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On This Day…January 19th

by david leigh-smith on January 19, 2019 · in News · 2 ≡

19th January 1915: The Imperial Germany Navy airship ‘L3’, under command of Captain Hans Fritz and Leutnant zur See v. Lynckner, departed Hamburg, Germany, at 11:00 a.m., in company with two other Zeppelins (‘L4 and ‘L6’) on a [...]

Endure freedom

by Jonas Dahlberg on January 19, 2019 · in Diorama · 12 ≡

"Endure freedom" title derives from the imaginative names of US military intervention such as "Iraqi Freedom" or "Enduring Freedom". Miniarts T-55 with scratchbuilt interior. Dioparks Mercedes. Figures both [...]

”Rest in pieces”

by Jonas Dahlberg on January 19, 2019 · in Ships · 14 ≡

”Rest in pieces” Unknown Liberty ship at Pearl Hermes Atoll, 1960 The Liberty ship was a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, the design was adapted by the United States for [...]

One down, three to go!

by Rob Anderson on January 19, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 8 ≡

My goal for the first part of the new year was to have a few fun builds before a "serious" project. My wife, kids and son in law helped out with some great kits for my birthday and Christmas. I stated with Moebius Models [...]

Black shark: Airfix Defiant

by Pedro L. Rocha on January 18, 2019 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

What can I say? The Defiant and particularly this aircraft was long overdue on my wish list. In fact it was more than 30 years long due. I was a young boy when my father offered me Airfix 1/72 BP Defiant and the model shown on the box was [...]

On This Day…January 18th.

by david leigh-smith on January 18, 2019 · in News · 9 ≡

18th January, 1945. British Carrier-Borne F6F with deck crew on some sunbathing duties. Japanese Occupied Sumatra, Indonesia in the Pacific. This image was subject to restricted information but thought to be part of a strike force against [...]

Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe (Tamiya #35200)

by Patrick Kastinger on January 18, 2019 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Hello iModelers! Today i want to show you my Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe i have builded last year! It‘s the kit from 1996 #35200 not the new one that came out last year, but still a great modell! Tamiya typical it was a very easy assembling and i [...]

Video: HGW fabric seatbelts guide 1/48

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 18, 2019 · in Aviation

New 1/48 A-26 Invader on the Horizon

by Boris Rakic on January 18, 2019 · in News · 6 ≡

ICM just released their 2019 catalogue, and it features these gems: 48281 - B-26B-50 Invader, Korean War American Bomber 48282 - A-26B-15 Invader, WWII American Bomber With the Monogram kit a bit long in the tooth, and the MustHave! Models [...]

Video: Eduard Tempest MkV Review Part Two (kit 82121)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 17, 2019 · in Aviation

Eduard Tempest MkV (kit 82121) review part two. One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the Hawker Tempest is the large high speed wing. In this part of the review, I will take a look at how well Eduard was able to recreate [...]