Tag: Ukrainian

• Mi-2T Helicopter – Part One – A Small Gem

  

  And an inexpensive one, as well. I was attracted to the idea of another small helicopter and noted from Inch High Guy’s weblog that he was impressed with the standard of the Hobby Boss kits. I fully endorse this assessment, so I was happy to take the HB kit to the hobby shop counter –…

  Dick Stein

  May 18, 2026

  1:72 scale, Chinese models, Colour Schemes, helicopter, Model Airplane, prototypes, Soviet aircraft, Ukrainian models

  Chinese models, Soviet aircraft, Ukrainian

• Westland Lysander – Part One – 100 Times The Price

  

  I nearly passed this Dora Wings Westland Lysander by on the hobby shop shelf. The problem was not the kitmaker – I have built a Dora Wings plane before and thought it was superb. The problem was the price – 100 times the cost of an Airfix kit I once built. But you have to…

  Dick Stein

  March 14, 2025

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Decals, Model Airplane, Modelling Supplies, research, Scale Models, Ukrainian models

  Dora Wings, RCAF, Ukrainian

• Polikarpov I-16 – Part Four – Stalin’s Falcons

  

  Well, they had to be different from the Adlers of the Germans and the Bald Eagles of the Americans. And these fighters were tiny things – so it was either going to be Falcons or Tits. And you can play with tits as much as you wish… Actually, I think the Falcon name was attached…

  Dick Stein

  April 12, 2021

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, Decals, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, Ukrainian models, Uncategorized

  colour, Stalin, Ukrainian, VVS