Tag: Canadian fighter

• De Havilland DH.100 Vampire – Part Four – Whooooosh

  

  Flying a Vampire must have been an exhilarating experience for pilots who had trained on propeller-driven aircraft. Or perhaps I should say propeller-pulled aircraft…as there were very few pusher planes past the WW1 era. Of course pilots who had flown with twin-engine bombers and other multi-craft would be used to a clear field in front…

  Dick Stein

  January 6, 2020

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Lacquer, Masking, Painting, Scale Models, Stein’s Air World, Uncategorized

  Alberta, Canadian, Canadian fighter, De Havilland Vampire, paint

• Hawker Hurricane Mk II – Part Five – The Newfie

  

  Those of you from the Dominion of Canada will know I speak with affection about Newfoundland – The place where this Hawker Hurricane was based. Specifically at Torbay in 1943 when German U boats were feared. They had successfully sunk ships nearby in the previous year and the RCAF needed to have a quick-response answer.…

  Dick Stein

  August 31, 2018

  1:72 scale, Acrylic, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Painting, research, Scale Models, Stein’s Air World

  ASW, Canadian fighter, Hawker hurricane, Newfoundland, WW2

• Hawker Hurricane Mk II – Part One – How Do You Gild A Lily?

  

  It must be increasingly difficult for planners in the Chinese model making industry to think up what their next move is going to be. a. Which model shall we make – an old favourite in a new box for another 3 years of decreasing profit or a new venture that might become a cash cow…

  Dick Stein

  August 27, 2018

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Chinese models, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  ASW, Canadian fighter, Hawker hurricane, Hobby Boss, model kit