The finished model: 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 in Paris,…
The finished model: 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 Fighter, Shin…
The finished model: 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 of the…
The finished model: 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 do with…
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…