LTJG Jack “Dusty” Kleiss was a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Scouting Six flying from the USS Enterprise (CV-6). His first combat was during the raid on Kwajalein Atoll where he hit Japanese shore installations and [...]
In 1953 the Soviets transferred twenty-five Tupolev Tu-4 “Bull” bombers (a direct copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress) to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force. The Chinese flew these aircraft in front-line units as [...]
“Irmgard” was originally Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/R3 Trop W.Nr. 10605 assigned to 2.(H)/14. She was brought down by ground fire near Zaris, Tunisia on 20FEB43 while on a reconnaissance mission. Her pilot, a Leutnant Wernicke, [...]
Model Con 419 was held yesterday at the Quality Inn in Perrysburg, Ohio. The show was a collaboration between the IPMS Fremont KitBashers and the Toledo Plastic Modelers. This was the first show in the Toledo area since 2018, for those [...]
A surprisingly beautiful day in central Indiana after a week of rain, perfect for IPMS Roscoe Turner who held their annual show yesterday at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana. This is a highlight of the Region 4 model show [...]
Photos from the 2024 Dayton Wright Field Modelers IPMS Show. A small vendor’s room but some great models on display. The show was literally just up the road from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and it’s hard to [...]
This is a “What If” conversion of the Academy B-17 kit into what the B-38 project might have evolved into had it gone into production. I’m not sure what it would be called, I have been thinking of it as the “Frankenfortress” but [...]
A productive year! 72 completions total, 58 aircraft and 14 vehicles, all to 1/72 scale. I managed to complete one batch roughly every month, the photos are of each group which shared the bench. If anyone is interested, more details and [...]
The Eduard 1/72 scale Messerschmitts are the new kids on the block, and the new release comes with lots of bells and whistles in the form of two PE frets, Kabuki tape masks, and a generous (and interesting) decal sheet. Surprisingly, the [...]
This is a build of the Revell Flower Class Corvette. The kit was initially released by Matchbox in 1979 and has been re-released repeatedly since, often with upgrades or bonus parts. The kit was built for a friend who wanted to use it [...]
