1/144 Handley Page O/400 British WWI heavy bomber.

An improved variant of the O/100, the Handley Page O/400 multi-bay biplane bomber featured more powerful engines, a compressed air starting system and an improved fuel system. To meet Royal Air Force specifications, the wings of the O/400 were designed to fold back against the fuselage so that the aircraft could be stored in standard hangars. In 1918, the O/400 was used to bomb targets in Germany's Rurh and Saar industrial centers. By the end of the war, the RAF had 259 O/400s in service and continued to fly some of them until 1920.

Perfect for the wargamers and collectors.

1/144 Caproni Ca.3 WWI Italian bomber.

Developed in late 1916, the Caproni Ca.3 biplane bomber used the same airframe and landing gear as its predecessors, the Ca.1 and Ca.2. With more powerful engines, improved performance and increased bomb capacity, the Ca.3 bomber series was produced in large numbers and remained in service until the end of the war.

Perfect for the wargamers and collectors.

"The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good climbing and diving characteristics. It was also a stable gun platform, although pilots used to the more maneuverable Nieuport fighters found it heavy on the controls." This model comes with a 2mm hole in the bottom of the fuselage to allow you to mount it on rod styrene or directly to a Aerodrome Accessories Gimbal Mount. It also has a built in "seat" that allows you to easily mount one of the Aerodrome Accessories pilot figures. If you need a base for this aircraft to use it in the game Wings of Glory, Aerodrome Accessories is the place to look!

A take on the very nifty early shuttle concept - in scale with the space ferry but NOT my other models

1/144 scale, 1932 version. Both the R-1 and the R-2 took part in the Thompson Trophy race that year, Jimmy Doolittle winning the race in the R-1.

This is an AGO C.II seaplane model, based on the version that had the Benz engine. It differs from the other AGO seaplane in that this has a two-bladed prop, exhaust on the right-hand side of the engine, fuel tank on the left between the cabane struts, and a radiators mounted on the fuselage.

WWI aeroplanes

For the AMT Man In Space Kit. This set of parts vastly improves the detail and accuracy of the Man In Space kit. These parts include replacement capsules for Mercury Redstone, Mercury Atlas and Gemini Titan, and replacement service modules for the Saturn V and Saturn Ib. The service modules included in the original kit are Block I, which never flew a manned mission. The service modules in this set represent the Block II service module which flew all manned Apollo Missions, Saturn V and Saturn Ib.

Replacement Mercury and Gemini Capsules for the AMT Man In Space kit.

Design project for a fast bomber with 2 or 3 crew and rear mounted engine driving contra-roataing propellors. Full size mock-up built before project cancellation.

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The body of this model is hollow.. the nacelles will accept 4mm pager motors to make the propellers spin.

Intended to be a replacement for the Ju 87 series the Bv 237 could be configured either for ground attack or as a dive bomber. So far as I can tell the contract was cancelled in 1943 before production had started. This is the 2-seater variant with rear defensive barbette, I have not included any bombs or gun blisters to make the model more flexible.

French carrier based light attack aircraft based on a design from the start of WW2. Due to the Germany occupation the first flight was not until 1947 after which the design was reworked to use jets instead of piston engines.

The Fokker D.XXIII was a Dutch single-seat fighter designed and built by Fokker. Only one aircraft was flown before the country was invaded by the Germans in May 1940. The prototype first flew on 30 May 1939 powered by two Walter Sagitta I-SR liquid cooled vee piston engines. The trial flights identified problems with the cooling of the rear engine and general engine performance. It was proposed to use Rolls-Royce or Daimler-Benz engines in the production aircraft. Concerns were also raised about the pilot clearing the rear propeller if he had to bail out and an ejector seat was studied. The programme was abandoned in May 1940 when the German forces invaded the Netherlands.

Desperate expedient thrown together in the dark days of WW2 after the retreat from France by mounting a 4 gun bomber turret on the tail of a Lysander. Apparently is was meant for use against invasion barges in the manner of the an AC130 gunship. Despite its odd appearance (the enlarged tail is actually a second 'De Lanne' wing) the P-12 Wendover is reported to have handled well, retaining the excellent manouverability of the original Lysander.

The original for this model was a 5/8 scale technology demonstrator that first flew in 1943 for a British fast bomber project (the M39). The M39B flew successfully and apparently had no undesirable handling characteristics. The project was cancelled and the M39B was broken up. The name Libellula comes from a type of dragonfly and was used by Miles for more than one design.

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At first glance this heavy fighter/light bomber design study of the late 1930s appears conventional, however appearances can be deceptive. The twin engines were buried in the thickened wing root and the nacelles contain only the extension drive shaft and annular radiators. This has been one of the most difficult aircraft to model, the complex shape of the fuselage with the engine bulge has required many iterations to achieve with a reasonable amount of material. I suspect that had this aircraft been built it would have been expensive to manufacture and awkward to maintain.