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80 Years Ago Today: 1st LT Thomas V. Smith 100th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Group, 13th AF Palawan Philippines, Monogram 1/48 B-25J

by Louis Gardner on April 8, 2025 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is a sad but true story of an event that shook our family on this day in 1945. Between 0840 and 0845 hours, on April 8th, 1945, a B-25J from the 100th Bomb Squadron crashed into the Sulu Sea, killing all six men on board during a [...]

Group discussions today:

Now		69 ≡ · 1/48 Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
Today		51 ≡ · Airfix Vickers Wellington Mk.1A 1/72 (18-12-1939)
5h		11 ≡ · First Republic...1/48 IMAM Ro37 Austrian Airforce
6h		37 ≡ · Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk.I
		34 ≡ · Siam at War...1/48 Nakajima Ki-27b "Nate", Royal Thai Airforce
		48 ≡ · Shiny Gaucho...1/48 Curtiss H-75O Hawk, Aviación del Ejército Argentino
		4 ≡ · Under New Management...1/48 Nakajima Ki-43-III Hayabusa "Oscar", Chinese Nationalist Airforce
		29 ≡ · Spanish Civil War...1/48 Henschel Hs123A-1, Legion Condor
		25 ≡ · Italeri 1/72 Hellenic A-7
		54 ≡ · 1/48 Revell B-25J family tribute build. 1st LT Tommy Smith, MIA 100th Bomb Sq. 42nd Bomb Group
18h		472 ≡ · Airfix Consolidated B-24H Liberator 1/72
		33 ≡ · Hurricane MK.I, John "Paddy" Hemingway, DFC, AE Tribute
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BoB MK.I Spitfire

by Rod Bettencourt on April 7, 2025 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

Spitfire Mk.I 234 squadron August 1940. This is the Kotare kit which I enjoyed very much. Quinta cockpit and HGW seatbelts were used. Paints were model master. Mr. Cleaver gave me some advice on European fading (Lilac). I was waiting for [...]

Kinetic/Eduard 1/48 Mirage IIICJ

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on April 7, 2025 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Three models depicting the iconic Mirage in the IDF service during the early 70s. I used Kinetic's Mirage III mold as a platform and replaced the necessary parts from Eduard's Mirage IIICJ.

Italeri 1/72 Mig-29 UB

by R I K U R D I N on April 7, 2025 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Hello... This model started so well and ended so poorly. During construction, everything was fine, but when I started painting, problems began, not at first, but it definitely went wrong in the end. Inthe rear upper part where the [...]

Scissors & Plane Blackburn Buccaneer Paper model 1/ 100 scale

by Neil on April 7, 2025 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

I can't believe that by making a scratch built canopy and basic cockpit, it made the paper model go to another level. Full build coming soon. Thanks for all your support. One love my friends.

Eduard Fw190A8/R2

by IAN JACKSON on April 7, 2025 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Hey folks, So this is my Eduard 'Weekend Edition' 1:48 Focke-Wulf with just generic seatbelts added. Painted with Mr Color lacquers for the camo and decals for a 5/JG300 machine from the spares box. Weathering/stains/leaks are all Windsor [...]

Messerschmitt Bf109E - 1/72

by Michael Smith on April 6, 2025 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

This is a 1994 boxing of the 1976 Hasegawa Bf109E with decals for three of Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland's aircraft in 1940. I built it as the December 1940 version of E.W. number 5819 at Audembert, France, when Galland was CO of [...]

ETC 500 rack and Bf 110G-4: The mount of Martin Drewes revised

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on April 6, 2025 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

ETC stands for; Elektrischer Träger für cylindrische Außenlasten (Electric carrier for cylindrical external stores.) The generic rack appeared on German bombers to carry different bomb load. Likewise, the Bf 110 variants destined as [...]

2025 Indianapolis Roscoe Turner IPMS Show

by Jeff Groves on April 6, 2025 · in Show Reports · 4 ≡

IPMS Roscoe Turner held their annual invitational yesterday at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana, always a much-anticipated show. This is a highlight of the Region 4 model show circuit, the Indianapolis-based show lived up [...]

Fat Tony

by Kyle Koppos on April 6, 2025 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Our dear Simpsons mafioso may have the key to our ‘how many models is too many’ conundrum: “Who’s ta say? Does a peacock need all dose feathers?” Anyways, possessions come to us in a multitude of ways, sometimes in the form of [...]