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08/17/2022

02/01/2021

This is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder",[4] or "Mossie". The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side. A single passenger could ride in the aircraft's bomb bay when necessary.

The Mosquito FBVI was often flown in special raids, such as Operation Jericho (an attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944), and precision attacks against military intelligence, security, and police facilities (such as Gestapo headquarters). On 30 January 1943, the 10th anniversary of the N***s' seizure of power, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Göring was speaking, taking his speech off the air.

The usual fixed armament was four 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon and four .303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, while two 250-or-500 lb (110-or-230 kg) bombs could be carried in the bomb bay and 1 under each wing.

01/31/2021

My Tamiya 1/32 De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk. VI - also known as 'The Wooden Wonder' - has been completed. I've borrowed some footage from the movie '633 Squadron' - released in 1964 and added pictures of my works in progress as I built this kit.

My build of the kit as well as snippets from the movie 633 Squadron (Released 1964)

10/24/2020

Hawker Tempest Mk. V
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The Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II, was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, intended to address the Typhoon's unexpected deterioration in performance at high altitude by replacing its wing with a thinner laminar flow design. Since it had diverged considerably from the Typhoon, it was renamed Tempest. The Tempest emerged as one of the most powerful fighters of World War II and was the fastest single-engine propeller-driven aircraft of the war at low altitude.

It was used a lot to shoot down the V1's and while the Typhoon was still being utilized in a ground attack role, bombs or 8 3" rockets, only one squadron of Tempests (33 Squadron) were ever used in the ground attack role.

The Tempest was most effective in the low-level interception role, including against newly developed jet-propelled aircraft such as the Messerschmitt Me 262.

09/19/2020

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Focke Wulf 190F-8
Streetsville, Mississauga

Nicknamed the Würger (Butcher Bird), the Fw 190 entered service in 1941 and flew throughout World War II on all fronts. It was the only German single-seat fighter powered by a radial engine and the only fighter of the war with electrically operated landing gear and flaps. Some served as fighter-bombers with ground attack units, but the Fw 190 is best known for defending against Allied daylight bombing attacks.

Based on the A-8 Fighter, having a slightly modified injector on the compressor which allowed for increased performance at lower altitudes for several minutes. Armament of the Fw 190 F-8 was two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in the wing roots and two 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns above the engine. It was outfited with an ETC 501 Bomb rack as centerline mount and four ETC 50 bomb racks as underwing mounts.

08/25/2020

Junkers Ju87G Stuka Kanonenvogel
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The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and served the Axis forces in World War II.

The aircraft is easily recognizable by its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage. Upon the leading edges of its faired main gear legs were mounted the Jericho-Trompete (Jericho trumpet) wailing sirens, becoming the propaganda symbol of German air power and the so-called Blitzkrieg victories of 1939–1942. The Stuka's design included several innovations, including automatic pull-up dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high g-forces.

With the G variant, the ageing airframe of the Ju 87 found new life as an anti-tank aircraft. This was the final operational version of the Stuka and was deployed on the Eastern Front after two 30 mm (1.2 in) cannons were added.. The reverse in German military fortunes after 1943 and the appearance of huge numbers of well-armoured Soviet tanks caused Junkers to adapt the existing design to combat this new threat.

04/07/2020

Schutzenpanzer PUMA IFV
Streetsville, Ontario
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The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) (Schützenpanzer or short SPz) designed to replace the aging Marder IFVs currently in service with the German Army. Production of the first batch of 350 vehicles began in 2010 and is scheduled for completion by August 2020.
The Puma, while externally not very different from existing IFVs, incorporates a number of advances and state-of-the-art technologies. The most obvious of these is the incorporated ability to flexibly mount different armour. Another feature is the compact, one-piece crew cabin that enables direct crew interaction.
The cabin is air conditioned, NBC-proof with internal nuclear and chemical sensors and has a fire suppressing system using non-toxic agents. The engine compartment has its own fire extinguishing system. The only compromise of the otherwise nearly cuboid cabin is the driver station, located in a protrusion in front of the gunner, in front of the turret.
The primary armament is a Rheinmetall 30 mm MK 30-2/ABM (Air Burst Munitions) autocannon, which has a rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute and an effective range of 3,000 m.

03/21/2020

Introduced in 1945, it was widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960’s, and seeing combat in the front lines into the 1980’s. The chassis was also adapted for several other roles and these have remained i9n service to this very day.

It first entered combat with the British Army during the Korean War in the 1950’s in support of the US led forces. The Centurion later served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 where it fought against US-Supplied M48 Patton tanks and it served with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps in Vietnam. It became one of the most widely used tank designs, equipping armies around the world with some still in service until the 1990’s.

Between 1945 and 1962 they produced 4,423 Centurions!

03/19/2020

Centurion Mk 5/1
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Streetsville, Ontario

Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960's, and seeing combat in the front lines into the 1980's. The chassis was also adapted for several other roles, and these have remained in service to this day.
It first entered combat with the British Army in the Korean War in 1950, in support of the UN forces. The Centurion later served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks and it served with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps in Vietnam. It became one of the most widely used tank designs, equipping armies around the world, with some still in service until the 1990's.
Between 1946 and 1962, 4,423 Centurions were produced.

03/19/2020

Centurion Mk 5/1
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Streetsville, Ontario