The last completions of 2024, a pair of Eduard F6F-3 Hellcats. “Double Nuts” are the markings of CDR James Flatley, Commander Air Group 5 and an ace credited with six victories aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the Marcus Island [...]
Total output from the Inch High Secret Underground Workshop for year 2024 comes down to 44 completions, 38 aircraft and 6 vehicles. 3 of these completions were large four-engine types and 2 of those were rather extensive conversions, 6 [...]
Here are a pair of Arma Hobby Bell P-39D / P-400 Airacobras which I recently completed. The Arma P-39s are excellent kits which build up well and look the part, these were built OOB with no aftermarket or scratchbuilding of any kind. [...]
Yesterday was the annual Cincinnati IPMS Model Show held at the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio. It’s a really great venue for a show, with your standard array of vendor tables and contest entries intermixed with actual [...]
Ju 290A-4 W.Nr. 110165 was originally assigned to 5 FAGr on long-range reconnaissance flights supporting U-boat operations in the Atlantic. As the Allies pushed into France many 5 FAGr aircraft were transferred to KG 200, the [...]
IPMS Duneland held their annual show yesterday in the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge, Hobart, Indiana. There seemed to be fewer models entered this year than last, and the 1/72 scale categories were particularly sparce. Damage to the [...]
This is the Grumman TBM-1C Avenger flown by a LTJG Rothwell from USS Petrof Bay (CVE 80). The kit is from Hasegawa, decals are from Techmod sheet 72128. No surprises from either the kit or the decals, a very enjoyable build!
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The Military Modelers Club of Louisville 2024 Model Show, was held yesterday at the Paraquet Springs Convention Center. MMCL had hosted shows here in previous years but this was my first time here, it is a very nice facility – clean, [...]
LTJG Arthur Brassfield opened his account on 05MAY42 while defending USS Lexington (CV-2) during the Battle of Coral Sea. On that day he was credited with downing an H6K “Mavis” flying boat, a kill he shared with two other VF-42 [...]
The Hobby 2000 business plan is to re-pop kits from various manufacturers, adding new decals and paint masks. This gives modelers another chance to acquire an out of production kit which already includes two of the most common aftermarket [...]
