Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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First Look: Airfix’s Upcoming New Tool 1/48 DH Tiger Moth

Airfix has released a number of new photos showing their upcoming new tool de Havilland D.H.82a Tiger Moth in 1/48 scale.

The kit (A04104) was developed to be “as accurate as possible,” utilizing original research data and engineering drawings as well as information gathered from an airworthy Tiger Moth at Headcorn Aerodrome. It will also incorporate a “clever design feature” for builders looking to acheive maximum detail:

The wing internals have tiny and rather discrete indentations which serve as a guide to the placement of rigging holes, should you decide to go for total authenticity with your build, holes which are not visible if you elect not to rig the model.

The new model will reportedly include to livery options representing K-2585/G-ANKT (formerly T6818), owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection and K-4259/G-ANMO, based at Headcorn Aerodrome. The new kit is currently available for pre-order and is expected to be released this spring. Click below to check out additional photos.

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North American T-6 Project With “Beautiful Start” Offered For Sale

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A North American T-6 project has hit the market. The listing states:

This was a Midwest Texans T-6 project. If you never heard of them, they built concourse T-6’s…impeccable workmanship as pictures show. The tubular is largely finished and complete. Tail cone is from another project but has been mostly re-skinned…very nice shape. Missing seats, instruments, engine, prop, and other small pieces. Great deal for the money. No paperwork. Rough, but repairable wings are located in Breckenridge TX. Repairable center section and rest of project here in Houston.

The project is located in Friendswood, Texas and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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1942 DC-3/C-49K Airframe Project With WW2 Service Offered For Sale

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A 1942 Douglas DC-3 / C-49K airframe project is available for sale.

Aircraft was built as a DC3 before the war, then modified as a C-49K and impressed into service. After the war she served with multiple passenger airlines. In 1956 she was converted into an executive transport role (we have the layout). Her most recent iteration was a cargo role.

According to the listing, the aircraft served as part of Air Transport Command during WW2, being sent to Morrison Field in West Palm Beach Florida for use in the 27th AAF Ferrying Wing. It reportedly flew in the D-Day 50th anniversary flight but was damaged by a tornado in 2008, having sat ever since. Continue reading 1942 DC-3/C-49K Airframe Project With WW2 Service Offered For Sale

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Kermit Weeks Shares January 2020 Update on A-26 Restoration [Video]

Kermit Weeks has released an update on his Douglas A-26, which is currently undergoing restoration at Aero Trader’s in Chino CA.

As previously reported, the aircraft (S/N 41-39401) reportedly saw wartime service with the 9th Air Force and served with the Van Nuys Air National Guard before beginning civilian use as N3457G / “Whistler’s Mother.” Later acquired by Weeks, the A-26 was damaged during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and trucked to Chino in 1997, where it is now being restored by Carl Scholl and Tony Ritzman of Aero Trader.

Click below to check out the new video overview of the recent progress.

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Messerschmitt BF 109 G6 Project “With Battle History” Offered For Sale

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A Messerschmitt BF 109 G6 project has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Original identity with battle history over Germany against US fighters and bombers! Great once a lifetime opportunity – start your Bf 109 rebuilding project now by having most of the significant parts all in one package! If you need to have the wings and tail built as well, please ask for pricing. We can do them. No pop rivets used! fuselage rebuilt after factory drawings.

The project is located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and is currently being offered for US $119,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

A list of project specifics can be found below.

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Watch Airfix’s 1/24 F6F Hellcat Model Come Together in Stop-Motion [Video]

The latest stop-motion assembly video from Modeler extraordinaire Tom Grigat was posted today, and it showcases Airfix’s recently released 1/24 scale Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat.

The clip due to the shear amount of pieces is my longest so far and shows the stopmotion animation of assembling the beautiful kit of one of the best american fighters of world war two with some very nice additional detailing products:

– Cockpit detailing set from airscale.co.uk
– Seatbelts from hgwmodels.cz
– Rods and tubes from albion alloys
– Engine upgrade set from anyz.io
– Tyres, wheel doors and brass undercarriages from Aerocraft models
– Colours from Alclad II

Click below to check out the new video.

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Airfix Shares New Images of Upcoming New Tool Bristol Beaufort

Airfix has released a new series of renderings detailing their upcoming new tool Bristol Beaufort Mk.I model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, details about the kit (A04021) are currently scarce, although it appears to have two liveries representing N1016 of 22 Squadron and L9866 of 217 Squadron. It is currently slated for release in the autumn.

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1940 Stearman PT-13D/N2S-5 HB-RBG Offered For Sale

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Boeing Stearman PT-13D/N2S-5 HB-RBG (S/N 75-5346) has hit the market.

This HB-RBG has been delivered by Boeing to the Argentine Marines (type 76D) and served there for 20 years as a combat trainer. After its time as a tow plane, the aircraft first flew in Switzerland in 1989 and became a symbol of the Aviation Museum Altenrhein where the plane is located since 1991.

According to the listing, the airframe has 4430 hrs TT, while the 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B engine has 190 hrs TTSO. The machine is reportedly equipped with a smoke system, two new parachutes and an avionics/ connectivity package consisting of VHF 8.33Khz, Mode S XPNDR FLARM and 406Mhz ELT.

The aircraft is located in Switzerland and is currently being offered for €150,000. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: flightlog via Flickr)

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1944 North American TF-51D Project Offered For Sale

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A 1944 North American TF-51 project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):

Complete Logs And Data Plate. Some Parts Usable From The Wreckage, Mostly Wing Parts. Enough To Get Started On Your P-51! Some Out Board Wing Parts Salvageable, Left Side Cockpit Furnishings, And Some Tail Parts. Engine Submerged In Water, But Included.

The project is located in the US (exact location unspecified), and is currently being offered for $79,500 USD, OBO. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Image: USAF [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons)

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Wright Cyclone R2600 Display Engine Offered For Sale

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A Wright Cyclone R2600-20 has hit the market. The listing, translated from French, states:

R2600-20 14 CYLINDER RADIAL MOTOR WAS ON A GRUMMAN AVENGER TBM3. This engine has been dismantled and cleaned and painted and put anti-corrosion inside. No logs, mags, and carburetor. FOR DISPLAY ONLY

The engine is located in St-Raymond QC, Canada and is currently being offered for C $18,500.00 (approx. US $14,101.68), although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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