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On This Day…March 24th.

by david leigh-smith on March 24, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 15 ≡

On march 24th 1943, a German pilot named Günther Seraphim of the JG 5, suddenly experienced engine failure on his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 “Yellow 3”. The circumstances forced him to make an emergency landing in the water near the [...]

Spitfire MK Vb F/Sgt. K. Basset, RAAF 1941 (Tamiya 1941)

by Paulo Castro on March 24, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Spitfire MK Vb F/Sgt. K. Basset, RAAF 1941 (Tamiya 1941) The motivation to built this model came from an informal Group Build organised in my modelling club SAPMA. The idea was to build a Spitfire used by an Aussie during WWII. I've choose [...]

The Sacrifices They Made In A ‘Nam Huey Hog

by gene on March 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

I've finally worked up the courage to make my first ever post online of my own scale model. I have my eye on the Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A but will have to save up for that one! I blame iModeler for my longing for the 1/32 Tamiya F4U because I [...]

FV434 Fitters Vehicle

by Neil Scarbro on March 23, 2019 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Hi All , If you where to see this photograph for the first time , you could be forgiven to thinking that this is the real thing . I'm fact it is a 1/24 scale resin model of a FV434 Fitters Vehicle of the REME made by a firm in the UK [...]

King Tiger with Porsche Turret and zimmerit

by Geir Andersen on March 23, 2019 · in Armor · 13 ≡

Last Christmas I got the Takom King Tiger kit with full interior from my wife (talk about real love, giving your old man toys for Christmas). When I opened the box, I realized that this is probably way over my skill level but as it was a [...]

Spitfirepalooza Continues!

by Scott Nelson on March 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

As part of my continuing “Spitfirepalooza” here’s my attempt at the Revell 1/72 Spitfire Mk. IIa. This was a good little project. The only big fit issue I had was the common wing-to-fuselage step which took a couple puttying and [...]

On This Day…March 23rd

by david leigh-smith on March 23, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

The whole nine yards...Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIF of No. 96 Squadron, RAF being re-armed at Honily, Warwickshire, 23 March 1943. Vought F4U 1 Corsairs of VF-12 practising aerial maneuvers - 23rd Mar 1943. VF-12 lost seven pilots in the [...]

Miniart T 54-1 , 1/35 Nice demanding…

by Skulteti Janos on March 23, 2019 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Miniart T-54-1 1/35. Nice, demanding set with a lot of thin and fragile parts. I replaced the factory's 500 millimeter track with the later 580 millimeter because I think it is better. I plan to build a smaller base later. Pictures are [...]

1/48 Fokker DXXIII

by dale travis on March 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

RS Models kit. Call letters applied by paint. Used brass tubing for exhaust stacks. It's a typical limited run kit with no particular difficulties in constructing.