The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in […]
Alabama Air National Guard , Hobbymaster Updates and “Offers of the Week” Sale!
The Alabama Air National Guard (AL ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Alabama, United States of America. It is, along with the Alabama Army National Guard, an element of the Alabama National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Alabama Air National Guard are not in the normal United […]
Lockheed Hudson, Schuco Diecast and Hobbymaster Sale Offers of the Week !
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson was a military conversion of the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra airliner, and was the first significant aircraft […]
Singapore Air Force , Calibre Wings & JC Wings New Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Sale Offer !
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). In 1975, it was renamed the Republic of Singapore Air Force. History In January 1968, the British announced the imminent withdrawal of all their troops east […]
Skunk Works , Hobbymaster Sale and Flying Tigers Dispatch Information.
Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which are used in […]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook , Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals & Hobbymaster Sale and Re-stocks!
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol (later known as Boeing Rotorcraft Systems). The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of modern-day Washington state. The Chinook was […]
Transall C-160, Gemini Jets New Releases, Duelling Fighters and Hobbymaster Offers of the Week !
The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. “Transall” is an abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale and VFW-Fokker. It was initially developed to meet the requirements for a modern transport aircraft for the French and German Air Forces; […]
Airbus A400M Atlas, Corgi Aviation Archive arrivals, and “Offers of the Week” Free U.K. Post offer ! (see below)
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European, four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.The A400M is positioned, in terms of size, between the C-130 […]
De Havilland Dove (Devon), Latest Corgi and Oxford Diecast Model Arrivals and Hobbymaster Special Sale offers !
The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland. It was a monoplane successor to the prewar de Havilland Dragon Rapide biplane. The design came about from the Brabazon Committee report which, amongst other aircraft types, called for a British-designed short-haul feeder for airlines. The Dove was a […]
Syrian Air Force, Air Commander Pre-order and Updated Photos and Sale offers !
The Syrian Air Force, officially the Syrian Arab Air Force is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It is variously abbreviated in English to SAF, SAAF, or SyAAF. It was established in 1948. Land-based air defence systems are grouped under the Syrian Air Defense Force, which split from both the Air Force […]
Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, Latest Model Arrivals, Updated Hobbymaster Photos and New Gemini and InFlight Models.
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The […]
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, Hobbymaster New Arrivals and Latest Special Offers !
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a supersonic, medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic bomber, aerial reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare aircraft in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force […]
The Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) & Latest Hobbymaster and InFlight New Model Announcements
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is the aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The present Air Force came into being in the early 1980s when the former Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed. The Air Force has attempted with some success to maintain in service the large number of […]
Hobbymaster Latest Arrivals and Deals of the Week
Hobbymaster Latest Arrivals and Deals of the Week A very large delivery of Hobbymaster models has landed at Sywell this week. As promised (although a little later than planned) here is the extra Newsletter to you this week to update you with all the new Hobbymaster arrivals and additions to the website including the latest “Deals […]
“HALT” Who goes there at Sywell this week?
Sywell entertained two new visitors this week. As many of you will recognize from the photograph above, the first of these visitors was none other than P51-D “Jumpin Jacques” operated by Hanger 11. I don’t know exactly what time she arrived, but when I made my morning trip to the Aviator Hotel reception (to collect […]
Recent Sywell Visitors
Well what a lot can happen in 2 weeks! I hope all of the technical issues are well behind me now and it is full steam ahead in adding New and Pre-Order products onto the website. Some of you will have already noticed that some Hobbymaster Military Vehicles have recently been added to the site. […]
Diecast model sale section at Flying Tigers
The die-cast model SALE SECTION of the Flying Tigers website is an extremely busy area of our website. With some great models from all of the big manufacturers, it is always worth a quick visit to bag yourself a die-cast aviation bargain!
Model Sale at Flying Tigers
Massive savings on some fantastic aviation models, from all the major manufacturers. The Flying Tigers sale section is the place to visit for diecast bargains!
