Tag: Grumman Martlet

• Grumman Martlet Mk. IV – Part Five – The Problematical Star

  

  The Martlet is done and I am very pleased with it. The folding wing feature is perfect for my Air World museum theme and this time the paint job looks good. And I am expecting a world of weird questions when people see the insignia on the plane. The official story is this: The invasion…

  Dick Stein

  September 1, 2019

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, camouflage, Colour Schemes, Decals, Model Airplane, Painting, research, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  camouflage, Grumman Martlet, insignia, wings

• Grumman Martlet Mk IV – Part Three – A Long Way

  

  It is said to be a long way to Tipperary but it cannot be much further than the distance between the modern Airfix kit and the 50¢ baggie of my childhood. Today’s work on the Grumman Martlet emphasised this to me as I undertook the delicate job of closing the fuselage. It required the subtle…

  Dick Stein

  August 29, 2019

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, research, Scale Models, subassembly

  Airfix, finances, Grumman Martlet, kits

• Grumman Martlet Mk IV – Part One – The Option For Disaster

  

  And guess who’s going to take it… They often say that you should choose the sin that you’ve never committed before just to keep things interesting. I don’t know about the sin bit, but the chance to build a model in a new way has attracted my eye. A lot of aircraft put onto aircraft…

  Dick Stein

  August 26, 2019

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  FAA, folding wing, Grumman Martlet, Operation Torch