Tag: Douglas Bolo

• Douglas B-18 Bolo – Part Three – The Museum Ship

  

  Is there any reason the US Army referred to their aircraft as ” ships “? I wondered at that – the US Navy referred to them as aircraft, and that’s not surprising as they would also have had to use the word ” ship ” in other ways…dealing with sea-going vessels. Why did they both…

  Dick Stein

  July 9, 2020

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, Decals, Lacquer, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Museums, Painting, Scale Models, Stein’s Air World, Uncategorized

  Air World Museum, Douglas Bolo, GSI Creos, inter-war, museum, RAF, US Army, US Navy

• Douglas B-18 Bolo – Part One – The First Idea Was The Right One

  

  Readers of this column will have seen my report on the Special Hobby 1:72 Douglas Digby Mk I – the RCAF version of the USAAC B-18 bomber. I was thrilled to find that kit and quite enjoyed the building experience – even though some parts of it went down the silly rabbit holes of too…

  Dick Stein

  July 7, 2020

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

  Douglas Bolo, Special Hobby, USAAC