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Trumpeter's 1/48 C-47 Skytrain "D-Day Mini Whiskey 7"

by Christina Swank on February 9, 2022 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Where do I start...Whiskey 7, or 43-30652. A 1943 Douglas C-47 Skytrain that served as the leader of Serial #18 on D-Day, according to records with the 37th TCS, 316th TCG. No actual photographs where her tail number can be seen exist [...]

Italy – The sun and … Rhubarb?

by capt. R on August 27, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Rhubarb - It was the code name for attacking ground targets by fighter formations. In 1944, the Luftwaffe was in a decisive retreat and many divisions were trained to attack ground targets. This was also the case with the 601 squadron that [...]

A bit of exoticism, i.e. oval wings over the Solomon Islands.

by capt. R on July 13, 2021 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

I remember quite well when I bought the first Spitfire from the matchbox kit in elementary school. It was a great joy! The model seemed difficult to me then, requiring working with a modeling knife. Of course, everything was painted with [...]

M3A3 French Army

by Peter Ibes on September 12, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

My first armour post on I-Modeller; the 1:72 M3A3 Stuart from S-Model, using Braille-Scale decals for a vehicle from the French army that landed in Southern France in August 1944. The S-Model kit is actually a quick-build kit, albeit a [...]

North-American P-51-D Mustang Airfix 1/72

by Ferry Dierckxsens on August 2, 2019 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

It has been a while, but just finished my 1/72 P-51-D Mustang from Airfix. This is the kit with their new tooling and it's a very nice kit to work on. Tolerances are tight and I managed to build it without a single blob of filler. With [...]