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Testors Weird-ohs "Hodad Making The Scene"

by Joe Caputo on July 25, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 14 ≡

"Lookin' good is OK, but can he ride the tall wave? All the chatter comes easy, but the surf's for the brave", or so the box art says... Our 13 year old grand daughter, Kim, is visiting from Texas. With a model club meeting [...]

Off-Topic – RIP my favorite actor

by Tom Cleaver on July 21, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

James Garner's favorite "James Garner moment" from his favorite of the movies he made. Mine too. The words may have been written by the best screenwriter ever, Paddy Chayefsky, but the words come from the mouth of a man who [...]

Please don't ride the bomb !

by neil foster on July 18, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 25 ≡

Just a bit of fun using up some of the left over bits from my B29 build ,sort of inspired by the movie Dr Strangelove,not much more to say... Hope you like it ,N.

“Fabled Fifteen” now available for pre-order in hardback!

by Tom Cleaver on July 16, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

"Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15" is now available for pre-order in hardback. Casemate Publishers will release it on September 28, 2014. Casemate publishes in the US and England, so European readers [...]

Highway Pioneers Club Contest

by AL HOFFMAN on July 15, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Didn't see a group this fit into so I'm putting it here. One of our local Model Car Clubs recently had a meeting at my house w2hich included a contest that I sponsored. The requirements included building a Gowland & Gowland car kit in [...]

Deja Vu all over again....49th FG P-40N

by Bill Koppos on July 9, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

Saw Ralph's model, and said hey that looks familiar. This is the Hasegawa 1/48 version, decals came from an aftermarket sheet, sorry I don't recall the maker. They do look sweet in NMF too bad the P-40Q didn't catch on...

The Mack “Hoover Dam ” Dump Truck and Marion Steam Shovel, 1931

by Mike Maynard on July 9, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

I'm not really a truck or car modeler, but once in a while I like to build something different. I've always been a fan of construction equipment, especially older, cable operated excavators. There's not much in the way of steam shovel kits [...]

iModeler June Awards

by Editor on July 7, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 18 ≡

Time to announce the winners of the iModeler July Competition. A month that brought us an excessive D-Day Anniversary celebration and a total of 111 new articles followed by 1798 users' comments. As per our usual procedure, we are [...]

How to fix those pesky float pylons on the Trumpy Albatross, plus some engines

by Rob Anderson on July 7, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

So amongst the myriad problems that mar tis wonderful kit is the fact that Trumpeter failed to notice the pylons the wing floats are attached to are the wrong angle. They are parallel to the wing when they should sweep forward. One site [...]

Hawker Hurricane lands on theatre roof

by George Williams on June 28, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

As a tribute to the French aircrew who served locally during WWII, this Hurricane has been displayed during the Tour de France visit to York. In case you don't know, the Tour de France is a major cycle race. Follow this link to see [...]