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On This Day...23rd February

by david leigh-smith on February 23, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 3 ≡

I was minded to post just this one image today with no narrative. Joe Rosenthal’s iconic and Pulitzer Prize winning image has few peers. Far from being staged (it wasn’t), Rosenthal almost missed the moment and was not even looking [...]

Special Ops Sharks Teeth A-1J Skyraider.

by Julian Shawyer on February 23, 2019 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

This is the Tamiya 1/48th scale Douglas A-1J Skyraider. I added a etched seat harness and a QuickBoost resin Canopy Actuator Cover. The model was painted with Hannants Xtracrylix colours and weathered with artist gouache. The decals are [...]

Review: Roden 1/48 L-19 Bird Dog Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 22, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Time Travel

by Michael Gosse on February 22, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 12 ≡

Hi there iModelers! Here is another project from my shelf... Initially, this kit was released by Heller back in the 1970s. In the 1980s, I was given the opportunity to drive a bike like this myself. It was a friend‘s bike and since then [...]

Review: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter F. Mk. 6

by Tom Cleaver on February 22, 2019 · in Reviews · 8 ≡

OK, it arrived a week ago today, and as soon as I opened the box, I saw that once again I could resist everything but temptation. It really was a "weekender," completed Monday afternoon. HISTORY: Hawker Aircraft came late to jet [...]

Special Hobby D-558 Skyrocket

by George R Blair Jr on February 22, 2019 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

As I have gotten older, I have taken the pledge to avoid all things complicated and small. But sometimes I convince myself that I want to do something that definitely doesn't meet my "keep it simple" guidelines. And so it was [...]

1/12 Scale Datsun 240Z Banger/Stock car

by David Rogers on February 22, 2019 · in Diorama · 3 ≡

A Kamtec banger racer in a dingy garage scene. This car was my entry into the first round of the 2019 UK BWS held at Chelmsford, Essex. The actual racing wasn't favorable as in heat one I performed poorly and in heat two the front axle [...]

On This Day...February 22nd

by david leigh-smith on February 22, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 5 ≡

RAF Air Transport Auxilliary ferry pilot, Veronica, sits in her Spitfire, February 22nd, 1943. Four caskets containing 22nd Marines, Parry Island, Eniwetok, February 22nd, 1944. 22nd February 1944. A TBM Avenger flies over Tinian [...]

Panhard 178, France 1944 (1/72)

by Nikos Parts on February 22, 2019 · in Armor · 1 ≡

This armoured car named 'Panhard' was serving in Werhmacht as a trophy from the defeated French army in 1940. The vehicle saw action in many fronts of the WW2. The model is painted by brush in ochre and brown red camouflage, as it was [...]