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Dornier D0 217E-5 Bomber
Monogram/Pro Modeler 1/48 Scale.

Focke Wulf Ta-154A-0 "Moskito"
Late war night fighter of plywood construction.Though about 50 were built, Problems with the plywood delaminating were never solved, and the project was cancelled.
Revell/Monogram/ProModeler 1/48 Scale Kit (from Dragon Model molds). 18 years old when I built it, I had to replace the kit decals with aftermarket, scans, and home made ones. Otherwise, OTB. My glue works better than theirs did.

Henschel Hs-126 Reconaissance/Liaison Aircraft
Airfix's 1/72 Scale Kit.

Henschel Hs-129B2/R2 Ground Attack Aircraft
Hasegawa 1/48 Scale.

Junkers Ju-87R-2 Stuka
Long-Range desert version of the famous dive bomber.
In the markings of 4./StukaGeschwader 2, North Africa, Autumn, 1941 Hasegawa's 1/48 kit - 95% built and sitting on a shelf for 15 years, I finally finished it in 2017.

Junkers Ju-87G Stuka
The tank-busting version of the famous dive bomber.
Monogram's good ol' 1/48 kit in Superscale decals for tank ace Hans Rudel's markings.

Junkers Ju-188A-1 "Racher" (Avenger) Torpedo Bomber
DML (Dragon Models/Shanghai Dragon/etc.) 1/48 Scale.

Messerschmitt 209V1
A tiny plane with a huge engine, designed solely for a speed record attempt, it held the world piston-engined plane speed record until 1968. A second prototype was built in military marking for propaganda purposes.
Huma's 1/72 kit.

Messerschmitt Me-410B2/U2/R4 Zerstorer
Monogram/Pro Modeler's beautifully designed 1/48 scale kit.



Advanced Projects
Some aircraft that didn't quite make it into combat, but were nevertheless almost ready at the end of the war.

Dornier Do335A-12 "Anteater"
The 2-seat trainer version. The hump back and long nose lead to its nickname.
Here I decided to turn DML's 1/72 scale jewel into a tropicalized version. I scarfed sand filters from two Bf-109 kits, and painted the plane in JG-27 colors for North Africa.

Dornier Do335A-12
Never happy, I tried it again, only bigger.
This is Tamiya's 1/48 scale 2-seater given the same tropicalizing treatment as above.

Dornier Do335B-2 "Pfiel" (Arrow)
The ultimate expression of piston-engined heavy fighters. Though it never saw operational service, the 335 was nearing production, and many had flown in test, when the war ended.
This is the "Zerstorer" (bomber destroyer) version with heavy cannon armament.
Thr gorgeous Tamiya 1/48 scale kit in conjectural markings for II/ZG.26 in defense of the Reich.

Dornier Do335B Night Fighter
As with all projects near war's end, a night fighter version was proposed to combat Britain's night bombing capaign. There is evidence that that a prototype for this version flew.
DML's kit, with the wing guns from the B version added. I wanted to see how much crap one could stick on a wing.

Dornier Do335A Converted to a Reno Unlimited Racing Plane
Tamiya's 1/48 kit painted with Ford Toreador Red car paint, and decorated with home-made decals.


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