Finnish Air Force Museum Jet Reference photos

Check out my new reference photos of some Finnish Air Force Museum Jets at Flickr:

Folland Gnat Mk. 1 GN-112, photo-reconnaissance version

MiG-15 UTI MU-2 trainer

Fouga CM170 Magister FM-71 trainer

Revell Pearl Harbor Boeing P-26A Peashooter 1/72

1/72nd scale Airfix new tooling Zero and Revell old tool Peashooter

A snappy little Revell kit of the (in)famous Boeing P-26A Peashooter keeping with the Pearl Harbor theme, these planes were already obsolete at that time and used as training and hack aircraft. This model represents a U.S.Army P-26A of the 18th Pursuit Group at Hawaii in Dec. 1941, painted in olive drab (Revell matt #46) and light grey (Humbrol #127). Finished with Revell matt clearcoat #2.

Scratchbuilt windshield (just couldn't use the original) but otherwise out-of-the-box with rivets and all, rigging done with fine fishing line. This kit had a copyright marking from the 80's but wouldn't be surprised if it was way older. Still, while not exactly accurate by today's standards it does sit in quite nicely with my other Airfix Pearl Harbor models!

Airfix Akagi Pearl Harbor Trio: Zeke, Val and Kate

1:72 Scale Airfix Pearl Harbor Trio: A6M2b Zero 'Zeke' (new tooling), Aichi D3A1 'Val' (original), Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' (new kit).

Airfix Pearl Harbor Trio III: Kate

The new Airfix Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' is a very nice kit and a delight to build. Out-of-the-box with some little exceptions like tailcode letter "A" decal from a Hasegawa 1:200 DC-9-40 kit and steel wire pitot tube. 

My model represents the first wave Akagi torpedo bomber flown by a hikotaicho (overall torpedo plane leader) Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata. 

#16 - Pearl Harbor raid - Akagi's torpedo bombers

Pearl Harbor Kates

Nice engine, unfortunately nearly invisible in a finished model.

Only the wing roots needed some putty.

Hai-ryokushoku base ready for freehand airbrushing.

 Revell Matt 39 Dark Green topcoat.

Cockpit ready for glazing.

Airfix #04058 1:72 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' box top.

Finnish Air Force de Havilland T.55 Vampire references (VT-9 @ Finnish Aviation Museum)

VEDÄ ULOS JA KÄÄNNÄ - KUOMUA AVATTAESSA PAINA TAPPI ALAS JA KÄÄNNÄ KAHVA MYÖTÄPÄIVÄÄN -
SULJETTAESSA KÄÄNNÄ KAHVA VASTAPÄIVÄÄN ÄÄRI-ASENTOONSA PAINA LOVEEN -
VAROITUS HEITTOISTUIN (=PULL OUT AND TURN - WHEN OPENING THE CANOPY PUSH THE ROD DOWN AND TURN HANDLE CLOCKWISE - WHEN CLOSING TURN THE HANDLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO THE LIMIT PUSH INTO RECESSION - DANGER EJECTION SEAT)

LENTOPALOÖLJY (=FLIGHT KEROSENE [JET FUEL])

TÄYTÄ SÄILIÖ TARKOIN IKKUNASSA OLEVAAN VIIVAAN ASTI VARAAJAN PAINEEN OLLESSA PÄÄSTETTYNÄ (= FILL THE RESERVOIR CAREFULLY UP TO THE LINE WHILE THE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE IS RELEASED)

ÄLÄ ASTU (=NO STEP)

RAL 9006 Weissaluminium