Tag: airports

• Ural Starter Truck – Part Four – Arctic

  

  My decision to paint the Ural starter truck in yellow-orange was initially based on a picture from Taganrog in Russia. As it is, this truck will be on the hardstand at Wet Dog Regional so the winter yellow is perfectly appropriate. The aircraft at Wet Dog are exposed to cold just as intense and Russia…

  Dick Stein

  June 19, 2026

  1:72 scale, Chinese models, Collecting, design, Dioramas

  airfields, airports, modern practise

• Piper J3 – Part Five – The Universal Cub

  

  The best thing about the Piper J3 Cub is it is so darned cute. The second best thing is that it is ubiquitous. It can sit on the tarmac of any of my airports or air museums from the 1930’s onward and be perfectly at home. The kit has proved to be a beauty –…

  Dick Stein

  October 16, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Civil aircraft, design, Light plane, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  airports, Light plane, Piper