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On This Day…April 16th

by david leigh-smith on April 16, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 12 ≡

On 16 April, during an Okinawa air raid, a Japanese aircraft made a suicidal dive (see video below) for the USS Intrepid's flight deck, hitting it so hard that the aircraft’s engine and part of her fuselage penetrated right through, [...]

Yes, Another Tamiya P51-D

by Drew Hierwarter on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I know, everybody has done one of these. I even have two others on my own shelves. But this one came about because I was cruising around looking at hobby stuff on eBay and I came across the Tennessee National Guard decals by Caracal [...]

Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5: giving a long time shelf queen new robes

by Pedro L. Rocha on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

Few months ago I purchased a decal sheet from a new company named Exito Decals, simply because it had a trio of nice, never before presented in decal form (as far as I know) FW.190s. One of them, Yellow 5, was a one of a kind eastern front [...]

1st aircraft model I have built for 40 years

by Paul Harrington on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

1/48 scale Airfix Supermarine spitfire mkvb, this is a double set with a Messerschmitt 109 Bf 109E titled dogfight doubles, the Spitfire is going to be painted in North Africa (Malta) camouflage I recently bought an airbrush which I am [...]

Review: Academy 1/35 AH-1Z Viper review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on April 16, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

The Night King Cometh

by Dan Lee on April 15, 2019 · in Figures · 1 ≡

In honor of the start of the 8th (and final) Season of Game of Thrones, here is my completed attempt of ICM's 1/16 scale Night King (or King of The Night as it listed on the box.) Let me get this off the first, I am not a figure modeler [...]

Trumpeter 1/72 F-105G “Wild Weasel”

by Tommy Killander on April 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Here's my latest finished build. The build went together quite well, with the exception of the rear part of the fuselage that caused a lot of extra work... It was painted with Gunze Aqueous acrylic paints and the weathering was done with [...]

Tamiya AMX-13 French Light Tank.

by Julian Shawyer on April 15, 2019 · in Armor · 14 ≡

I made this as an online build on Britmodeller back in 2016 when Tamiya first released their AMX-13. If was my first attempt at giving tracks the appearance of sagging using wire to hold the tracks in position. In the photos I've posted, [...]

Scale 75 Dwarf Fighter

by Kenny Gregory on April 15, 2019 · in Figures · 9 ≡

This is a pice from Scale 75, it’s 75mm’s and I used Scale 75 acrylic paints. Hope you guys enjoy it and leave a comment.

Repsol Honda RC213V

by Richard Mcstay on April 15, 2019 · in Automotive · 16 ≡

Hi Folks. It's almost Easter, so Happy Easter if that's your thing. I personally just like the chocolate. This is the fairly recent Tamiya 1/12 kit of the 2014 MotoGP championship winning bike, rode by Marc Marquez. Marquez won the Moto 2 [...]