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by Boris Rakic on February 13, 2019
in News — 16 Comments

Once again it is time for our monthly retrospective - a look back at some of the notable articles posted at this site during January. This was a month, our community added another 203 new articles to iModeler, prompting an impressive 2,655 comme[...]

Arthurian Tales – sir Lancelot

by Djordje Colovic on February 15, 2019
in Figures — 2 Comments

I like to taste the wine I swore to save the King Two jewels I am devolted to When the darkness closes in I kneel before you, Arthur For you I risk my life I am your protector… Well, ok… I’ll no further quote Grave Digger’s song “Lancelot” from [...]

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by Mee Wan on February 15, 2019
in Armor — 2 Comments

Goodday to all , This is the 1/35 scale model of the Malaysian armor variant which is the ACV-300 Adnan (IFV Sharpshooter 25mm M242 Bushmaster) modified from the AFV Club model kit serial code AF35016 (Nato AIFV). The Malaysian variant has som[...]

How to illuminate a model – 1/48 Trumpeter Douglas DC-3 [VIDEO]

by Editor on February 15, 2019
in How-to — 3 Comments

We learned to like and enjoy Plasmo's model construction videos on Youtube, and this one, featuring 1/48 Trumpeter DC-3 in Alaska Airlines livery is no exception. However, I found this video special because it provides a more or less complete g[...]

On This Day...February 15th

by david leigh-smith on February 15, 2019
in Uncategorized — 10 Comments

‘Friendly fire’ (in this case quite literally) was a huge problem when organising bomb runs on the massive scale that Bomber Command executed in the war with Nazi Germany. These photos, taken on February 15th, 1943 in Scampton Airfield, Englan[...]

IDF Merkava II 1/35 Academy

by David Pybus on February 14, 2019
in Armor — 9 Comments

IDF Merkava II - 1/35 from Academy Models

Fokker Eindecker E.II (Airfix 1/72)

by Paulo Castro on February 14, 2019
in Aviation — 13 Comments

I always wanted to build a WWI era aeroplane. However, the idea of rigging it put me off until I saw this kit from Airfix. Easy kit, very good detail and a not so complicated rigging. So I decided to give it a go. I've learned a few new (for me [...]

On This Day...February 14th

by david leigh-smith on February 14, 2019
in Uncategorized — 15 Comments

9th Armored Division technician Alvin Harley with a little French girl on 14th February, 1945. _______________ _______________ The traumatic evacuation of Singapore against the overwhelming might of the Japanese imperial Army in February[...]

1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109 G-6

by dale travis on February 13, 2019
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Flown by Lt. Elias Kuhlein of II./JG 51 Radomir, Bulgaria 1944. Extra detailing added to cockpit using some Aires resin and parts I made. The wheel wells, drop tank and rack, also received additional work.

Paul Allen’s research vessel “Petrel” has found USS Hornet (CV-8)

by Tom Cleaver on February 13, 2019
in News — 2 Comments

17,500 feet down, with 140 of her crew still aboard. Lost at the Battle of Santa Cruz, the last US fleet carrier lost in combat. Also here is the first report:

M8E2 Munitions Carrier, US Army, 1/48 Aurora, Blast from the past.

by Robert Royes on February 13, 2019
in Armor — 7 Comments

I found this on ebay, along Aurora's MBT 70,[which I have already built]. The M8 was based on the M41 Walker bulldog chassis, It was developed in the 1950s. Don't no much more about its operational use.Now I have something to resupply the M109 P[...]