Monday 16 May 2011

USAF P-51D "Tuskegee Airmen" 1/72 Academy

Model of a warbird P-51D featured in the motion picture "Tuskegee Airmen". The real Tuskegee planes didn't really look like this, but the actual movie plane did indeed.

"It ain't loud enough. Paint the whole goddamn tail red, Tank"









Saturday 7 May 2011

Finnish Air Force Fokker D.XXI 4. series 1/72 Special Hobby

FR-125 in 1/72nd scale at Hyvinkää Air Field 70 years later.

EFHV office building, former Aero air control room windows at right 

The real Finnish Air Force Fokker D.XXI FR-125 was stationed at Hyvinkää Air Field in 1941, my scale model represents how it looked like at the end of June '41, i.e. 70 years ago. These photos were taken at the very same airfield. The memorial plague text translation in English:
"Squadron 32 was operating from the Hyvinkää Air Field with Fokker D.XXI planes in the beginning of the Continuation War June 20th-July 1st protecting the cities and railways of Southern Finland."
Facing runway 12-30, modern hangars in the background.

 FR-125 parallel to runway 04-22.