Tag: Armée de l'Air

• Caudron C-445 – Part Five – Personal Transport

  

  And in this case, away from the scene of battle. This is a 1940 colour scheme… No regrets. The Mr. Color Super Stainless over an adequately prepared surface is a very rewarding metallic finish. It’s best shot with Levelling Thinner, and in thin coats, but patience wins out in the end and you do not…

  Dick Stein

  August 25, 2022

  1:72 scale, airliner, Colour Schemes, Decals, French aircraft, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models

  Armée de l'Air, Caudron Renault, Mr. Color, transport model

• Curtiss SBC-4 – Part One – The Old Photo In The National Geographic

  

  I used to pore over wartime copies of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. I found a trove of them in a school library in the 1960’s and read all I could. I wasn’t after pictures of native girls with bare chests – I wanted colour photos of fighter planes. NG had access to the US Navy and Kodachrome…

  Dick Stein

  March 12, 2022

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, History, Model Airplane, research, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Armée de l'Air, Curtiss, WW2