Review: Mirage-Hobby 1/48 Halberstadt CL.IV History The Halberstadt CL.IV was a German ground attack aircraft of World War I. The CL.IV was designed as a replacement for the CL.II. As the CL.II had proven to be particularly effective in the ground support role, the focus of an improved version was Read more…
Review: Mirage-Hobby 1/350 HMS Spiraea History The Flower-class corvette was a British class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic. Royal Navy ships of this class were named after flowers, hence the name of Read more…
Build 1/35 Mirage-Hobby TKS-B Tankette What is your preferred style of build video – what is it you want to see? Answer in the comments. Paul Tosney – Editor ModelBuilder International Scifiantasy HobbyLink International eBay Store Inextension
Welcome to the Part 4 and final reveal of the Mirage Hobby 1/48 PZL P.42. First we’ll lay down the decals after the clear coat is applied. Normally I wouldn’t put this coat on, but the texture of the plastic is quite rough. I’m certain that Mirage Hobby did their homework Read more…
Welcome to Part 3 of our build series of Mirage Hobby’s 1/48 PZL P.42. In this article I’ll be getting everything prepared for decals, panel line wash, adding details and the final reveal. Step 28 has the belly wing root photo-etch attached along with landing gear and a few Read more…
Mirage Hobby 1/35 TKS-B Tankette The TK (also known as the TK-3) tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 based on the chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette, with an improved hull and more powerful engine, and armour up to 8 mm (0.31 in) thick (10 mm or Read more…
Welcome to Part 2 of our Mirage Hobby 1/48 PZL P.42 build. In this part, we’ll endeavour to get our project ready for primer then paint. First, we have to perform some delicate surgery As you can see above I used my jewellers saw to remove the tail for Step Read more…
The PZL P.42 light bomber, based on the PZL.23A Karas’, was built during 1936-1939 at the PZL factory in Warsaw. The design team headed by Stanislav Prauss was working on developing the PZL.23 Karas’. In this prototype, the design was experimentally altered. It was fitted with twin vertical tails and Read more…
Review Mirage Hobby 1/72 M5 To relieve the demand for the radial aero-engines used in the M3, a new version was developed using twin Cadillac V-8 automobile engines and twin Hydra-Matic transmissions operating through a transfer case. This variation was quieter, cooler and roomier. Owing to its automatic transmission, it Read more…
Review Mirage Hobby 1/400 ORP Mazur ORP Mazur started life as torpedo boat V105 of the Kaiser’s German Navy. At the end of the war Mazur was awarded to Brazil, but then was sold to a private UK company and ended up being bought by Poland in 1921. She was Read more…