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World War II Dive Bombers

by Robert Knaack on April 11, 2019 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

For several years I had a goal of building 1/48 scale models of all the Navy dive-bombers that saw action in WWII. I'd been fascinated with dive-bombing ever since I read Walter Lord's book "Incredible Victory", and saw the [...]

2001 Corvette Z06

by A.L. Gargett on April 11, 2019 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

My most recent Automotive Build was the 2001 Corvette Z06. This kit was almost tossed away in the trash bin, as when I first bought it, I attempted to brush paint it in Metallic Blue Sapphire, which was a disaster to say the least. Then I [...]

New Sherman from Meng in the Pipeline

by Boris Rakic on April 11, 2019 · in News · 5 ≡

Oh boy... after last year's Panther frenzy, it looks like Meng is going Allied. They just announced their upcoming M4A3(76)w - a Sherman with the 76mm gun in T23 turret that is. Looking at the 3D renderings and reading Meng's description, [...]

On This Day…April 11th.

by david leigh-smith on April 11, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

Seafire III of 899 Squadron, NF441 (K-W) on the HMS Khedive (below) in Northern Ireland, on 11th April, 1944. On the 11th April, 1941, German forces surrounded the port of Tobruk which had been captured from the Italians on the 22nd [...]

T-34/76 STZ Factory,Zvezda 1/35

by Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges on April 10, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

“Outback Roadblock” 1/35th Australian M1A1

by Jason Vukovich on April 10, 2019 · in Armor · 11 ≡

Or maybe I should have titles this one "None Shall Pass". This being my third post here at iModeler, you may notice a pattern with my builds. Anyway, this is Dragon's M1A2 SEP kit converted into an AUS M1A1 with an Arms Corps [...]

On This Day…10th April.

by david leigh-smith on April 10, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

On 10 April 1945, the USAAF Eighth Air Force targeted airfields, transportation hubs, and various military infrastructures at Oranienburg, Rechlin, Neuruppin, Stendal, Brandenburg-Briest, Zerbst, Burg, Parchim and Wittenberge, Germany. In [...]

1/35th US Navy Riverine Command Boat

by Jason Vukovich on April 10, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Greetings! A kit I haven't seen built a whole lot is Tiger Model's 1/35th CB90 Combat Boat. Rumors and the internet have it that Tiger is coming out with a US Navy version but I am impatient and decided to convert their existing kit into [...]

My current project. Diorama of crashed Airbus A300B4 – 203(F), EI – EAC, Air Contractors (DHL)

by Ivan Hajník on April 10, 2019 · in Diorama · 3 ≡

This is my latest model under construction. It will be a diorama of a crashed Airbus A 300B4 – 203(F) DHL at M. R. Štefánik Airport Bratislava, Slovakia. The plane crashed on November 16, 2012. I used an old Airfix kit. It was [...]