Model Building - Aircraft

Fokker D-VII Manfred von Richthofen praised this aircraft as the best he had flown. It offered excellent performance, yet it was safe and easy to f...

The first production Spitfire Mk.I was delivered to RAF No.19 Squadron at Duxford on 4th August 1938, heralding the arrival of a future aviation ic...

De Havilland Tiger Moth Is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and others as a primary ...

Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter The most famous helicopter in the world is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, most commonly referred to as the Huey which first flew...

Officially Licensed Boeing 747 This wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport aircraft is often referred to as a Jumbo Jet. It first flew F...

Officially Licensed B-17 Flying Fortress Is a 4-engine heavy bomber used in World War II. It was a potent, high-flying, long-range bomber that was ...

Avro Lancaster Bomber Is a British four-engine heavy bomber used by the RAF in World War II. It became the most successful night time bomber of the...

About the Aircraft: First flying in 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 194...

In the months which preceded the start of the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy were arguably the best equipped force of their kind i...

Messerschmitt Bf-109 Was a German World War II fighter aircraft that first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War (1939) and later be...

Officially Licensed Cessna 172 Skyhawk A four-seat, single-engine, high-wing, fixed-wing aircraft. It was first flown in 1955 and is still in produ...

Officially Licensed AH-64 Apache Helicopter Originally produced by McDonnell Douglas, this Boeing twin-engine army attack helicopter first entered ...

Officially Licensed Cessna 182 Floatplane Cessna 182 is a four-seat light aircraft with fixed landing gear that is powered by a 230 hp Continental ...

About the Aircraft: The P-40 served the United States Army Air Force throughout the Second World War, fighting in Europe, across Asia an...

HMS Ajax was a British Leander-class light cruiser first launched in March 1934. It was a vessel with an illustrious career. Perhaps her most fa...

Historically positioned as Britain's first jet-powered fighter to enter service, the Gloster Meteor played a significant role in the air defence...

The first Curtiss Tomahawk fighters to arrive in Britain during the Second World War operated in the tactical reconnaissance role and were deemed ...

S As the first of 20 modified Avro Lancasters arrived at RAF Scampton on 8th April 1943, the specially assembled volunteer crews of specialist ...

The second of America's great four-engine heavy bombers of the Second World War, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator began development after the Army A...

Although not generally regarded as one of the most fashionable British aircraft to see service during the Second World War, the Avro Anson was neve...

Sharing the same RAF airfield as the Typhoons which provide Britains Southern sector QRA cover, the historic aircraft of the Battle of Britain ...

Building on the success of de Havillands earlier twin engined Dove small passe aircraft, the company's attempt to produce a slightly larger airlin...

Officially Licensed P-51D Mustang Sweet Arlene Is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the K...

Mitsubishi Zero The Mitsubishi Zero is a long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. When first introduced earl...

F4U Corsair The most capable carrier based fighter-bomber of World War II featured the largest engine available at the time: the 2,000 hp, 18-cylin...

Officially Licensed Boeing F-15 Eagle This twin engine tactical fighter was designed for the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in...

Wright Brothers Airplane On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina...

Messerschmitt Bf109e was a fighter aircraft that could excel in speed just as fast as the Spitfire! Complete your final model with the Balkenkreuz ...

One of the most significant aircraft in the history of British aviation, the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 was the development forerunner of th...

The reconnaissance Spitfire PR.XIX was unarmed but could fly at 370mph at 40,000 feet and had a range of 1500 miles. Mk.XIX Spitfires re...

Forming a vital component of Britain's post-war integrated air defence protection during the Cold War era, the Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air...

As Allied forces began to move off the D-Day beaches and into the Normandy countryside, they knew they would be facing strong opposition from Ge...

About the Vehicles: When the mighty German Tiger 1 entered service during the Autumn of 1942, it was the most advanced tank in the world and one...

About the Tank: The Churchill was the standard British infantry tank from 1941. It was not fast but had heavy armour, good firepower and good cr...

The Type 97 Medium, known as the Chi Ha, was the main battle tank of the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. Entering service in 1937, the Chi H...