Tag: Sword

• Cougar F9F-8P – Part One – Sword Again

  

  I seem to have hit upon a theme recently – the photo-reconnaissance aircraft as moulded by the Czech firm of Sword Models. An RT-33, a Thunderflash, and now a Grumman Cougar F9F-8P. The RT 33 was diverted to a Canadian hack aircraft, but the two others are up there taking pictures. The box yielded several…

  Dick Stein

  July 31, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Colour Schemes, Czech models, Decals, Miniature photography, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  Czech kits, Grumman, instruction sheets, Sword

• Curtiss Helldiver – Part One – Airplane Rescue Shelter

  

  Some people rescue puppies and kittens – some people rescue bums. Good on them, I say – they are caring and compassionate souls. I’m not normally this good, but I do have one virtue; I rescue kits. I did not start out to do my modelling this way – like most charitable affairs it just…

  Dick Stein

  June 8, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Czech models, finances, Miniature photography, Model Airplane

  Helldiver, rescue model, Sword

• Republic Thunderflash – Part One – The Flying Photographer

  

  Without realising it I completed a couple of builds that could start a new shelf in the Air Museum – and now I have No. 3 and No. 4 in the stash; a Republic RF84F Thunderflash and A Lockheed RT33. Together with the P-38 PRU and Spitfire PRXIX they are the eyes in the sky…

  Dick Stein

  April 17, 2021

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

  Cold War, photo-reconnaissance, Republic, Sword