Air 50 years of Phantom – Turkish Air Force Catalin Oprea, January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 On November 16 and 17, 2024, at Eskișehir / 1st Main Jet Base, Turkish Air Force organized an event, celebrating 50 years of service for their F-4E Phantoms II, named Terminator 2020 after modernization. Aviation enthusiasts were treated to a spectacular event celebrating 50 years of Turkish Phantom operations. On… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Air Ramstain Flag 2 Catalin Oprea, January 12, 2025January 10, 2025 On the first days of the October 2024, a NATO exercise was taken place at Andravida Air Base in Greece. Here are some highlights images from: Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Air BIAS 2024 – selection Catalin Oprea, January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 As every year, at the end of August, I was attending the BIAS 2024 air show. There are some pictures from the event: Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby Morane-Saulnier Type N, from Special Hobby, in 1:32th scale Catalin Oprea, January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 The Morane-Saulnier Type N, was a pioneering aircraft in aviation history. Designed and produced during World War I, it served as a stepping stone in the development of fighter aircraft. While the Type N’s operational tenure was brief, its innovative design and unique features made it stand out during its… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby The small Eduard Super44 Spitfire Mk. IX – VIDEO Catalin Oprea, February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 The kit was very easy to build, not so easy to paint. You can watch the video in this article bellow to see how it come out. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Air BIAS 2023 Catalin Oprea, August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The thirteen edition of the Bucharest International Air Show, hosted in Bucharest, was pretty nice for an enthusiast perspective. It took place on Baneasa Airport, near Bucharest, on August 25th and 26th of 2023. This edition we had the privilege to watch The Flying Bulls in action, with 1945 built… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby My first IAR 80 Catalin Oprea, September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 IAR 80 was an iconic Romanian build fighter plane from the late ’30s. The model I made comes from a HobbyBoss kit, in 1:48 scale – recommended as one of the best in matter of details and accuracy for this model. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby Restoration of an old MiG-29 kit Catalin Oprea, April 14, 2022April 13, 2022 Today we will gonna look at my restoration project, an old kit of MiG-29 model 1:72 (Italeri made, I think). This is how it looked when it arrived to me: First steps where to cleanup the surface with IPA. The clear parts (canopy) was sanded then polished with Tamiya products…. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby Corsair F4U-F 1:72 scale – Full build Catalin Oprea, November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 This Revell kit was sitting in my stash for a while and it was time to build it. The plastic sprues are typical Revell, not extraordinary, but with enough details that can be enjoyable after all. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading
Hobby Italeri MiG-21 in 1/72 scale Catalin Oprea, March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 This time a better kit made it to my “workbench” (better than the romanian Hobby Park MiG-21). The plane was the most produced figher jet of all times, in his peak production period was cheaper to make than the BMP-1 Video and pictures bellow Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading