Collecting Model Cars

B-47 Stratojet
The B-47 Stratojet bomber by Boeing designed as a medium size medium range bomber. It was capable of flying at fast subsonic speeds for penetrating the Soviet airspace. Being one of the first post World War II jet designs its innovations lead to some of the development of what we know today as the modern [...] […]
The Hawker Hurricane
Most all of the RAF’s fighter command kills during the battle of Britain were made with the famous Hawker Hurricane. Nicknamed the “Hurri” was very easy to fly and super stable as a gun platform. The Hurricane carried eight guns and could out turn any fighter in the sky. A single-seat fighter aircraft built by Hawker [...] […]
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress was the most technologically advanced bomber of World War II. By assuming some tremendous risks Boeing engineers achieved a tremendous leap in performance. The B-29 was the first ever pressurized bomber to enter mass production. It had a very advanced remote controlled gun turrets. The Superfortress was powered by the new Wright [...] […]

Model Ship Class Supercarrier
Supercarrier Class Aircraft Carriers Aircraft carriers of the largest type are given the unofficial term “Supercarrier” generally referring to Aircraft carriers displacing over 70,000 long tons. Not many countries operate medium aircraft carriers like the Charles de Gaulle, we see more light Aircraft carriers around the 20,000 ton class like the HMS Illustri […]
The Santa Maria
Santa Maria The largest of the three ships The Santa Maria de la Inmaculada Concepción, The Immaculate Conception of Mary, was used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. The Santa Maria’s master and owner was Juan de la Cosa. Known as a carrack or “nao” The Santa Maria was about [...] […]
French Ship Soleil Royal
Soleil Royal (1670) The flagship of Admiral Tourville the Soleil Royal (Royal Sun) was a French ship with 104 guns. They built her in Brest sometime between 1669 and 1670. She was built by an engineer named Laurent Hubac and they launched her in 1670. She sat in the Brest harbor for years. When the War [...] […]

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