Commentary on current events or industry news
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 [...]
Yes - 2021 will be better.
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Eduard has released overtrees of the Spitfire Ia both early and late. Saw them advertised at Kitlinx for $22.99 - get 'em while they're hot!
Just saw an announcement that Lloyd Jones passed away over this past weekend.
If you don't think you know who he was, if you ever used a Scale-Master Decal, you knew Lloyd, who designed and created all that series. Those decals are so [...]
