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F-4C Air National Guard Fine Molds 1/72, Ref. FP46S If there is certainly no need to introduce the Phantom II, few know that the F-4C was first meant to be known as the F-110 Spectre. The USAF got its first Phantoms in 1964, equipped with a very different electronic suite than the US Navy’s F-4Bs ;

US Navy Spook Revisited

F-4J ‘Aardvarks’ FineMolds 1/72, Ref.FP43S Let’s get it out right away, the F-4 Phantom II has never been my cup of tea. But if I were to build one, a US Navy F-4J in white and grey or in Blue Angels livery would the one I would go for. It was therefore kind of exciting

Ultimate Japanese Spook

F-4EJ Kai Fighter Fine Molds 1/72, Ref. FP38 The F-4EJ ‘Kai’ is a modernised variant of the F-4EJ that was introduced to improve upon the performances of the basic aircraft and allow it to soldier on for a few more years.  Fine Molds have released a brand new kit of this very specific variant. The

Peaceful Kamikaze

Mitsubishi Karigane Aircraft (Ki-15) KAMIKAZE – World record flight Japan to Europe in 1937 Fine Molds 1/48, Ref. FB26 This ‘Kamikaze’ (Divine Wind) is the prototype of the Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane.  Wearing the registration J-BAAI, sponsored by the Asahi Shinbun newspaper, crewed by pilot Masaaki Iinuma and navigator Kenji Tsukagoshi, the aircraft made the world

Suicide Sub

Kaiten Type 1 Imperial Japanese Navy Human Torpedo Fine Molds 1/72, Ref. FS1 The Kaiten Type 1 was a human torpedo operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of WW2.  Frankly, given it’s size, 14.75m long on can certainly talk about a pocket submarine, a Kamikaze pocket submarine. Fine Molds’ kit is made

Super Kitty!

US Navy F-14A Tomcat FineMolds 1/72, Ref. FP30 It’s a superb kit, possibly the best Tomcat ever produced all scales taken into account that FineMolds have released a few months ago.  At first, the design looks a bit complicated, and a bit like that of a Gundam kit, with a number of parts to be