Here are the latest additions to the Public Galleries Alexeyev KM in 1/144 by Anigrand Boeing 247 in 1/72 by Williams Brothers Boeing 747-400 in 1/144 by Revell Convair B-36D in 1/144 by Hobbycraft Dassault Mystere IVA in 1/72 by Matchbox DeHavilland Australia DHA-3 Drover in 1/144 by Welsh Models Douglas DC-2 in 1/72 by…

Ansett’s Boeing Airliners Boeing 727-100 – Boeing 727-200 – Boeing 737-300 I don’t suppose you will be surprised to learn that the Gallery of Airliners is one of my happy places. They are generally big aircraft designed to make people happy by bringing them together or taking them on holidays. Thus it was that I…

Airliner Developmentshas been added to Robin Johnson on the Airways Additions to the Galleries AMX-50 Foch in 1/72 by OKB Grigorov AMX-50-100 in 1/72 by OKB Grigorov ARL 44 in 1/72 by Combat 72 Avro Vulcan B.2 in 1/72 by Airfix Batignolles-Chantillon 25t in 1/72 by OKB Grigorov CAC CA-19 Boomeragd in 1/72 by Tasman…

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Early Boeing aircraft Boeing 200 – Boeing XF8B – Boeing 377 Stratocruiser These days the name Boeing is almost synonymous with the aircraft making business in the United States, having absorbed most of its competition in the past few decades. However, in earlier times Boeing was but one of a large number of companies making…

Here are the latest additions to the Public Galleries Aermacchi MB-326H in 1/72 by Supermodel Bristol Beaufighter Ic in 1/72 by High Planes Bristol Bloodhound I in 1/72 by Airfix CAC CA-17 Mustang Mk.20 in 1/72 by Academy Curtiss P-40N in 1/72 by Hobby Boss General Dynamics F-111C in 1/72 by Hasegawa Martin PBM-3R in…

Silver British Fighters Hawker Fury, deHavilland Hornet, English Electric Lightning The Gallery of British Aircraft houses many interesting aircraft that are always a pleasure to wander amongst. They are a snapshot of the rapid development of aviation in the 20th Century, especially in the first five or so decades when aeronautical knowledge expanded rapidly and…

Here are the latest additions to the Museum’s galleries: A4 (V-2) in 1/72 by Condor Aero Engine Services Limited CT/4A in 1/72 by Tasman Models Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in 1/144 by Minicraft Boeing WB-47B in 72 by Minicraft/Hasegawa Curtiss C-46 in 72 by Williams Brothers Leduc 0.22 in 1/72 by Mach 2 SAN Jodel D.104…

Floatplanes Morane H hydroplane, Liore et Olivier H.43, Kawanishi N1K1 (Rex) I was browsing in the Gallery of the 1910s the other day when the little Morane hydroplane caught my attention. So far it is the only non-military aircraft in that gallery and the only floatplane. This led me to wondering how many floatplanes we…

Here are the latest additions to the museum collection: Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde (Air France) in 1/72 by Heller Airbus A.380 (Qantas) in 1/144 by Revell Antonov An-124 (Volga-Dnepr, HeavyLift) in 1/144 by Revell Boeing 747-8F (Korean Air Cargo) in 1/72 by Revell Boeing 747-8I (Air China) in 1/144 by Revell Boeing KC-135R in 1/144 by AMT…

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Russian Jets Myasishchev M-6 (Bison-B), MiG-27 (Flogger-D), Antonov An-10A I don’t think we’ve had a good look in the Gallery of Russian aircraft yet, so let’s go there this time. There aren’t many yet but let’s pick three that have something in common, perhaps the ones that are powered by jet engines. The Myasishchev M-6…