day. My ’70s gang and I practically worshiped it.
1/72 P-61B Black Widow
Kit by Hobby Boss.
Airfix WWII USAAF Bomber Resupply Set
A very nice recent addition to the Airfix product catalog, shown here with my Academy B-17G.
Schopenhauer's Workshop 