Tag: Italeri

• Junkers 52 – Part Six – A Lekker Job, Eh?

  

  Well, the final rush to finish the SAAF Junkers 52 went as expected. The only hindrances were integral to the design of the plane. a. The corrugated nature of the external cladding meant that a flat paint would never have accepted decals without showing silvering or separation. Each roundel or fin flash position, therefore, needed…

  Dick Stein

  October 24, 2018

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Colour Schemes, German aircraft, Model Airplane, Painting, South African aircraft, Uncategorized

  1:72 airplane, Italeri, Junkers, SAAF

• The Cost Of The Kit

  

  I was standing in an Aisle Of Doom and calculating. The Aisle is located in my local hobby shop and is named because once I go there I am doomed to buy something. The shop has several Aisles – some dedicated to trains, some to airplanes. One is given over to paints and chemicals. All are…

  Dick Stein

  August 26, 2018

  1:72 scale, German aircraft, Hobby Shops, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Hobby shop, Italeri, kits, prices

• Douglas Dakota – Part Four – X

  

  I think this was the best introduction I could have had to the Italeri brand of model kits – It had everything; good moulding, sensible build complexity, good material, and an economical price. The fact that it fits into my time period, nationality, and historical significance is a bonus. Plus there are numerous internet images…

  Dick Stein

  August 18, 2018

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Museums, Painting, Scale Models

  Burma, DAkota, Italeri, RCAF