Model Aircraft

In the mid-1930s, Germany began a program of rapid rearmament with the latest types of military equipment. This was especially true in aviation, as...

Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke, the German aircraft manufacturing company, began the development of a single seat biplane fighter on their own initiat...

The practice of converting airplanes with standard wheeled undercarriage into floatplanes, to permit them to touch down on the surfaces of lakes an...

Owards the end of the 1920's American aviation enthusiast Walter Beech created his own aircraft engineering company, the Beech Aircraft Corporation...

Beechcraft D17S StaggerwingAfter establishing his own aircraft-building company in 1932 Walter Beech decided to create a small commercial plane, wh...

At the end of the 1920's, when the United States was ailing from the Great Depression, the numerous air shows were a rare pastime for many people w...

After the end of World War I, large numbers of aircraft were removed from armed service and scrapped, as the concept of a new world 'without wars a...

The rapid development of aviation during the First World War was mainly aimed at improving the principal characteristics of aircraft speed, maneuve...

At the beginning of WWI two-seater airplanes were built in accordance with the "orthodox" layout, in which the pilot had a position in the rear sea...

In the mid-30s of the twentieth century, after Adolf Hitler came to power, began a significant withdrawal from the principles of the Versailles Agr...

In 1914, immediately after the beginning of World War I, it became obvious that the British Army needed to develop an aviation component. Aircraft ...

The R.A.F. BE2c was the principal two-seat reconnaissance plane of the Royal Flying Corps, and its specifications seemed sufficient for the militar...

Just after a gain of "Fighter Competition"in February 1918 by Fokker V11 prototype, Inspectorate of Aviations Troops (Idflieg) immediately ordered ...

In the early thirties of XX century the majority of RAF fighter squadrons were equipped with obsolete Bristol Bulldog and Gloster Gauntlet types. A...

Tamiya 61126 1:48 Grumman FM-1 Wildcat/Martlet Mk.VThe F4F Wildcat is known as one of the most successful carrier aircraft designs of WWII. Among i...

Finished Model Kit Size 6.5? X 8.?5 X 2?  (90+ Parts)After WWII, the US military recognized a need for a cost effective ?higher performance? aircra...

American piston-engined carrier-based fighter-bomber with characteristic bent wing design. Built in large numbers for the US Navy and Marines, seei...

Tamiya 61125 1/48 F-35B Lightning II US Marine CorpsThe F-35 Lightning II is a versatile fighter developed based on a plan to integrate the various...

Tamiya 61106 1/48 F-16C/N Aggressor/AdversaryThe U.S. Air Force implement a realistic training program called ?Red Flag? to improve both pilot air ...

Tamiya 61018 1/48 Raiden J2M3 (Jack)The J2M Raiden (Allied reporting name “Jack”) was developed by the Japanese Navy in WWII as a land-based interc...

Tamiya 25215 1/48 ME262A-2A & KettenkraftradThis great value set pairs the Me262 A-2a jet with the super-versatile Kettenkraftrad. The Me262 fo...

Academy 12295 1/48 F-15E Eagle "Seymour Johnson"The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine fighter and attack aircraft, the first ...

Academy 12323 1/48 USN F-4J Phantom VF-102 DiamondbacksThe McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom is a long-range, twin-engine, two-seater multi-role fighte...

Supermarine Spiteful F.MK.14 Fighter - Trumpeter 02850The Supermarine Spiteful was intended as a successor to the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. U...