Boats vol.12: Alfa Class Russian Navy Submarine

Subject:	Alfa Class Russian Navy Subamrine
Scale:	1/350
Manufacturer:	Hobby Boss
Price(December2013):	US$20,00
Construction:	Out-of-the box construction.
Extras:	None
Comments	This submarine kit was constructed as a weekend project. It is well suited for such an endeavor as there is a small number of parts and fit is excellent. Painting was done with Tamiya German Grey with some weathering obtained by adding white to the base color and running down the hull with the airbrush. The waterline was done with Tamiya XF-2 white and the decals were from the kit.

The sprues:

The construction: Here you see way this is a weekend project. Once you get the two piece hull glued and sanded, most of the kit is done. Painting is a major part of the construction. After that, there are the small details to add and the kit is done! 

The finish project: 

Kit review vol.14; B17G Little Miss Mischief 1/32 scale

Subject:	Boeing B17G Little Miss Mischief 324th BS, 91st BG, Bassingborn, December 1944
Scale:	1/32
Manufacturer:	Kits-World decals
Price	US$ 10,00
Description	Waterslide decals. One version. No national markings or stencils, wich are available from kits-world in another set.
Comments	This set of decals will go nicely with HK Models huge B17G in 1/32 scale. You will get a more colorful kit. as Little Miss Mischief was rebuilt during war with parts from 13 different aircrafts and became a mosaic of camouflages schemes used by American bombers in Europe during WW2.

Aircraft of the Brazilian Air force Vol.1: Beechcraft D17S

Subject: Beechcraft D17S
Period of service: 1942 to 1960
Number of aircraft used: 51
Brazilian Air Force designation and serial number: UC-43 serial number 2736 to 2786

Kit review vol.13: Spaceship 2 and Whiteknight 2

Subject:	Spaceship 2 and Whiteknight 2
Scale:	1/144
Manufacturer:	Revell
Price	US$ 70,00
Description	Injection molded in whiteplastic.All panel lines are recessed. No internal detail for the spacecraft or carrier. May be displayed full assembled, with spacecraft separated from the carrier or on a display base in flight.
Comments	Great release from Revell of a revolutionary aircraft designed by the famous american engineer Burt Rutan. Detail is nice for the scale, decals were colorful and in perfect register. If you are a fan of space modeling, this is a must in your collection.

Experimental Aircraft walkaround vol.6: Gloster Meteor F9/40

Subject: Gloster Meteor F9/40
Location: RAF Museum, Hendon, London, UK 2013

Comments: As precursors of the Gloster Meteor, the first jet fighter to see service with the Royal Air Force, the F9/40 prototypes manufactured by the Gloster Aircraft Company pioneered the application of jet propulsion to combat aircraft design in the United Kingdom.

Following his work on Britain's first jet research aircraft, the E28/39, Gloster Chief Designer, George Carter, submitted a design for a fighter aircraft powered by two jets to the Air Ministry in August 1940. Subsequently, a contract for the production of twelve F9/40s was placed on 7 February 1941, although only eight were actually built.This aircraft was the first F9/40 manufactured. However, due to engine problems with the early prototypes the fifth prototype became the first to fly on 5 March 1943. Employed in essential early airframe and engine development trials, the F9/40 fleet laid the groundwork for the introduction into RAF service of the Gloster Meteor fighter and represented a milestone in the use of jet engines by the British aircraft industry.