Model Building - Military

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...

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...

About the Tank: Developed initially to counter the Soviet's T-34, the Panther was sent to frontline units in the spring of 1943, and first saw ...

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...

About the vehicle: The PAK 40 formed the backbone of the German anti-tank gun forces throughout the latter part of the Second World War. Capa...

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

About the Tank: The T-34 was arguably by far the best tank design in the Second World War. In addition to having an excellent combination of fire...

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 ...

As Britain prepared for war in the late 1930s, the military weren’t just desperately in need of vast numbers of aircraft, tanks and guns, they al...

About the Tank: The Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) Mk.III was the most widely used LCM during World War II, with more than 8,600 being built in ...

About the Vehicle: This landing vehicle was designed for the US Army, and later used by the British Army. Although usually associated with t...

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 Ha...

About the Tank: The restrictions imposed on Germany as part of the Versailles treaty saw if focus on wheeled armoured cars. The development of ...

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

After a successful series of light armoured reconnaissance and liaison vehicles, the Ferret Scout Car saw widespread British and Commonwealth mi...

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...

About the Tank: The Panzer IV was the most widely manufactured and deployed German tank of WWII. It was robust and reliable, seeing service i...

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...