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The latest email from Squadron shows the Magic Factory F4U-1A/F4U-2 Corsair kit available for $69.99 - that's competitive price-wise with the Tamiya Corsairs, with more detail offered. There was a point where @#$#@#@! Stevens International [...]

Airfix 2024 Range announcement

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Oh Noes! Robert Taylor RIP

Robert Taylor (1946-2024). It was announced today that Robert Taylor, considered the finest aviation artist, passed away in his home in England. The name Robert Taylor has been synonymous with aviation art over a quarter of a century. His [...]

It’s finally here ! ICM 1/48 scale Ki-21 “Sally” kit number 48195

This is a model that I have been waiting for every since I first heard about it becoming a reality. I pre ordered it from Squadron Mail Order when they announced it would be available for pre order purchase. The anticipation was great. [...]

Here's a nice Christmas present for airplane geeks

Coming this Christmas from Disney+ and Executive Producer/Star/Certified Airplane Nut John Travolta. Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd" (link)

Hawker Tempest IIfirst flight post restoration

This is the only flyable Hawker Tempest II in the world. The Tempest was the biggest, most powerful, fastest British fighter of World War II and the last World War II RAF fighter to see combat, flying in the Malayan Emergency 1948-51, when [...]

New to iModeler

Hi everyone, I just found this site a few days ago and joined. I did modeling as a kid stopped while in the service and got back into it about 10 or so years ago when the family got a little older and had I had more time. I build mostly [...]

E/V Natuilus Dives on Wreck of USS Yorktown at Midway

(link) To follow up on Tom's @tcinla post about the dive on Akagi here the same team dive on CV-5 USS Yorktown (link)