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The Micky-Dink, 1929

by Mike Maynard on December 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

The economic crisis following the end of WW1 had many railroads looking for an alternative to empty passenger trains running on branch lines. The rise of automobiles combined with improved roads and highways cut deep into passenger traffic [...]

iModeler November Awards

by Editor on December 4, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

Time to announce the results of our November (1st Anniversary) Contest. 117 new articles and 1230 comments were posted at iModeler during November, and the level of workmanship on display was indeed as good as it gets. As usual, we are [...]

A magazine we can all subscribe to...

by Tom Cleaver on December 4, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

Something for everyone in this magazine.

A sad and sobering tale.....

by neil foster on November 30, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 22 ≡

I was inspired to post these pictures after seeing Robs post, the u.k. is littered with crash sites, though few as well preserved as this. Our friends in America and elsewhere could be forgiven for thinking England is a small place but [...]

Completely off-topic: which Dr. Who are you?

by Tom Cleaver on November 22, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 21 ≡

I'm sure among this collection of weirdos, I am not the only Whovian. As you all know, the BBC is making a Very Big Deal out of Dr. Who this week (been watching all my favorite episodes from the re-boot). They have a "Which Dr. Who [...]

Many thanks to iModeler and my fellow iModelers!

by Seamus Boughe on November 20, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 20 ≡

I love getting stuff in the mail, even if it is junk mail! Of course, what came in the mail today was far from what I would call junk. My prize for winning the October contest at iModeler came today, the beautiful Eduard 1/48 Spitfire [...]

Waco (Glider series)

by Santiago Hrubisko on November 18, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

Hi to all of you Another series have just done by my father. We have to thanks to Luis Cid who made the special decals to complete our Waco CG-4A / Hadrian series which include the following models Here are the final photos which also [...]

Doggy-Style!

by Seamus Boughe on November 16, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 15 ≡

Several people, when commenting upon my recently completed 1/32 Spitfire Mk.II, said that the pilot figure looks lonely and needs a dog to keep him company. These people were preaching to the choir, though. From the start, I wanted my [...]

Eduard’s Phantom seats

by Rob Anderson on November 12, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

These things just about did me in, my old eyes did not like all the tiny parts. They are not 100% accurate when comparing them to the pictures on the ejection site, and I am not sure if they are early or late MB Mk7s or a combination, but [...]

11 November

by Tom Cleaver on November 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

This day in history: 11 November 1944 In the summer of 1942, on his 21st birthday, Alfred Theodore Graham, Jr., a small-town newspaper reporter from Jacksonville, New York, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After training as an aerial gunner and [...]