Commentary on current events or industry news
Just heard "through the grapevine" that Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection and Armor Museum in Washington State is closed, permanently. Word is that his sister wants his toys converted into her money as his heir. In the [...]
Good evening everyone. This is a friendly reminder that our new upcoming group build will start in a little less than a month from now on June 25th. With Memorial Day recently observed here in the USA, there’s no better time than now [...]
75 years ago, "Victory in Europe" was celebrated. Also known as "VE Day," or just "V-Day," it was the mark of the end of WWII in Europe.
Due to COVID-19, this year's Arsenal of Democracy Flyover in the United [...]
IPMS Stockholm decided to cancel the annual show in April due to the covid-19 situation just to make a virtual dito instead. Please enjoy the contributions, tons of inspiration for coming builds:
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Copied from the post at Hyperscale:
Wingnut Wings Update
by Dave Wilson
Sad news from New Zealand today indicates Wingnut Wings has been closed down permanently and its assets are to be sold off.
Details are yet to be publicly disclosed [...]
Richard Alexander of WNW has announced they will not be re-opening. WNW is over.
This apparently has to do with a larger issue involving government subsidies to film production in "Wellywood" and Sir Peter Jackson's company [...]
Something I stumbled upon from a fellow modeller. A brief History of some of the giants in models.
Enjoy.
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Now that a lot of us are working from home, or have to stay home because of the virus, no time is better than the present to start something new.
A few months ago I mentioned this idea for a group build. Here it is... and everyone is [...]
Our governor just announced a "stay inside" order for the entire state until April 19. You can go to groceries, pharmacies, banks and gas stations, and take a walk around the block - but you have to keep 6ft/2m separation. Also [...]
Some thoughts on what's going on.
A week ago tonight, my wife (who suffers from Parkinson's) fell down in our living room and couldn't get up. After the fire department took her to the ER, the X-ray showed she had a fractured pelvis and a [...]
