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Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet  Ace Publication – Serie Pod Lupa number 14

Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet Ace Publication – Serie Pod Lupa number 14

Serie Pod Lupa is known to me for a some times already since I have in my modest library their first monograph P-51A, A-36 Mustang. Ace publication has done a great work once again with their monograph about Me-163 Komet. This publication contains all the things modeller needs, nice set of profiles and drawings in [...]

Airfix Bf 109G-6 mask

Airfix Bf 109G-6 mask

One little big thing released in the November from Eduard was small masks for the Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 fighter in 1/72 scale. This mask are intended to be used for the latest Airfix kit of this plane and they have stock number CX247. Masks are made from the well known yellow self adhesive material and precisely [...]

Eduard Bf109E 1/32 detail set

Eduard Bf109E 1/32 detail set

I am sure that your impressions are still very high regarding to the very new Eduard release of famous German WW2 fighter Messerschmitt Bf109E in 1/32 scale so March release of the detail set for this kit, as well all what is coming, is more then welcome. This set have a very simple name Bf [...]

Eduard Bf109E in 1/32

Eduard Bf109E in 1/32

Eduard big step forward was release of brand new 1/32 model of Messerschmitt Bf109E in February 2009, kit No. 3001. Vesrion they deliver is E-1 but no doubt that much more will to come. Interesting to mention si that 1/32 scale is much growing last time and it is very interesting to note that not [...]

Duxford 2007

Duxford 2007

Duxford is an excellent museum and must rate as one of the best aircraft museums in the world, it is located in Cambridgeshire and was an active airfield during the Second World War. The famous pilot Douglas Bader was based at Duxford also the film Battle of Britain was filmed here. Followingg airplanes are present [...]

Messerschmitt Bf110 Eduard

Messerschmitt Bf110 Eduard

The first pages of history for the famous Zerstörer Bf 110 were written at the end of 1934, when C-Amt RLM (the technical branch of the Reich’s Air Ministry) issued a specification for a two seat, twin engined aircraft to fulfill a need within the Kamfzerstörer category. Submitted proposals came from Focke-Wulf (Fw 57), Henshel [...]

Modernization of Yugoslav VV

Modernization of Yugoslav VV

In the mid of thirties Yugoslav aviation operated with the modern airplane of the period but it’s time were slowly running out. All other foreigner air forces was similarly equipped with biplanes but they looking forward for their replacement in close future with all metal monoplanes with retractable undercarriage. A plan for modernization of VV [...]

Dutch hero

Dutch hero

This classic oil painting was inspired with the heroic fight of the Dutch pilot Koos Roos who have downed two German Messerschmitt Bf110 twin engine fighters during the German invasion on Netherlands. His Fokker D.XXI fighter airplane was also crash during this action but after the war it is rescued and today display in nice [...]

Soviet Messerschmitt Me262

Soviet Messerschmitt Me262

A little is known about the Messerschmitt Me262 in Soviet service. In the war Soviet hade a limited combat contact with this type of plane and most of them happen in the last month of war. Soviet pilot called this plane “Stahl”. German pilot claimed five victories over Soviet pilots and three Il-2 and two [...]