The finished model: In the manga: After Shin is discharged from Area 88, he lands in Paris and spends a few days in the city, seeing the sights. After a chance meeting with a group of Japanese tourists, the three…
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The finished model: In the manga: In the skies over Asran, Mickey encounters a MiG-21 flown by none other than his old friend and rival, Gary MacBurn. The two land and Gary recounts the story of his life – how…
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The finished model: In the manga: After Shin is discharged from Area 88, he realizes that he cannot simply return to civilian life. He’s become addicted to the life and death action of being a mercenary. So, after crossing paths…
THE FINISHED MODEL: In the Manga: Originally published in Weekly Shonen Sunday, issue number 51 in 1974, the “Black Knight of Berlin” (ベルリンの黒騎士 ) is one of the more popular chapters of what is now known as Leiji Matsumoto’s The…
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The finished model: In the comics: The Enemy Ace… in WWII?! Okay, I’ve long been a fan of Hans von Hammer, aka “The Hammer of Hell”, aka “The Enemy Ace”, but I’ll save some of those ramblings for my project…
The finished model: In the comics: Lt. Johnny (Flying) Cloud, aka “The Navajo Ace”, first appeared in the DC Comics All-American Men of War #82 (1960). A member of the Navajo, Flying Cloud was named after a cloud resembling an Amerindian…
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Tales from Earthsea (Japanese: ゲド戦記, Hepburn: Gedo Senki, literally Ged’s War Chronicles) is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho, and distributed by the latter company. The film is based on a combination of plot…
Ponyo (Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ Hepburn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, literally “Ponyo on the Cliff”), initially titled in English as Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena…
The finished model: The video The scene: Shin’s F-20 Tigershark vs. Kanzaki’s F-18… in the final fight… to the death. That’s it. Check out the original manga scene from the FINAL Chapter 172 “Battlefield of Sand” here: The story: Really……
The finished model: The video The scene: In a flashback scene, Mickey recalls his time in Vietnam. After a crash landing closes the flight deck of his aircraft carrier, Mickey’s squadron of F-14A Tomcats is diverted to a Marine airbase…
The finished model: THE VIDEO: The scene: The mercenaries are on a mission to destroy an enemy supply base. As they fly in for a low-altitude bombing run, they are shocked by a deadly surprise – The Fang. The defensive…
The finished model: The video The scene: After her father instructs her to return to Japan, Ryoko and Taeko book a flight on MacGregor airlines after all the Yamato Airlines flights are sold out. At the Charles De Gaulle Airport…
DANS les années qui précédèrent la guerre de 1939-1945, les Italiens construisirent d’excellents appareils de bombardement. En revanche la ” Regia Aeronautica ” ne comptait que des chasseurs de faible valeur (le Fiat C-50, notamment). Les constructeurs établirent de nouveaux plans, mais comme…
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The finished model: The video The scene: Shortly after the destruction of the Desert Carrier, the remains of the Area 88 pack up and head off to the base in Greece to regroup. While training in a loaner F-5A Freedom…
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In October 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) rejected the Toryu’s predecessor, the original prototype Ki45, but followed the rejection with orders for performance improvements on the design. The Kawasaki company, at one point ready to give up any hope…
MIS en chantier en 1940, le fameux Mitchell entra en service l’année suivante, mais au compte-gouttes ; si bien que lors de l’entrée en guerre des États-Unis, en 1941, seules quelques escadrilles continentales possédaient des B-25. Pourtant sa construction devait être poussée activement par…
The finished model: The video The scene: One of the most tense flight scenes in the manga. After the Anti-Government Forces destroy an Asranian oil refinery, Saki has no choice but to authorize an extremely risky mission to capture one…
The finished model: The video The scene: Having been discharged from his mercenary contract with the Royal Asran Air Force, after successfully transported King Zak into exile in France, Shin is at somewhat of a loss as to what to…
CET appareil eut une destinée extraordinaire. En mars 1942, un Me-262, doté d’un train tricycle, effectuait son premier vol. En 1943, à la suite d’un rapport du général des chasseurs allemands Galland, enthousiasme par les performances de cet avion, la LUFTWAFFE…
LES Américains, qui avaient compris déjà bien avant la dernière guerre l’utilité des appareils de ” grosses charges “, possédaient en 1940 une certaine expérience de ce type d’avions. Mais à part quelques B-17, il y en avait fort peu en service. Aussi,…
LE Wildcat fut le premier monoplan de la firme Grumman. Il avait été conçu en 1935, en même temps qu’un biplan qui possédait déjà un système de roues escamotables dans le fuselage. Le Wildcat fut livré à la RAF à partir de 1941, où…
RÉVOLUTIONNAIRE par sa conception, l’I-16 fut le premier chasseur monoplan cantilever à aile basse et train d’atterrissage rétractable au monde à atteindre le statut opérationnel, inaugurant ainsi une nouvelle mode dans la conception des chasseurs. Développé par le bureau d’études…
LE Mitsubishi A7M1 Reppū (烈風, « Fort Gale » – nom de code allié « Sam ») était le remplaçant prévu du célèbre Zero. Les travaux de conception commencèrent en 1942 pour un nouveau chasseur propulsé par un moteur de…
BAPTISÉ Jack II par les Américains, cet avion d’un remarquable dessin aérodynamique remplaça les célèbres Zeke-52 Zéro, dont la vitesse de pointe était devenue insuffisante par rapport à celle des derniers appareils américains. Comme tous les chasseurs japonais, le Raiden-11 faisait preuve d’une étonnante maniabilité.…
The finished model: In the manga: The Area 88 manga is home to a wide variety of aircraft. Besides the well-known “signature” planes, our heroes are often forced into flying temporary loaners. One of these is the F-5A Freedom Fighter…
The finished model: In the manga: Shin’s F-5E Tiger II really shouldn’t need much of an introduction. It appears in the manga a few chapters in, after Shin’s F-8E Crusader gets shot down, and becomes the first of several planes to…
The finished model: In the manga: As I said before, the F-8E Crusader is one of the most iconic planes featured in the Area 88 manga. It almost jumps off the page when it’s introduced in the first few pages…
The finished model: In the manga: The Yak-38 Forger plays an important starring role in the manga during the early stages of the relocation of Area 88 to the mountain base. Known as “Operation: Skylark” the Anti-Government Forces deploy a…
The finished model: In the manga: Does the F-8E Crusader really need to an introduction? Turn the first page of the manga and BAM! Shin’s iconic blue Crusader almost slams into your face… in all it’s ever-lovin’ shark-mouth glory. Shin’s…
The finished model: In the manga: The Soviet-made T-62 is the main battle tank used by the Anti-Government Forces. Although it appears throughout the manga story, it is prominently showcased in both the opening scenes of the story as Shin…
The finished model: The video The scene: Greg’s “origin story”! Back before becoming a mercenary and joining Area 88, Greg and Bugsy – having both been dishonourably discharged from the Danish Air Force for a “misunderstanding” – are running a…
The finished model: The video The scene: While waiting for the enhanced radar defence system for the Area 88 mountain base to come online, Saki orders around-the-clock recon missions be flown. However, after both Recon 2 and Recon 5 go…
The finished model: The scene: While on his way to Milan for an engine overhaul and a bit of R&R, Porco is the victim of a sneak attack by Donald Chuck and his modified blue R3C-0. Chuck swoops in…
The finished model: The scene: While exploring the Sea of Corruption, Nausicaa comes across the recently shed shell of an Ohm. Since it’s in pristine condition, she sets about removing one of the eye shields – made from a…