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Color Charts
These classic modeller's color charts are now hosted by IPMS Stockholm. Part one covers authentic air force colors and Federal Standard 595 color matching table. Part two - model paint brands and conversions.
Urban
Fredriksson's Color Reference Charts - Part I
Urban
Fredriksson's Color Reference Charts - Part II
No longer associated with this site, but possibly still useful:
Federal
Standard 595
Color Server
Tech Tips
Articles devoted to modelling techniques
Model construction
Tech
Tips: Scribing Panel Lines
Tech
Tips: What Dentistry Can Do for a Modeller (Part 1)
Tech
Tips: What Dentistry Can Do for a Modeller (Part 2)
Tech
Tips: Making the Most of Decal Seat Belts
Tech
Tips: Rigging in Scale
Tech
Tips: Chemical Etching
Tech
Tips: Moulding Canopies
Tech Tips: How to Assemble Individual-Blade Propellers
Tech Tips: Using Microballoons and Superglue for Filling Seams in Plastic Models
Tech
Tips: Casting Model Parts in Metal - A Way to Stronger Models
Tech
Tips: Rigging a World War I Aircraft
Tech
Tips: Good to Know About Superglue
Tech
Tips: Improving Clear Parts With Future Floor Wax
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 1 -
Construction)
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 2 -
Painting)
Tech
Tips: Aircraft In a Day: How to Actually Finish a Model in 24 Hours (Part 3 -
Finishing)
Tech
Tips: Snabbguide för att nå bättre resultat (in Swedish only)
Diorama/base construction
Tech
Tips: Brick Walls at a Snap
Tech
Tips: Building Houses in Braille Scale
Tech
Tips: Making Diorama Groundwork
Tech Tips:
Realistic Sea Bases
Painting techniques
Tech
Tips: Masking Canopies
Tech
Tips: Painting Realistic Winter Camouflage
Tech
Tips: Painting Stripes
Tech
Tips: Masking Wheels
Tech
Tips: Don't Rely On Decals (Part 1)
Tech
Tips: Don't Rely On Decals (Part 2)
Tech
Tips: Don't Rely On Decals (Part 3)
Tech
Tips: Model Car Painting with Real Automotive Paints
Tech
Tips: Painting a Face
Tech Tips: The Look of Varnished Wood
Tech
Tips: Natural Metal for the Masses
Tech
Tips: Finding a Perfect Match (With FS Color Server)
Weathering
Tech
Tips: Shading and Enhancing Panel Lines
Tech
Tips: Hit the Dirt, Modellers!
Tech Tips: Weathering AFVs - Step by Step
Tech Tips: Detergent Wash
Tech
Tips: Using Chalk-Based Pastels and Blending Sticks
Workshop tips
Tech
Tips: Airbrush Cleaner & Thinner Recycler
Tech Tips: Scale Drawings Conversion Chart
Tech Tips: Digital Montage Photography
Tech Tips:
Keeping Your Airbrush Shiny and Clean
Tech Tips:
Airbrush Cleaning Pictorial
Aircraft Reference
During the years we have assembled a sizeable collection of walkaround-style photo essays on different aircraft types. These, and associated aircraft reference material can be found below listed by country of origin in alphabetical order.
For aircraft camouflages see the next section.
Germany
Fieseler
Fi 156 Storch in Detail
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz
in Detail
Focke-Wulf
Fw 190 A-8 in Detail
Focke-Wulf
Fw 190 A-8 in Detail (Revisited)
Focke-Wulf
Fw 190: Modeller's Guide to Radial Engine Versions (Part I)
Focke-Wulf
Fw 190: Modeller's Guide to Radial Engine Versions (Part II)
Heinkel
He 162 Volksjäger in Detail
Horten
IX (Gotha Go 229) in Detail
Messerschmitt
Bf 109 E in Detail
Messerschmitt
Bf-109G-6 in Detail
Messerschmitt
Bf 109 G-10 in Detail
Messerschmitt
Bf 110 G in Detail
Messerchmitt
Me 262 in Detail
Messerchmitt
Me 262B in Detail
Romania
IAR
80/81: Modeller's Guide to Variants
Russia and the Soviet Union
Antonov
An-2 Colt in Detail
Mikoyan
& Gurevich Mig-19 Farmer in Detail
Mikoyan
& Gurevich Mig-29 Fulcrum in Detail
Sweden
FFVS
J 22 in Detail
JAS
39 Gripen - 10th Anniversary of first flight
JAS
39 Gripen in Detail
SAAB
J 21 in Detail
SAAB
37 Viggen in Detail
United Kingdom
Avro
Lancaster in Detail
Avro
Rota in Detail
BAC
221 in Detail
Boulton
Paul Defiant in Detail
de
Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth in Detail
de
Havilland Mosquito B 35 in Detail
Fairey
Battle in Detail
English
Electric Lightning in Detail
Gloster
Gladiator in Detail
Hawker
Hart in Detail
Hawker
Hunter in Detail
Hawker
Tempest Mk II in Detail
Supermarine
Spitfire Mk I in Detail
Supermarine
Spitfire Mk. IX in Detail
Supermarine
Spitfire PR Mk XIX in Detail
Supermarine
Spitfire F Mk 24 in Detail
Supermarine
Walrus in Detail
Vickers
Wellington in Detail
Westland
Lysander in Detail
United States
Bell
X-1: Modeller's
Guide to X-1 Experimental Aircraft (Part One)
Bell
X-1: Modeller's Guide to X-1 Experimental Aircraft (Part Two)
Boeing
B-17F Flying Fortress in Detail
Curtiss
P-40E in Detail
Curtiss
P-40: Modeller's Guide to Variants
Douglas
Skyraider in Detail
Grumman
Wildcat in Detail
Lockheed
C-130 Hercules in Detail
Lockheed
F-117 Nighthawk in Detail
North
American B-25 in Detail
North
American P-51A Mustang in Detail
North
American P-51D Mustang in Detail
North
American P-51D Mustang in Detail (Revisited)
North
American P-51Mustang: Modeller's Guide to Early Variants
North
American P-51 Mustang: Modeller's Guide to Late Variants
North
American F-100 Super Sabre in Detail
North
American X-15: Modeller's Guide to World Speed Record Experimental
Aircraft
Republic
P-47D Thunderbolt in Detail
Republic
RF-84F Thunderflash in Detail
Republic
RF-84F Thunderflash in Detail (Reprise)
Seversky
P-35 in Detail
Armor, Ship and other Reference
Reference features on miscellaneous subjects, listed by country in alphabetical order.
Germany
Biber
mini-submarine in Detail
SdKfz
173 Jagdpanther in Detail
Strv
121 in Detail
U-Boot
Type XXI in Detail
V2
rocket in Detail
United States
Modellers'
Guide to Thor-Able Star and Delta Rockets
Camouflage and
Markings
Reference material on aircraft camouflage, listed by country.
Argentina
Pulqui - Argentina's Jet Adventure
Belgium
Republic
RF-84F Thunderflash in Belgian Service
France
Curtiss Hawk
75 in Armée de l'Air Service
French
Fighters in British Service During WW1
Germany
Early Focke-Wulf
Fw 190s
Focke-Wulf
Fw 190
Fokker
Dr. I Aces
Messerschmitt
Me 109
Italy
Italian Ace Giorgio Pessi and his Spad VII
Japan
Nakajima
Type 1 Hayabusa (Oscar)
The Netherlands
Colours of the Dutch Air Force (Part I)
Colours
of the Dutch Air Force (Part II)
Colours
of the Dutch Air Force (Part III)
Romania
Fighters
of the Romanian Air Force
IAR
80/81 - Romania's Best Fighter
United Kingdom
Boulton
Paul Defiant
Bristol
Beaufighter - Part 1
Bristol
Beaufighter - Part 2
Fairey
Battle - Addendum
Gloster
Gladiator - Part 1
Gloster
Gladiator - Part 2
Hawker
Hunter
Camouflage
and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF (Part 1)
Camouflage
and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF (Part 2)
Camouflage
and Markings of No. 112 Sqn RAF (Part 1)
Camouflage
and Markings of No. 112 Sqn RAF (Part 2)
Early
Armed Reconnaissance Spitfires
French
Fighters in British Service During WW1
Lance Wade - Desert Spitfire Ace
McDonnell
Phantom in British Service
Night-fighting
Spitfires
United States
Bell P-39 Airacobra in USAAF Service
Curtiss Hawk
75 in Armée de l'Air Service
Ernest
Fiebelkorn - The Buster of Walter Nowotny and his P-51D
McDonnell
Phantom in British Service
North
American P-51 Mustang (Part 1)
North
American P-51 Mustang (Part 2)
North
American P-51 Mustang (Part 3)
North
American P-51 Mustang (Part 4)
Republic
RF-84F Thunderflash in Belgian Service
Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45
(Part I)
Interior Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45 (Part II)
Interior
Colours of US Aircraft, 1941-45 (Part III)
Sweden
Bell 206L Long Ranger in Swedish Police Service
Saab JA 37 Viggen "Blå Petter"
Photo Albums
These are our miscellaneous photo collections.
Photo
Album: Aircraft and Colours of the Rhodesian Air Force
Photo
Album: Aircraft and Colours of the South African Air Force
Photo
Album: Below Mach 1
Photo Album: Bismarck
Photo Album: Deck Landing Incidents
Photo
Album: Farewell to Viggen
Photo
Album: Scharnhorst & Gneisenau
Photo
Album: Tigers@IAT
Photo Album: Those Magnificent Wright Brothers and their Flying Machines
Photo Album: US Beach Landing Operations, 1943-45 (Part 1)
Photo Album: US Beach Landing Operations, 1943-45 (Part 2)
World
War II Colors - in Color
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