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On This Day…May 11th.

by david leigh-smith on May 11, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 16 ≡

Only in England...part one. In one of the more unusual ‘OTD...’ entries, two London firemen practice evacuation of animals in London Zoo in the event of being bombed; May 11th, 1940. The Battle of Attu was the only land battle fought [...]

On This Day…May 10th.

by david leigh-smith on May 10, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 11 ≡

A definite theme running through the thread today. Hill 937, so named because it is 937 metres above sea level, was the setting of a 10-day battle between US forces and the North Vietnamese beginning on 10th of May, 1969. Better known [...]

Antonov-32B, 1/72, Amodel

by Dmitry Ryzhenkov on May 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello to all forum users! Recently graduated another model plane Antonov-32B. This is a copy of the Board of the government of Equatorial Guinea. Set from the company Amodel. Many of you are familiar with this firm. Who does not know, I [...]

Gee Bee Model “Z” Super Sportster – 1:32, Williams Bros with lots of scratch

by Gábor Szabó on May 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Hi All! This is my finally finished Gee Bee "Z" from the venerable Williams Bros kit (not bad just a bit old) with lot of modifications and - hopefully - upgrade. I started this kit years ago but I had some issues with - as I [...]

Review: Trumpeter 1/72 Su-34 Fullback Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 10, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Convair B-58 “Hustler” in 1:48 scale

by Peter Doll on May 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

As the Dakota, the mighty Convair B-58 "Hustler" is a good subject to show how aluminium foil gives such birds an absolutely realistic metal finish. As all Monogram kits, the model is easy to build and I did it o.o.b. To foil [...]

1/32 Wingnut Wings Jeannin Stahltaube

by George Johnson on May 10, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

I started this kit over a month ago and it's been a lot of fun, although I must say that I'm getting a little bored with it and really want to start on the 1/32 Tamiya Mosquito that keeps calling to me. But, I have to resist and finish [...]

1/48 i. A. R. 80

by dale travis on May 9, 2019 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This is the Hobby Boss kit. The plane I chose to model was an early production aircraft that was utilized as a "school" plane that only carried the outboard wing guns. I blanked off the inner guns and shell ejection chutes. The [...]

JB-2 Loon 1/144 (OWL Resin)

by Marek Targowicz on May 9, 2019 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

One of my older models represents JB-2 Loon, #902 belonging to the newly formed USAF, Alamogordo proving grounds (later Holloman AFB), New Mexico ca.1948. The launcher with RATO bottles, front propeller, finer surface details and engine [...]

Avro Vulcan B2 1/144 (GWH+Shelf Oddity)

by Marek Targowicz on May 9, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

This is my rendition of the early Vulcan B2 XH556 depicted as in No.230 OCU Finningley, ca 1962. The Pit-Road/GWH kit and excellent Fundekals decal set inspired me to tackle the Vulcan subject. To portray the early B2 airframe the kit had [...]