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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 [...]

iModeler April Awards

by Boris Rakic on May 21, 2019 · in News · 18 ≡

It's time for our look back at some of the excellent work posted on iModeler during April. 219 new articles prompted 2,371 comments and 66,300 individual article reads, making it an impressive month indeed. According to our long-standing [...]

On This Day…May 20th.

by david leigh-smith on May 20, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 15 ≡

On May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in New York, bound for Paris and a place in the history books. The flight and the man are the stuff of legend, his deeds famous and infamous in equal proportion. On the [...]

Detail I’ve never seen – Japanese Aircraft Detail

by Jeff Bailey on May 20, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Greetings, fellow iModelers! I was watching a short 1952 movie entitled "Okinawa." In it were some great shots of Japanese pilots (actually filmed by Japanese photographers) manning their planes (dive & torpedo bombers) [...]

Eject! Eject! Eject! Jolly Rogers F-14A continues

by Rob Anderson on May 19, 2019 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Chuck has an excellent review of this kit today, and I can tell you it builds like a dream. One area it needs attention from though is the seats. I bought Eduard Brassin seats, modified the cushions to the non-ribbed type, added a few [...]