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Paint, Decals and Details: Finishing up Academy’s 1:72 PV-1 Ventura
I painted the bottom of the aircraft with ModelMaster flat white, which went uneventfully. I then hit the top of… READ MORE
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Devastator Denoument: finishing up Airfix’s 1:72 TBD-
Now came the part I really wasn’t looking forward to: the transparencies. The Airfix parts are about six inches thick… READ MORE
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“Tidal Wave” to Turkey: Charles Hughes’ Survives the Ploesti Experiment
(This story first appeared in Flight Journal, December 2019) Lt. Charles E. Hughes could never sleep before missions. He paced… READ MORE
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Doomed but Daring: kit bashing Lloyd Childers’ TBD-1 Devastator in 1:72
When the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator made its debut in 1937, it was the state of the art in naval aircraft.… READ MORE
Quote of the week
“Hiding in low clouds is great for avoiding the enemy, but without a good navigator there’s always a chance the cloud you’re flying into is cumulo-granite.”
–Sherman Gillespie, B-17 pilot
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