Category: WW2 Era (1939-45)

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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

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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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Aeroplane Heaven Releases New Hawker Hurricane For P3D, FSX

Aeroplane Heaven has released their new Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 for P3D (V4.4+ dedicated) and FSX.

As previously reported, the model is touted as offering full PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials and textures for P3DV4.5, which are said to provide a new level of realism, making it what the developer believes will be the first warbird made completely with PBR technology both inside and out. The detail level is described as “exceptionally high” and there are many unique animations. Continue reading Aeroplane Heaven Releases New Hawker Hurricane For P3D, FSX

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Bushby Midget Mustang-Based P-40 Project Offered For Sale

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A 1/2 scale P-40 based on Bushby Midget Mustang is currently available for sale. The listing states (in part):

This plane does an honest 253 mph at 10,000 ft altitude on a measured course, is fully aerobatic (+/- 9 Gs) has retractable gear, flaps and cabin heat. It has basic flight instruments, no radio and no navigation. It takes off in 400 ft, climbs at 1800ft/min cruises at 180 mph and will fly stably at less than 60 mph. Landing speed is ~80 mph. The wing span is 19 ft 6 inches, length is 16 ft 4 inches, height is 4 ft 6 inches, empty weight is 642 lbs and gross weight is 950 lbs. It has a 23 gallon fuel tank.

The aircraft is reportedly damage free and complete, but “disassembled for transportation and stripping paint.” Continue reading Bushby Midget Mustang-Based P-40 Project Offered For Sale

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Two P-40N Projects Offered For Sale, “Genuine Pacific War Veterans”

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Two P-40N Warhawk project have hit the market in what is described as “one of the largest collections of P-40 projects ever offered for sale.” The listing states (in part):

Project Number 1: Curtiss P40 N5 Warhawk Project, White “17”. (named Spooky) 42-105472. Project Number 2: Curtiss P40 N5 Warhawk Project Yellow “63”. (named Flo-II) 42-105744. C/N: 1316.

The projects are located near Melbourne, Australia and are currently being offered for $895,000. Click below to check out the specifics for each project.

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E-Flite Releases New P-51D Mustang 1.5m RC Model With Smart Technology

E-Flite has released a new 1.5m P-51D Mustang RC model in both BNF Basic (EFL01250) and PNP (EFL01275) versions with Smart Technology.

Described as “the largest, most detailed, and best performing E-flite model of the famous fighter yet,” the new offering is touted as reproducing the Mustang with “exceptional detail, handling, performance and presence.”

Features reportedly include removable drop tanks, molded-in panel lines and guns; functional LED navigation lights, sequenced main gear / tailwheel doors and flaps; a factory-installed, high-power 6S-compatible brushless motor with large diameter 4-blade prop and nine factory-installed servos with precise ball-link equipped linkages.

Both versions include a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Basic version is also equipped with an AR637TA receiver that offers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, current, temperature and more to compatible transmitters, plus the advantages of exclusive AS3X® and SAFE® Select technologies to make this one of the easiest to fly Mustangs ever.

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