Archive for Darko

You are browsing the archives of Darko.

CMR-190  Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXE/XVIE in

CMR-190 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXE/XVIE in “Royal Canadian Air Force” service

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used into the 1950s both as a front line fighter and in secondary roles. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft [...]

CMR-206 De Havilland Venom Mk.1 - in

CMR-206 De Havilland Venom Mk.1 – in “Swiss Air Force” service

The newest addition to the CMR family of Venom kits is CMR 206 Venom Mk.1 in Swiss air force service. Switzerland was the biggest export customer for the Venom. From 1953 a consortium of three Swiss companies built 150 FB1 (including 24 camera-equipped reconnaissance FB1R) and 100 FB4 aircraft for the Swiss Air Force, equipping [...]

CMR 170 Supermarine type 300 1/72

CMR 170 Supermarine type 300 1/72

The Spitfire prototype, or to call it correctly, Supermarine Type 300 was  an early design made by R.J Mitchell. K5054 was the Air Ministry registration given to the (Vickers) Supermarine Type 300 prototype. Construction of K5054 began in Dec 1934 and her maiden flight was on 5 march 1936 at Eastleigh Aerodrome (later Southampton Airport) [...]

Fleet Air Arm Camouflage and markings

Fleet Air Arm Camouflage and markings

The appearance of naval aircraft in the late 1930s and early 1940s was governed by considerations that were common to most military aircraft of the period. In the wartime the primary consideration was concealment of the aircraft from the enemy; but at the same time, it had to be readily identified as friendly by allied [...]

AZ model AZCZ34 Blanik L-13 glider

AZ model AZCZ34 Blanik L-13 glider

Blaník entered production in 1958 and quickly gained popularity as an inexpensive, rugged and durable type, which was easy to fly and operate. It was widely adopted in the Eastern bloc and was exported in large numbers to Western Europe and North America. Total production was in excess of 2650, or more than 3000 if [...]

Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP in Museum of Aviation in Belgrade- Serbia

Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP in Museum of Aviation in Belgrade- Serbia

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. Some production of the Hurricane was carried out in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry Co Ltd. Although largely overshadowed by the Supermarine Spitfire, the aircraft became renowned during the Battle of Britain.The 1930s design [...]

Regia Aeronautica WW II colors set White Ensign

Regia Aeronautica WW II colors set White Ensign

White Ensign colors are well known to modelers, their range covers most interesting subjects like Luftwaffe, Japanese, RAF, VVS as well as Regia Aeronautica. White Ensign colors are enamel based packed in 14ml cans, and they can be thinned with white spirit and cellulose thinners. These paints have very smooth and extremely fine pigment and [...]

Eduard set FE 453 for Re 2002 1/48

Eduard set FE 453 for Re 2002 1/48

Like most Eduard zoom set this set comes packed in recognizable Eduard small package and contains a small prepainted photo etched fret for replacing and detailing parts of the kit located in a cockpit. Instrument panel , small handles, boxes in cockpit and a really nice seat belts are the details that this set contains. [...]

Eduard Brassin F-16 seat and wheels

Eduard Brassin F-16 seat and wheels

Since January 2010 Eduard released on the market a new line, “Eduard Brassin”. Brassin line from Eduard is really new look on the resin and photo-etched technologies and that there is no just brass applied on resin, but that this is a symbiosis between the two technologies. The resin parts are developed using our HI [...]