50s NATO v Warsaw Pact Gallery

[John Masters]

MisterCraft Yak-23...terrible kit, glad to be done.  I have a better kit coming and will build that in penance...

Awful decals, terrible plastic, inaccurate instructions. Typical MisterCraft.

 

You only get two pictures because that is all it's worth!

 

 

 

--John

 

[zebra]

Spitfire F.21, 1/48, using bits from Airfix Spitfire XIX and Seafire 46 kits. Build thread here. Thoroughly enjoyable kit bash and rather more straightforward than I expected!

 

 

 

 

[zebra]

Here's my other Spitfire - the RDAF IXe in 1/48, using the very nice Eduard kit. Build thread is here.

 

 

 

 

 

[Redstaff]

Meteor F8 , WK803,   56 squadron  RAF Waterbeach 1953

Built from the Airfix 1/48th kit, painted in Tamiya AS12 with decals sourced from a Classic airframes kit and a light Flory wash to finish off.

Some fit issues with the intakes and especially nose, but on the whole a nice kit I would recommend  

Would have been kept clean as it was used on the Queens coronation flypast.

Finished a while back, but first time me and the weather have coincided for picture taking 🤣

 

 

[Col.]

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.22 PK651, 602 Sqn. RAF, 1951

From the Airfix 72nd scale kit using a Pavla seat, Alclad's Semi-matt Aluminium, and a mix of kit and Modeldecal stickers.

PK651 was officially the last Spitfire in service with 602 squadron as they transitioned into the 'jet-age' with the Dh Vampire and was the end of their association with the type that had began during 1938 when their first Mk.1 were delivered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Frog Tempest MkV Germany 1946 Painted with Xtracrylix and Mission Models Paints finished with Winsor and Newton Matt, decals by Xtradecal 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[vppelt68]

"MERSU"

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2/R1

HLeLv 11, Ilmavoimat, Pori 1946

Build thread here

AZmodel 1:72 G-several variants kit

InScale 72 decalbash

Eduard steel photoetch seat belts

Humbrol enamel paints brushed on

Tamiya rattle can flat varnish on top

 

MT-230 was one of the very few Mersus that received the full olive green-black-light blue "Finnish warpaint" during the continuation war.

 

Mercedes-Benz cars have traditionally been called "Mersu" in Finland, even before the wars. It was quite natural that Messerschmitts, arriving in 1943, got the same shorter and more "pronouncable" name.

 

Thanks to Col. and Enzo Matrix for the GB 🙂.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[exdraken]

MiG-15bis

Soviet Airforce

59th Air Army Wiener Neustadt West 1955

1/48

 

here: work in progress

 

as BM is going to move to a new server soon   - thanks for that, by the way and your great job! - I am putting up some quick photos here if time allows, I will update those until the deadline -Edit :happened

 

 

 

thanks everybody for your great input, hosts and BM for setting up this GB!

 

lots of fun and great info!

 

I am still looking for a photo of Mig-15 actually based in Austria during the Allied Occupation era form 1945 -55, so if anyone of you can give me a hit of where to find on, would be great

 

Edited April 27, 2019 by exdraken

[Fatcawthorne]

I think this is my first GB that I have made it to the Gallery within the right timescales - wahoo!!

 

Thanks to all who followed me through the build thread on my 93 Sqn RAF sabre F.4.  Really enjoyed it and so I'm pleased to present for you delectation..........

 

 

 

 

[stevej60]

Afternoon Folk's,Trumpeter's Seahawk in1/72 scale.I ordered the RN version to go with the Venom but the boxing was for an Indian Navy and

German Navy optionand I'm glad  now it did as we don't see this scheme too often.

 

 

 

 

[IanHx]

Valom 1/72 North American RB-45C Tornado,  from Op Jiu Jitsu 2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[John Masters]

I have redeemed myself!  Here is my Yak-23 'Flora', from the Bulgarian Army Air Force, sometime in the 1950s...the WiP is here:

 

This has been a lovely little kit and Special Hobby deserves a tip of the hat for even putting this one out.  I think there are two other kits of other variants, including a trainer.  Colours were all Vallejo and Vallejo Air.  Radio and grounding wires are EZLine...Hmmm...no issue with this kit and I recommend it to anyone interested in very early jets, Cold War jets or anything of that sort.  I have weathered with some exhaust tint (grey and smoke) and pin-washing.  Straight OOB.  Any errors are mine and mine alone!  😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--John

 

[Creepy Pete]

Here's my 1/72 Valom North American RB-45C Tornado. Used Caracal decals to do 48-035 when it was with the 84th BS in around 1957.

 

Build thread is here:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

[825]

Supermarine's last and first

 

Supermarine's last Navy piston driven fighter, the Seafire and their first jet fighter, the Attacker.

 

Seafire MkXV from Sword. 805 NAS based at Hal Far, August 1946

 

Attacker FB2,  AZ Model. 800 NAS on HMS Eagle early 1950's

 

Both finished with brushed painted Xtracrylix. 

 

 

 

 

 

[825]

Hawker's Last and First

 

Hawker's final, and possibly one of the finest ever, naval piston engined fighter, the Sea Fury and their first naval jet fighter the Sea Hawk.

 

Sea Fury from Trumpeter, finished as one of 1831 NAS's based at Stretton in the early 1950's

 

Sea Fury from Hobbyboss, 806 NAS on HMS Albion in 1959. Not just the transition from piston to jet but spanning the decade, and the change from Extra Dark Sea Grey/Sky to Extra Dark Sea Grey/White. 

 

Both 1:72 and brush painted with Xtracrylix, the white being Citadel Ceramite White glossed up with Kleer. 

 

 

 

 

 

Both stunning beautiful airplanes. 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by 825

[Hardtarget]

Seafire Mk.17

1/72 Sword SW72058

741NAS OTU Air Warfare School, ENAS St Merryn 1947

 

DSC_0069 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0070 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0073 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0074 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0075 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0076 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

 

Seafire Mk.XV

1/72 Sword SW72057

805 NAS, Hal Far, Malta 1946

 

DSC_0077 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0078 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0079 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0080 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0081 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

DSC_0082 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

 

And side by side

DSC_0083 by stuart wellard, on Flickr

Edited May 12, 2019 by Hardtarget

[Dave_R]

SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE F. XVII

No. 800 NAS, HMS Triumph & Hal Far, Malta 1947

 

 

 

 

 

[Dave_R]

COMET

1st Royal Tank Regiment, British Zone of Occupation, Berlin - September 1945

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2019 by Dave_R

[Enzo the Magnificent]

DH Venom NF.3

WX913/F, 125 Squadron RAF

RAF Stradishall, 1956

 

Kit:  Dragon/Cyber Hobby 1/72 5116

Build Thread:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235049409-venom-nf3/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Supermarine Swift F.2

WK240/E, 56 Squadron RAF

RAF Waterbeach, 1955

 

Kit:  Airfix 1/72 AX04003

Conversion Kit:  Alley Cat  AC72036C

Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235049402-a-swoop-of-swifts/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Supermarine Swift FR.5

WK281/S, 79 Squadron RAF

RAF Gütersloh, April 1956

 

Kit:  Airfix 1/72 AX04003

Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235049402-a-swoop-of-swifts/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Hawker Hunter F.6

XJ680/A, 20 Squadron RAF

RAF Gütersloh, June 1959

 

Kit:  Airfix 1/48 AX09185

Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235051025-deeds-not-words-revisited/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[helios16v]

1/72 DeHavilland DH. 100 Vampire FB.52

 

Kit: Special Hobby #SH72281 "In Northern Skies"

Paint: Testors Model Master/Tamiya

Decals: kit

AM: none

Scratch: wheel chocks

Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235054553-172-finnish-vamppi-hävlv-13/

 

 

 

 

 

 

[franky boy]

Airfix Gloster Meteor FR-9 in 1/48 scale

Paints - Sovereign Hobby

Extras - Eduard Brassin wheels

 

Finished as an aircraft from 2 squadron based at Gutersloh, West Germany in May 1953

 

Thanks for looking

 

James

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Peter Lloyd]

Peter's Yak-25M, build thread here.