Tag: intruder

• Douglas Boston MkIII – Part Five – On Ops

  

  Just the one picture of Boston MkIII AL468 in the sunshine – because that was not the place for it. It was after dark when this RCAF intruder did its business under the guidance of Squadron Leader Burton-Giles. He shot down a Ju-88 and earned the swastika mark under the Canadian maple leaf on the…

  Dick Stein

  April 30, 2021

  1:72 scale, Box Art, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, History, Miniature photography, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Douglas Boston, intruder, Night ops

• Douglas Boston MkIII – Part Two – The Multi-kit

  

  I remember the AMT model car kits of the 1960’s with fondness – particularly the 3-in-1 kits that allowed you to build a stock vehicle, a hot rod, or a custom car. I never met anyone who ever built a stock model… The kits seemed to give a lot more value than the dedicated one-car…

  Dick Stein

  April 26, 2021

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, design, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly

  Douglas, intruder, RCAF, Special Hobby

• Douglas Boston MkIII – Part One – A Plum

  

  Every so often a piece of ripe fruit –  a plum of a model kit in this case – falls right into my lap. Upon reflection, it might have fallen to me 8 months ago when I was in Melbourne, but no matter – it has plopped down now, and I am delighted. I build…

  Dick Stein

  April 26, 2021

  1:72 scale, Box Art, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, RCAF Wet Dog, research, Scale Models

  Douglas Boston, intruder, Out Of The Box, RCAF