Recent content by The Kohler

Hey Dale, I guess, I need to update my LinkedIn page;) As usual, I'm working on several (too many) models; a Shahak (Mirage IIICJ), a Super Etendard, a Kittyhawk Mk. III (almost done) and a Warhawk Mk. IIB. And a lot of ideas about new projects. Cheers, Hansjurg

Thanks a lot for your comments!

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Here is my recently completed Zero. This model is more or less build out of the box, I used the Tamiya Kit No. 61108. In addition, I added seat belts and pitot tube from Tamyia and brass machine gun barrels from Master. The Hinomarus and the yellow identification strips are airbrushed. This...

Hey Dale, looks good so far, keep it going. BTW: did you start your 1/24 Tiffy already? Cheers, Hansjurg

Congrats! a very nice Friedrich.

Thanks a lot for this link. Just for the records, not all of these planes belonged to the German Luftwaffe. Two of them are Swiss Air Force planes: The third from top is a Bf-109 E3a from Fl Kp 21 during Winter 1943/44 at the Buochs airfield. And the eight from bottom is a Bf-109 G-6 from Fl...

Okay, here are the facts about the Swiss Gustafs. As you might know the Swiss Air Force purchased 10 Bf-109 D1 and some 90 Bf-109 E3a in 1939 and early 1940. In April 1944 a Bf-110 G-4, C9+EN, was forced to land at the Duebendorf airdrome. This Bf-110 was equipped with a SN-2 Lichtestein...

too funny! Actually to make a real world beater out of a German or French airplane, you have to paint a white cross on it. And red/white stripes will beat anything.:lol:

Hi Adler, the 12 G-6 with Swiss serial numbers J-701 till J-712 were new aircrafts, J-713 (G-6) and J-714 (G-14) were used ones. Let me go over my literature and I will be able to provide more information. thanks and greetings from Texas

Hi Adler, Yes to poor manufacturing, but no to your statement re purposely not well built. The air-frames as well as the engines came from multiple production lots. Need to dig in my books and translate the necessary facts later today. Cheers,

@all, Generally speaking very interesting thread. Some discussion points are ridiculous, but the information given to counter these topics were very helpful. I did learn quite a lot. Thanks for that. @Shooter8, although, I cannot judge you on your experience as pilot due to the fact that I...

I beg to differ, at least partially, @stona. In the German Democratic Republic, the official number of victims was 35,000. Sometimes a much higher number was offered but these was almost always used to blame the USA and to a lesser extend the UK as “Klassenfeind”. And you are right, the GRD was...

I have two myths to share. Both are in regards to the RAF and USAAF bombing of Dresden on February 13 and 14, 1945. These myths are often mentioned by right wing folks around the yearly anniversary. More than a quarter million Germans, mostly fugitives died during this three wave attack...

The model was build using the 1/48 kit from Hasegawa. The build was more or less out of box. However, I used Eduard seatbelts and the decals as well as the main wheels have been replaced with parts from the Eduard Kit No 8174. As usual, I did use Model Master and Tamyia Acryl paints. Your...