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Greetings Everyone I included a review and some background history on the Airco DH.2 and the John Jenkins Designs model in the recent edition of my aviation newsletter. You can check it out at this link. https://heyzine.com/flip-book/0992d29952.html Corey

A small diorama with the Reed Chambers SPAD S.XIII in the 1919 patriotic color scheme. I wanted to put this model on display for the 4th. Reed is strapping into the S.XIII and Eddie is giving him a few pointers. Another pilot is discussing some things with a mechanic (repurposed Franz Ray figure...

Greetings Everyone In the most recent review of the aviation newsletter I publish, I wrote a short review about the John Jenkins SPAD S.XIII model painted in the colors of the machine flown by Reed Chambers. I thought this model fit for the month of July with its patriotic color scheme. If you...

Hi Everyone The B-29 Superfortress "Doc" recently visited our local airport for a tour stop (Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, PA). I had the opportunity to do an article and photos about the visit. I tied that in with a short history of the B-29 and Doc's restoration. If you...

Greetings Everyone Not sure if I posted this one either, but this edition of my newsletter has a review of John's Albatros D.III in it if you care to read it. Also a feature article about a plane John SHOULD make as part of the Knights of the Skies series, a Curtiss Jenny trainer. Review is...

Greetings Not sure if I posted this one at all, but this edition of my newsletter had a small review of John's M.C. 72 floatplane and a small history about the actual aircraft. Available at the link if anyone would like to read it and check it out. https://heyzine.com/flip-book/c078aadb9e.html...

Posted this on the John Jenkins Designs section but figured I would here as well. This is a diorama I made for the John Jenkins Designs F4F-3 Wildcat in prewar colors. Deck was made from a Thomas Gunn WWII carrier deck mat, and repainted in a Vallejo mahogany brown to replicate the Wasp deck...

One of the first F4F-3 Wildcats to enter service is readied for launch on the USS Wasp in 1940. -Wildcat is John Jenkins Designs ACE 50 -Figures are all from John Jenkins Designs Inter-War aviation sets. A few from the Bunker Hill series. All figures had bases repainted to match the color of...

Greetings Everyone I am still on the hunt for the following John Jenkins planes to add to my collection. IWA-10-Boeing F4B SOV-05 Soviet I-16 SB-01 Supermarine S.6B If anyone has them and would like to sell them, please send me a private message. Thanks Corey

Greetings For anyone who enjoys military helicopters, the latest edition of the aviation newsletter I write and publish has lots of pictures of U.S. Army helicopters in it and information about them. The helicopters were from the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division and stopped at my local airport...

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Greetings The latest edition of the aviation newsletter I write has a review of the JJD Wildcat in prewar colors. You can read it at the provided link if you like and see some pictures of the model. This is an excellent model, you will not be disappointed if you get one. If you are thinking...

A review of the John Jenkins Designs Clive Caldwell Spitfire is published in the April edition of my aviation newsletter that I write and publish. If you would like to read it you can check it out at the link below. https://heyzine.com/flip-book/3a2fac40f2.html

Those of you who enjoy World War I aircraft or collect the John Jenkins Knights of the Skies series might like this article I wrote about the classic Curtiss Jenny World War I trainer and 1920s barnstormer aircraft. Pictures of two restored Jennys are part of the article. Article available at...

Thought some members might enjoy reading this article I wrote for my newsletter about the 20th Anniversary of the Opening of the NAM Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center in Virginia. This is the second National Air and Space Museum facility and the museum has many excellent historic aircraft. The...

For anyone who enjoys WWII aircraft or WWII in general, a local air museum near where I live, the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, hosts a big WWII airshow and living history event every June called WWII Weekend. Over 1,000 reenactors, 100s of military vehicles, and several restored WWII aircraft...

For anyone that enjoys WWI aircraft, a local air museum near where I live called the Golden Age Air Museum had a WWI and Golden Age of Flight airshow a few years back. The event was called the Fokker Scourge and featured four replica WWI Fokker Triplanes, three powered by authentic rotary...

For anyone who watched the Masters of the Air miniseries, I featured a photo walk around of the B-17 in my aviation newsletter I write and publish for the January/February edition. The B-17 featured in the photo walk around is "Aluminum Overcast" operated by the EAA. You can find it here...

Hi I'm looking for one of the seated pilot figures that John Jenkins made for the Navy planes. Doesn't really matter if it is the looking left or looking right figure. If anyone has one that they would part with, I would be appreciative. Thanks Corey

Hello Everyone I am looking for an example of JJD IWA-10, the Boeing F-4B from the interwar series. This is to replace a plane that fell from a shelf and broke beyond repair awhile back. If anyone has one they would sell, please get in touch Thanks Corey