DH.9a E8622 was from a production order for 400 aircraft placed in March 1918 with AMC (numbers E8406 to E8806) and is seen
here while in service with 8 Sqn in 1926-1927. It's appearance is remarkably similar to fellow 8 Sqn DH.9a H3510 as seen on
page 17. Note the auxiliary gravity petrol tank , radiator and the external cable fairing .
Historic aircraft photos courtesy of the 1914-18 Aviation Heritage Trust and Colin Owers (unless credited otherwise).
An accomplished modeller Richard’s models have twice been
awarded Best Overall in Show at IPMS(NZ) National Conventions
and earned him the inaugural TamiyaCon(NZ) Master Modeller
award (along with the associated trip to Japan) in 2001. Many of
his works are in private collections around the world, though he no
longer accepts commissions.
Richard has been in the model and hobby industry since 1991 and
brings with him a keen eye for detail and a passion for ensuring
our models are enjoyable to build. So if there is anything you don’t
like about this model, you can blame him.
If you do have comments, requests or suggestions, Richard is
contactable at [email protected]
A native of Wellington New Zealand, Richard
Alexander has a long term interest in military
history, race cars & local drivers from motor
sports golden era of the ‘60’s. Other interests
include mountain biking, scotch and cigars.
Project Co-ordinator, Richard Alexander
achieved during this time. His investigation of WWI aircraft has
encouraged further interest in the aircraft of the 'Golden Age' of the
20's and 30's which have particularly beautiful forms.
The 3D design challenge he found in creating the Wingnut Wings
models is adapting the real aircraft to scaled down replicas with the
necessary adjustments for injection moulding, when of course, as a
modeller - he would like 100% reality.
Nick was at one time a private pilot but never took the controls of a
bi-plane - the oldest plane he was rated in was that classic old tail
dragger, the Piper Cub. These days most of Nick's spare time is spent
with his young family.
Additional 3-D modelling by Darren Mildenhall
Nick Moore is an industrial design graduate and
experienced scale modeller with a longstanding
interest in most periods of history. Before entering
this project he knew less about WW1 aviation than
later periods and was surprised at the innovations
building models: Spitfires and Messerschmitt first... Camels and
Fokkers later.
He became a successful bass player with a career lasting over 35
years in several Rock bands, recording ten albums (one of them
being a National hit selling more than 100,000 copies) and
performing countless concerts, TV shows and tours all over
Argentina.
Now retired from the R’n’R scene, his interest returned to his early
passion: Aviation Artwork. Visiting the WW1 aircraft collection at
Hendon focused his already growing interest for that historic
period. His artwork is regularly appearing in journals and
publications like Windsock Worldwide, Windsock Datafiles, Cross
& Cockade and Over the Front.
Visit Ronny's website at: www.ronnybarprofiles.com
Ronny Bar developed a keen interest in airplanes
from an early age, living close at the El Palomar
Air Force Base in Buenos Aires. He first flew in
the back seat of a T-34 Mentor trainer at the age
of ten, and was soon drawing airplanes and
Profile Art by Ronny Bar
3-D Modelling by Nick Moore
(better known as the “Red Baron”), James McCudden, Raoul
Lufbery, Ernst Udet, Werner Voss, and other pioneers of
dogfighting are among Steve’s favorite subjects.
An Artist Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists, Steve
creates works that reflect scrupulous attention to historically
accurate detail, from the colorful markings on the fuselages to the
time of day of an actual battle.
Visit Steve's website at: www.anderson-art.com.
Steve Anderson is an avid historian of military
aviation, with a special interest in the many
beautiful biplanes and triplanes of World War I.
The aircraft and battles of famous World War I
aces such as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Box Art by Steve Anderson
