The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987...

HOB HA3561 Hobby Master 1/72 F/A-18A "75 Sqn. Commemorative Design 2021" A21-18, RAAF, 2021 The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first 1987 production...

HOB HA3560 Hobby Master 1/72 F/A-18D Hornet 165685, VMFA(AW)-242, US Marine Corps, Yokota AB, August 2020 The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first...

HOB HA5125 Hobby Master 1/72 F/A-18E Super Hornet 168363, VFA-27 "Royal Maces", CVW-5 CAG, USS Ronald Reagan, Atsugi Air Base, 2015 The McDonnell Douglas Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet is a twin-engine multi-role carrier-based aircraft. The “E” variant is single-seater while the “F” variant is...

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first 1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and...

HOB HA0133 Hobby Master 1/72 Ju 87D-3"Stuka" T6+EK, Eastern Front, WWII Because of the slow development of new attack aircraft Germany decided to improve what they already had, the Ju-87. The new and improved version was much more streamlined with an increase of power,...

HOB HA0132 Hobby Master 1/72 Ju 87G-1 "Stuka" T6+AD, Eastern Front, WWII Because of the slow development of new attack aircraft Germany decided to improve what they already had, the Ju-87. The new and improved version was much more streamlined with an increase of...

HOB HA3826 Hobby Master 1/72 Lockheed KF-16C Fighting Falcon ROKAF 20th FW, 157th FS, #93-100, Seosan AB, South Korea, 2020 From 1996-2001 the 120th FS was tasked with training pilots to fly the new KF-16Cs. Over the years the 120th FS has trained over...

HOB HA3891 Hobby Master 1/72 Lockheed KF-16D Fighting Falcon ROKAF 20th FW, #92-047, Seosan AB, South Korea, 2020 The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) possesses 180 F-16C/D aircraft that are locally designated as KF-16C/D. The RoKAF is the second air force to be...

HOB HA5908 Hobby Master 1/72 MIG-17F Fresco C 3020, flown by Le Hai, 923rd 'Yeh The' Fighter Rgt., 14 June 1968 The Soviet built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Fresco) was initially called the MiG-15bis+45° and completed its maiden flight on January 13, 1950 and entered service...

HOB HA5607 Hobby Master 1/72 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PD Foxbat-E Soviet Air Force, Blue 75, USSR, 1979 On September 6, 1976 Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko; flew his MiG-25 to Japan and defected. This gave the Americans their first-hand look at the new aircraft that had become...

In 1991 the Russian Aerobatic Team the Strizhi (Swifts), performed their first demonstration when they visited Sweden's Uppsala airbase. The Strizhi members are made up of pilots from the 237th Guards Proskurov Aircraft Demonstration Centre based in Kubinka Air Base. When not flying with...

Slovak Air Force (Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic since 2002) MiG-29A Fulcrum was manufactured in late 1994 c/n 296053606 and delivered to the air force 1st Squadron at Sliac in January 1995 as 6829. MiG-29A 6829 was painted in...

HOB HA6508 Hobby Master 1/72 Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum-A IQAF, Tornado Killer, Habbanyah AB, Iraq, 2003 Iraqi sources have stated that on January 19, 1991 an Iraqi MiG-29 flown by Captain Jameel Sayhood was scrambled to intercept incoming Tornados. Captain Sayhood says he climbed above...

HOB HA6514 Hobby Master 1/72 MIG-29A Fulcrum Red 661, East German Air Force (LSK-NVA), 1990 The MiG-29 is a twin-engine supersonic fourth generation air superiority jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970’s. The aircraft entered service with the Soviet Air Force...

2019 was the fifth year for the Russian international military-technical forum "Army 2019" held in June at Kubinka and many other locations. These forums are used to demonstrate to the public the advancements the Russian military has made over the past year. This gathering...

HOB HA1616 Hobby Master 1/72 Mirage 2000-5EG No.237, 332 Mira, Hellenic Air Force, 2018 The Mirage 2000-5 is the second generation of the Mirage 2000. The French Armée de l’Air was replacing the older version of the Mirage 2000 and the manufacturer had hoped...

HOB HA1617 Hobby Master Mirage 2000-5F "10 Years of GC 1/2" 2-EQ, Groupe de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes, September 2019 The Mirage 2000-5 is the second generation of the Mirage 2000. The French Armée de l’Air was replacing the older version of the Mirage 2000...

HOB HA19050 Hobby Master 1/72 McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II Diecast Model Luftwaffe AufklG 52, 35+67, Leck AB, Germany, 1992 Designed as a fleet defense fighter for the US Navy, the F-4 Phantom was first flown on May 27, 1958. This twin-engine, long-range all-weather...

HOB HA6012 Hobby Master 1/72 Sukhoi Su-27SKM Flanker-B Sukhoi Design Bureau, Blue 305, Paris - Le Bourget Airport, France, Paris Airshow 2005 In 2005, Sukhoi brought this stunningly camouflaged Su-27SKM to the Paris Airshow. The SKM variant is a single-seat multi-role fighter for export....