Tag: dive brakes

• Junkers Ju 87 – Part Four – When You Don’t Have To Land On A Boat

  

  I am led to this line of thought by the glued-together Stuka – devoid of filler, undercoat, paint, wheels or any other signs of civilisation. As luck would have it it sat next to a completed model of a Northrop BT-1 for a while and the differences in the ships was marked: a. The Stuka…

  Dick Stein

  November 19, 2021

  1:72 scale, design, German aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  design, dive brakes, Northrop, Stuka

• Curtiss Shrike – Part Five – Bombs Away

  

  And to think I was considering chopping the tail off this plane and making it into a silver prototype. I’m so glad I’m lazy. The Dragon model of the Shrike A25-A has come out very well, despite the funny landing gear doors. The interior is detailed enough that if I had wished, the glasswork could…

  Dick Stein

  July 19, 2021

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

  canopies, Curtiss, dive bomber, dive brakes

• Curtiss Helldiver – Part Seven – Shangri La

  

  As this is the first Curtiss Helldiver I have built, I could approach it with a fresh mind. The history of the type seems to have been a mixed one – initial failures and disappointments and then solid success against the Japanese fleet. It had its time and place and filled it well. I must…

  Dick Stein

  June 14, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, Czech models, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, research, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  aircrew, Curtiss, dive brakes, Helldiver