German Flak 18 88mm aa gun.
This is another scratch built AA gun I built a few years ago. I changed and added a few new parts to it to get it looking right,also changed the colour. 1/24 scale,copied from a 1/72 kit 3 times bigger.
On This Day…April 8th
Pilots of No. 40 Squadron comparing notes in SAAF Spitfire at Gabes Gap, Tunisia, early April, 1943.
These Spitfires were, I believe, VB’s. Photo quite possibly taken 8th April.
US Submarines S-18, S-47, and S-44 at Groton, [...]
Naval Aviation Museum – Pensacola – FL – USA
I had the opportunity to visit this museum on 03/19/2019. For those who do not live in the USA, I suppose it is not an easy or cheap trip. But I planned this visit well in advance, within a larger 20-day trip, visiting several cities in [...]
WIP Tamiya 1/48 scale V-1
Just plugging away need to flatten it out for finish
1985 Pontiac Fiero (Targa Mod)
As requested, I have complied a series of photos of my 1:25 scale AMT/ERTL kit of the 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT. I have built several of this kit in the past, but all have gone astray somewhere, this is my latest rendition of my favourite [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-2 Marine night fighter Saipan
F4U-2 Corsair BuNo.02624 No.212 'Midnite Cocktail' flown by Capt Howard W Bollman, VMF(N)-532, Kagman Field, Saipan, 14 April 1944...two kills
these had the bullet proof glass removed for night visibility
should not have had the blown [...]
Update No.2: C-47 Skytrain
Hello Imodeler! It's been a while. A few months ago you may remember me posting an article called "What is this?" You guys, with your expert knowledge of plane identification, guessed correctly. I am building a C-47! This update [...]
On This Day…April 7th.
The date of April 7th was a day of utter desperation for the main Axis powers in WWII. In Germany the Luftwaffe launched operation ‘Sonderkommando Elbe’ while in the Pacific, the Japanese threw their last hopes behind Operation [...]
On My Bench
A collection of photos of my slowly shrinking workbench space.
A 1:48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat, kit by Academy, aftermarket decals.
A 1:48 Grumman F8F Tigercat WIP, kit by AMT/ERTL.
A few various 1:24 & 1:25 car kits.
A trio of 1:72 scale [...]
IPMS Dayton Wright Flyers Annual Show
Spent a great Saturday at Dayton's annual show. Lots of vendors with some great deals and a total of 623 models on display. Below are just a sample of the quality of models that were on the tables. Bonus was talking to iModelers, Rick [...]
