WW II ERA AIRCRAFT MODELS

1/48 SCALE  (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWIS

MOST OF MY RECREATIONAL MODEL BUILDING  HAS BEEN IN MODEL RAILROADING. ONCE IN A WHILE, I ALSO BUILD AIRPLANE MODELS.  HERE ARE SOME RECENT EXAMPLES

F4U-1 "CORSAIR" IN TRICOLOR CAMOUFLAGE. THE KIT IS TAMIYA'S "BIRDCAGE"  CORSAIR. IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF BUILDING MODELS, THIS KIT IS THE BEST ENGINEERED PLASTIC MODEL I HAVE EVER ASSEMBLED.

THE REAL THING

All models are photographed on a laser cut wood and acrylic deck. The Carrier Island "Backdrop" is a 1:48 scale acrylic (Plexiglas) model scratchbuilt specifically for these photographs. If you have any interest in either the flight deck or Carrier Island "Backdrop" in kit form:

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ACCURATE MINIATURE'S SBD-1 DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS AS IT APPEARED JUST BEFORE DECEMBER 7, 1941. THESE PLANES WERE  ASSIGNED TO THE MARINES. MANY WERE DESTROYED ON THE GROUND AT HICKHAM FIELD DURING THE RAID ON PEARL HARBOR.

HASEGAWA'S F6F-3 "HELLCAT" PAINTED WITH MODEL MASTER'S AND DECALED USING AN AEROMASTER SET TO REPRESENT ALEX VRACIU'S PLANE. ALEX WAS THE NAVY'S 4TH LEADING ACE WITH 19 CONFIRMED "KILLS".

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