Cold War Interceptors Gloster Javelin FAW.9 – McDonnell F-101B – Tupolev Tu-128 During the first decade of the Cold War the great fear held on both sides of the Iron Curtain was fleets of bombers armed with nuclear weapons destroying their countries. To counter them both sides designed and made interceptors, aircraft specifically designed to…

Additions to the Public Galleries Breguet 763 Deux Ponts (Air France) in 1/144 by Welsh Models Chengdu J-20 in 1/72 by Anigrand Convair 990 (American Airlines) in 1/144 by Welsh Models Dassault Mirage IVA in 1/72 by Heller DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (TAA Regional) in 1/72 by Matchbox Dornier Do17F in 1/72 by Airfix…

Ilyushin Airliners Ilyushin Il-14 – Ilyushin Il-62M – Ilyushin Il-96-300 Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin worked his way from ditch digger to the creation of his own design bureau in Soviet Russia in 1933. His Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft was the most produced combat aircraft in history with over 36,000 aircraft produced (and second most produced…

Additions to the General Galleries Armstrong Whiworth AW.52 in 1/72 by AV Models Boeing 737-900 (Continental) in 1/144 by Revell Bristol Blenheim IV in 1/72 by Airfix Curtiss P-40B in 1/72 by Airfix Curtiss Tomahawk II in 1/72 by Airfix Grumman F-111B in 1/72 by Hasegawa with conversion parts Junkers Ju52/3m in 1/72 by Airfix…

Reconnaissance Aircraft of World War II Potez 63.11 – Blohm und Voss Bv141 – Yokosuka R2Y1 One of the most important things the military needs to know in time of war is where the enemy is, what it’s doing and what it’s strengths and weaknesses are. Helping to supply that information falls to one of…

Additions to the Public Galleries Airbus A.300-600 (Compass) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.310 (Swissair) in 1/144 by Revell Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow in 1/72 by AdAstra/Hobbycraft BAC TSR.2 in 1/72 by Airfix   Boeing 314 (Pan American) in 1/144 by Minicraft Boeing 757-200 (Delta) in 1/144 by Minicraft Bristol Britannia 310 (British Eagle) in…

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The First Douglas Commercials Douglas DC-1 – Douglas DC-2 – Douglas DC-3 One of the longest and most important series of aircraft ever manufactured was the Douglas airliners, beginning with the DC-1 in the early 1930s and ending with the DC-10 in the 1970s. Thousands upon thousands of Douglas Commercials were built in that period…

Additions to the Public Galleries Airbus A.300 (Air Niugini) in 1/144 by Airfix Airbus A.300 (Australian) in 1/144 by Airfix Airbus A.300 (Condor) in 1/144 by Airfix Airbus A.300 (TAA) in 1/144 by Airfix Airbus A.300-600ST in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.340-200 (Lufthansa) in 1/144 by Revell Boeing 757-200 (Air Niugini) in 1/72 by Eastern…