At the IPMS Antwerp model show, set for March 21, 2026, we are preparing a new book and Limited Edition Gift Set. This luxury Gift Set is on the P-51D Mustang and will include a brand new 116-page book in our Classics Series, a 1/48 scale Eduard scale model, ArtScale masks for canopy and wheels, 3D printed parts, a unique decal set for 6 different aircraft and a signed, limited edition print by aviation artist Christophe Gibelin.

The decal sheet of this Gift Set includes 6 different aircraft that were all based in Belgium between February and April 1945, based either in Chièvres, Asch or Opglabbeek. These decals are specifically designed for this box. This box will be available for just € 69,50 + shipping, as of March 21st, 2026.

You can pre-order this Limited edition Gift Set by sending us an email, before March 10, 2026.

Quite a bit of research has been done to select the aircraft represented in the decal set, included in our Limited edition P-51D Mustang Gift Set. All of these aircraft were briefly based in Belgium during the first months of 1945.

P-51D “Beautiful Betty” of the 486th Fighter Squadron, based in Chièvres, Belgium in 1945.
“Beautiful Betty” is a blue nose P-51D-15NA Mustang with serial number 44-14877 of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. It carries the name of Lt. Alex Karan on the canopy rail and 5 victory markings. It has a yellow rudder and has the code PZ – K with a bar. On April 12 1945, the aircraft looped during landing at Chièvres Airfield. While the pilot survided, the aircraft was badly damaged.

P-51D “Mary Mine” of the 376th Fighter Squadron, based in Chièvres, Belgium in 1945.
“Mary Mine” is a yellow nose P-51D-10NA Mustang with serial number 44-14685 of the 376th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group. It was flown by 1st Lt. George Vanden Heuvel and stationed at Chièvres Airfield. The canopy framing, most of the rudder and the nose are painted deep yellow. It carried a bar under the “L”, aft of the national marking on the fuselage.

P-51D “Stinky 2” of the 328th Fighter Squadron, based in Chièvres, Belgium in 1945.
“Stinky 2” is another blue nose P-51D-10NA Mustang with serial number 44-14015 that flew with the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group. It had a red painted rudder and carried 6 victory markings. It was flown by Capt. Williamm J. Stangel out of Chièvres Airfield.

P-51D “The Hawk-Eye-Owan” of the 487th Fighter Squadron, based at Opglabbeek, Belgium in 1945.
“The Hawk-Eye-Owan” is a blue nose P-51D-10NA Mustang with serial number 44-14801 of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group and was flown by Lt. Dean M. Huston and stationed at Opglabbeek Airfield. Huston was from Iowa, hence the nose-art “Eye-Owan”. On January 1, 1945, Huston attacked incoming Luftwaffe fighters during Operation Bodenplatte. The unit shot down 23 aircraft, with only 2 Mustangs damaged.

P-51D “Miss Margie” of the 3275th Fighter Squadron, based in Chièvres, Belgium in 1945.
“Miss Margie” is a P-51D-15NA Mustang with serial number 44-15366 that flew with the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group and was flown by Major Charles N. Keppler, who was based at Chièvres Airfield in the early days of 1945. It had a dark blue rudder and canopy framing. The wing tips and tip of the fin were also painted dark blue.

P-51D “Cripes A’Mighty” of the 328th Fighter Squadron, based in Asch, Belgium in 1944.
“Cripes A’Mighty” was a Blue nose P-51D-15NA Mustang with serial number 44-14906 of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Groupand was flown by Major George E. Preddy, the top P-51 Mustang Ace of World War II. He had down 26,83 enemy air-to-air kills. On Christmas Day 1944, while pursuing a Focke Wulf Fw-190 near Liège in Belgium, he was hit by a US anti-aircraft battery and crashed at high speed. He did not survive the crash. He was just 26 years old.

With the release of Revell’s 1/32nd scale Gloster Meteor F.8/FR.9, the first build reports are appearing online and in publications. One that stood out for me was this Belgian F.8, built by Mike Williams from a test shot. It not only shows the quality of the model kit, but also Mike’s talent. Take a look HERE for more photos.

If you would like to see more of Mike’s builds, have a look at his facebook page or his instagram page

Here are some more photos of Mike’s Meteor build. The kit is the new tool 1/32 scale Meteor F.8/FR.9. Mike built it in the colours of the Target Towing unit, which was based at the airbase of Koksijde.

When there’s only one model of an aircraft available in 1/32 – my preferred scale – you don’t really have much of a choice, but if you’re lucky, the model is really good. That was the case with Kitty Hawk’s Kingfisher. Being an aircraft that was deployed from ships, this is an aircraft that can be weathered extensively. The only thing you need is some good reference photos and some time to do it right. Here is the Kingfisher I built a few years ago.

The Kingfisher wasn’t the first kit in 1/32 that Kitty Hawk proposed and I think it was one of the best they did. Sure, you have to take some time to go over the instructions, where there’s always a chance that something is in the wrong order or forgotten – it is Kitty Hawk, after all. One thing that impressed me in this kit is the way the wings fit to the fuselage. This is so good, that you can easily paint the wing seperately from the fuselage, which makes the handeling of the model much easier.

For many years, aviation photographer Philip Stevens has been visiting preserved aircraft around the world. He visited aviation museums, air bases, gate guards, restoration projects, private collections and even aircraft that are all but forgotten. Upon talking to Philip, I immediately felt his passion for aviation history and plans were made to present his high quality photographs in a book.

While there is still a lot of work to be done on this book and the release date is still unkown, I wanted to share with you that we are working on this special project. This hardcover book will focus on aircraft survivors, some of them the only ones left in the world, in collections in Europe. With this book, we hope to motivate you to visit some of these aircraft yourself and learn about their place in aviation history. This book will also give a technical insight in how to photograph vintage or veteran aircraft in sometimes difficult areas.

Some of the photographs that Philip Stevens has made over the years and that will be featured in “Aircraft Survivors, Photographing the European Aviation History”.

Visit our website regularly to remain informed about the progress and release of this book.

We have been involved in the design of some real jets and I can tell you, it is a real adventure! After you get a briefing of what the unit, team or CO, the design work starts, resulting in 5 to 10 initial liveries. These are the basis to what will become the final design, which will be refined until the crews flying the jets are 100% happy. Once the designs are approved, we talk with the paint shop crews on how to get the design on the real aircraft after which the hard work starts:painting, masking, more masking and more painting. This can take between 2 and 7 weeks! And when the aircraft is rolled out, it’s always a special moment! Here are some of the aircraft we’ve done so far:

F-16 Belgian Air Force Dark Falcon

For each of these projects, we also designed the merchandising for these jets, including T-shirts, badges, posters, cards, books, caps and even beer mugs ! Each time, it was an unforgettable adventure of which we’re very proud! And please don’t go telling it around, but we’re working on a few more, see make sure to visit back here every now and then!

1/32 scale Zorro – based on Kitty Hawk’s T-28

It was always a surprise what the next kit of Kitty Hawk would be, because they used to pick unexpected subjetcs. When the 1/32 scale Trojan was announced, I immediately thought of building a Zorro, a modified version of the aircraft that was used during the Vietnam war. No national markings, armoured plates behind the seats, a busload of weapons underneath the wings and an interesting 3-tone green camouflage over a black underside. Now, if you’re building this kit, you have to make sure to put a lot of weight into the nose, because the main landing gear is placed very close to the nose wheel. So, every available room there is: fill it up with weight!

The cockpit was detailed – armour plates, electrical wires for the instruments – the radio compartment opened and a lot of additional details to the engine. I enjoy adding scratched details, that’s why I like making photographs of details, I guess. And why I have a huge collection of Evergreen plasticard and lead wiring.

The kit itself is a really good base, with a decent fit. The only thing you have to take care of, is fill the ejector pins on the interior of the large engine doors. Putting on putty, sanding everything down. Not something I enjoy, I can tell you! But if you don’t these ejector pins take away all the work you’ve done on the engine.