Great collection, thanks for sharing the pictures.
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Today I bring you my two favourites models; a Junkers Ju-52 of the Kondor Legion and a Bf-109 "Zacuto" of the 23 Regimento de Caza; both of the Franklin Mint/Armour Collection.
To understand the importance of the Junkers in the history of Spain, it is necesary to study the role this bomber/transport aircraft played during the Spanish Civil War; when the uprising of the nationalist took place, the African Army was still in Morocco and was needed to be moved to the peninsula. However, most of the warships of the spanish navy were in the hands of the Republic, so they immediately blockaded the Strait of Gibraltar, so the african army couldn´t pass to the peninsula.
Its in that moment when Mussolinni and Hitler offered their bombers and transport aircraft to cross the army, making possible that the war continued. In this sense, Hitler said that "Franco should raise a monument to the importance of the Junkers Ju-52", in reference to the role this transport aircraft played allowing the army to cross to the penninsula.
After the war, the Junkers Ju-52 became the main transport aircraft of the new "Ejercito del Aire", being built under licence and serving until 1975, when the last example was retired and sent to the Air Museum in Madrid, where it can be visited.
Just one more thing: what you can see at the back of the pictures is my hometown, Almuñecar, placed at the south of Spain, very close to Morocco and surrounded by the Mediterranean sea.
To understand the importance of the Junkers in the history of Spain, it is necesary to study the role this bomber/transport aircraft played during the Spanish Civil War; when the uprising of the nationalist took place, the African Army was still in Morocco and was needed to be moved to the peninsula. However, most of the warships of the spanish navy were in the hands of the Republic, so they immediately blockaded the Strait of Gibraltar, so the african army couldn´t pass to the peninsula.
Its in that moment when Mussolinni and Hitler offered their bombers and transport aircraft to cross the army, making possible that the war continued. In this sense, Hitler said that "Franco should raise a monument to the importance of the Junkers Ju-52", in reference to the role this transport aircraft played allowing the army to cross to the penninsula.
After the war, the Junkers Ju-52 became the main transport aircraft of the new "Ejercito del Aire", being built under licence and serving until 1975, when the last example was retired and sent to the Air Museum in Madrid, where it can be visited.
Just one more thing: what you can see at the back of the pictures is my hometown, Almuñecar, placed at the south of Spain, very close to Morocco and surrounded by the Mediterranean sea.
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Vic Balshaw
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Great collection gekho. As far as resizing is concerned, pull down a copy of 'IrfanView', it's fee and will resize all tour pics easily.
kgambit
Tech Sergeant
Very nice collection Gekho. Are those Italian bombers by IXO at 1:144 scale?
By the way, my wife loves the view in the background of the last shot (the one with the Ju52). She wants to know where in Spain you live?
(I think I hear the wheels turning for a future vacation .... 
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By the way, my wife loves the view in the background of the last shot (the one with the Ju52). She wants to know where in Spain you live?
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I have many Stukas, but only two of them are 1:72; the first Stuka (the white and green colour scheme) is an IXO model and the second one is from Dragon, and as you can see, it has a much better quality than the other (Note the main landing gear of this plane and also the inverted gull wings)
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I got these planes long time ago, when I was starting my collection. I have no idea where were they made, where do they come from or what is the trade mark they belong to. As you can see in the pictures, the quality is very bad, there are rest of glue everywhere, they are very bad painted, some of them were broken, etc....
However, I bought some of them because there were a very intersting models, like the ones I am showing here; the Curtiss Jenny, the Fairey Flycatcher or the Bristol F-2 Fighter. There are also some models from the Spanish Civil War, that are very difficult to get, so that made me continue with the collection.
However, I bought some of them because there were a very intersting models, like the ones I am showing here; the Curtiss Jenny, the Fairey Flycatcher or the Bristol F-2 Fighter. There are also some models from the Spanish Civil War, that are very difficult to get, so that made me continue with the collection.
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Great models mate! Love the camo work on your Italian jobs, and the Ju 52 especially.
Almunyecar looks to be a beautiful place! I was once near there - travelled round Malaga, Nerja and Granada.
Almunyecar looks to be a beautiful place! I was once near there - travelled round Malaga, Nerja and Granada.
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Let´s continue with the collection "Biplanos Miticos"; this time I bring you the interwar american aircrafts; a Curtiss Jenny, Boeing Stearman, Boeing P-12 and P-26 Peashooter. The last one belongs to the Model Power collection.
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This is being an horrible summer, the sciatica is killing me and I cannot move from home. The only way to have fun is spending my time with my models (I know It sounds boring, but I have nothing better to do). Here some of them:
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Wildcat
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Cool. I like your Zeros.
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Airframes
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Great stuff. Sorry to hear about your problems, and I can sympathise. The weather here in the UK has been so bad all year, that it has affected me considerably, and I think if I didn't have the forum, and modelling, to keep me occupied, I would have gone crazy. OK - I would have gone more crazy !!
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Night Fighter Nut
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Those are some very nice models. Well done.
Well done.
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