Model Building - Military

Designed by Professor Willy Messerschmitt, a director of the manufacturers Bayerische Flugzeuwerke AG, the prototype Bf109A first flew in 1935. The...

The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed ...

With the RAF already operating Phantoms initially intended for the Royal Navy at Leuchars air base in Fife, the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal in 1978...

Over 12,000 of the 'Gustav' G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns, enabling the top Luftwaffe aces ...

The Royal Navy's primary torpedo bomber of the Second World War, the Swordfish, despite its obsolescence, proved to be an effective anti-submarin...

As the Royal Air Force were looking to update their strike and close air support capabilities in the 1950s and 60s, they were initially expecting ...

Designed in 1930 by the Swedish Bofors Company, this gun was adopted by some 18 countries and became the standard light anti aircraft weapon with ...

Operated by the Royal Navy, one of the most extensively modified versions of the Westland Sea King is the Westland Commando HC4. First flying on 26...

The diminutive Folland Gnat was originally developed as a light and affordable jet fighter, but went on to be used extensively by the Royal Air For...

British Forces Vehicle Crew 1:48 Item code: A03702  The crews of vehicles operating in Afghanistan have to be fully alert to the dangers they fi...

Designed and produced in France in 1956, the Magister became the world’s first jet powered basic trainer to enter military service. Made distinctiv...