Richard, for years Beretta WWII SMGs were considered inadequate, even inferior because of their cyclic rate of fire, today they're considered the best SMGs of WWII - the Germans knew that 80yrs ago. And now they're looking at the Carcano too. A slower rate of fire is better for accuracy. SAFATs were...

Thanks for doing this. Clearly the decals are a tiny bit transparent, although the drawing of the smoke ring is accurate, I think they used some of my drawings (it wouldn't be the first time) :esmile: I agree the color matching of the smoke ring is pretty good, close to VOS2. Mr Color C310 Brown FS3...

Most historians get caught up in the numbers game, for example when a Hurricane is compared to the C.202 they usually bring-up the 8 x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Brownings versus the 2 x 12.7mm (0.5in caliber) SAFATs. However the eight guns on the Hurricane (and later the Spitfire) weren’t what they seemed, ...

Pilots didn't ask for heavier guns until US B-17/B.24s appeared - the B-24s were especially hard to shot down. It wasn't that the C.202 couldn't take down a B.24, it could, it was the heavy escorts that were the problem and it usually took two or three passes to take down a B-24, what was needed was...

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Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:40 am

And people think that modelling is just for fun and to calm down yourself

... whoever said that ?

Too cool, I love it!

The width of the white fuselage band was 600mm or 18.5mm (1.85 cm) in 1/32 and 12.5mm (1.25cm) in 1/48.

I'll turn your Frog/Airlines post into a product review since the kits are actively sold on ebay and I'm sure someone has googled the kits for a review.

Those are great photos, especially the first one. You're dad had the Tom Cruise smile - the first photo could have been used on the front cover of a recruitment magazine. Each pilot has a story to tell, it was and is a remarkable profession, limited to a few. Thank you for sharing Richard.

Richard you make a magazine out of Stormo Magazine! Great write up. I might turn some of these posts into articles, there's just too much good information/review material that people can use when purchasing the kit. These kits are fairly expensive on ebay considering their age but are now collectibl...

So your hints suggest this is a T-6, right? A subject close to my heart, as my earliest memories are my dad as a civilian instructor for the USAF in T-6. The work and level of detail is beautiful. I did not know this and very interesting. If you like, do a write-up on this plane and brief bio of yo...

I think I know what your dream will be although I don't think they grow tangerines in Texas. As usual, a pro job on the cockpit interior. Looking forward to this build.

I think you may have posted the display stand and photos of the Airline kits way back when, and may have been lost when the board went down in 2019 - we lost 3000 posts and 300 users, speaking of which I should do a backup this weekend. btw each of those kits is a collectible. There's a guy in San J...

I haven't ever needed to lock a thread, no reason to. The Airlines collection you sent me photos a few years ago, incredible - I think they're shrink wrapped too.