It’s official…
RIP Squadron Mailorder. They officially closed the doors yesterday. It was apparent over the weekend. They had a 70% off sale started last Friday, and by Sunday night, the website came up "under construction." Some locals had [...]
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Eduard 2021 releases
That Tempest II in July is nice. Hopefully the S.199 will be in 1/48 first. 4-cannon Fw-190A-5 is also interesting, as is the Spitfire V in the fall. I like the Fw-190F-8.
Doing 109Es with the Special Hobby kit is great - that is [...]
Airfix New Releases 2021
I just watched the Airfix new release video on YouTube, and here are the highlights.
New Tool:
1/72
Hawker Tempest Mk.V
DH Mosquito B.XVI (two-stage Merlin engines)
1/48
DHC Chipmunk T.10
DH Vampire F.3
1/35
Austin K2/Y [...]
Good News: ARMA Hobby announces 2021 releases
Yes - 2021 will be better.
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A Follow Up on The Eduard Fire – Some Better News!
Having posted on the fire at the Eduard Warehouse a day or two ago I’m pleased to be able to follow up with the text and a photo from a media post from earlier today:
Dear friends, thank you again for your messages and [...]
2020 – More Bad News…
Although not the most important news currently, still another awful event in 2020.
A fire has significantly damaged the Eduard warehouse.
This from the company:
Dear clients,
Today, unfortunately, there was a fire in the Moste building, [...]
Chuck Yeager died today
Just saw the news that Chuck Yeager died today at age 97. Given how deep he was in Alzheimers over the past several years, my personal take is it was a release.
He was my childhood hero, and then the first movie job I had (junior assistant [...]
RIP Dave Schemel
Sad to learn that Dave Schemel passed on December 1, from complications of Covid-19. I'd lost track of him, then we re-established contact last year, but I hadn't heard anything from him since last summer. Great guy, great modeler, a [...]
Sad news...
Hello, I'm P38J's (Bob) son Bob Jr. I regret to say you've lost one fine modeler, as my father has passed on from this life. I know he would frequent this site for ideas/inspiration from all of you and maybe strut his stuff from time to [...]
OtVinta! 1/48 M2 Cletrac, High Speed Tractor – new model!
Hello! I would like to present a new model - the model of the American airfield tractor M2 Cletrac. The model is made of polyurethane resin, 134 parts, decal for 8 options, brass mesh, cable. The model is made as convenient as possible for [...]
