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1/48 Dewoitine D-520

by dale travis on May 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Tamiya kit. This model represents an aircraft at Mostaganem North Africa, in 1941. I used the Aires cockpit set which Is quite nice but doesn't even come close to fitting the kit is was supposedly designed for. The crash pad in front of [...]

Messerschmitt Bf-108 Taifun – Eduard – 1/48

by Bogdan Ionete on May 22, 2019 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Bf-108 Taifun Eduard Profipack 1/48 scale, not a ultimate kit from Eduard but good enough to make something decent. Mr.Paint paints, Fengda airbrush, Ammo wash and pigments.

1/35 Fall of Berlin Diorama

by Dave Moore on May 22, 2019 · in Diorama · 13 ≡

Hello Everyone. I'm new to the website and thought I would share my most recent project I finished. This is my 3rd diorama I have completed since joining the hobby 3 years ago. The SU-100 is Italeri and built out of the box. The figures [...]

On This Day…May 22nd.

by david leigh-smith on May 22, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 19 ≡

The HMS Glouster was lost today following a series of catastrophically poor decision making and terrible communication. While the battle of Crete was raging on May 22nd, the Glouster was assigned a role in preventing a German Sea-landing [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat U.S.S. Hornet VF-17 “Jolly Rogers”

by bob mack on May 22, 2019 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

the VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" were formed on January 1,1943 at NAS Norfolk under the command of LT. Commander John T. "Tommy" Blackburn as CO and Roger Hedrick as XO...Blackburn was a Buffalo and F4F pilot but VF-17 was the [...]

Yakovlev Yak-36 Freehand, Anigrand 1/144

by Thomas Peters on May 21, 2019 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

The Yakovlev Yak-36 is one of three bonus kits in Anigrand‘s offering of the Ekranoplan Lun in 1/144. It is a short-run resin kit from Hongkong. I reworked the landing gear, scratch-built the thrust deflector between the front and rear [...]

On This Day…May 21st

by david leigh-smith on May 21, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 11 ≡

A still taken from a gun camera film shot by Flight Lieutenant A G “Sailor” Malan, leader of ‘A’ Flight, No. 74 Squadron RAF, recording his first aerial victory, a Heinkel He 111 over Dunkirk. This was on May 21st as the Battle of [...]

IPMS- Military Modelers Club of Louisville Show

by Tom Bebout on May 21, 2019 · in Show Reports · 9 ≡

After a stressful four weeks in North Carolina and at home I was able to travel down the Ohio River to attend the Louisville show. Lots of really nice models on the tables, 360+ to be exact. Here are some of the examples that caught my [...]

P-51C Tuskegee 1:72

by Peter Ibes on May 21, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

I want to share some images of my 1:72 Academy P-51C in the colours of Tuskegee Airmen. The model was build pretty much straight from the box, I only added an Eduard Zoom set to the cockpit and cut out and dropped the flaps. The decals [...]

USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) Fast Attack Submarine in 1/72 Scale

by Jeff Groves on May 21, 2019 · in Ships · 10 ≡

The USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) was a U.S. Navy Los Angeles class fast attack submarine. She was commissioned in 1980 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, homeported in Pearl Harbor. She was decommissioned halfway through her service [...]