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1945 P-38 Children’s Menu – no kidding!

by Eric Berg on February 5, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 6 ≡

Thought you all might find this die cut P-38 kids menu interesting. Printed on both sides with metallic silver ink and dated 11-29-1945, this was an option for families who patronized the Sky Room Café, a restaurant and bar once located [...]

Video: Scale Model Workshop Channel

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 5, 2019 · in Aviation

This channel presents various techniques, tools, projects, and reviews related to the craft and creation of scale models.

Tamiya He 162

by gary sausmikat on February 5, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hi All, Here’s my 1/48 Tamiya He 162. The build was mostly out of the box with added Eduard seat belts, additional cockpit wiring and canopy framing. The paint scheme was painted using Vallejo Model Air paints and the markings are the [...]

On This Day…February 5th

by david leigh-smith on February 5, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 6 ≡

On February 5th, 1944, the crew of the 'Star Valley' B-24 Liberator were on their way home (Shipdham, East Anglia, England) from their eighth of 25 scheduled missions, bombing a Renault works manufacturing plant near Tours, in the Loire et [...]

1/24 VW Bus

by gary sausmikat on February 5, 2019 · in Automotive · 14 ≡

Hi All, Here’s my first 2019 post. I recently completed this VW Bus as a birthday present for my wife. In +/- 50 years of modeling this is my first non military vehicle I’ve modeled, so it’s a bit rough around the edges, so please [...]

Random Award

by Djordje Colovic on February 4, 2019 · in News · 12 ≡

I was chosen as a random award winner for november for my entry with Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio, I'm grateful for the lovely model which I've chosen as a award; It is Airfix's Ju87B-1 STUKA in 1/48 scale which would be somehow strange to [...]

Sturmtiger Tamiya 1/35

by Jirka Kuchynka on February 4, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

I have a friend who does not have the time and possibilities to build models so I always have the opportunity to build a tank model for his birthday and Christmas. He likes tanks. I always make the model with a mat for the model and a [...]

F-86D 1/48 Revell

by Jirka Kuchynka on February 4, 2019 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

A year ago I said I was not going to deal with resin and photographed parts for the models or the rivet counting. I'm just glueing myself. Just to explain why this is so. I take this activity as a relaxation. The Revell model is very cool [...]

On This Day…February 4th

by david leigh-smith on February 4, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 8 ≡

FT-17, Panzer I Ausf. A, T-26, and Vickers 6-ton Type B tanks, captured in China, on display at the Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, Feb 1939. The XF-12, in my opinion, is a lovely aircraft that looked especially sleek [...]

Saturn V Mobile Launch Tower – swing arms

by Michael Smith on February 3, 2019 · in Space · 4 ≡

I got back to work on the LUT yesterday, intending to complete some piping, continue work on the launch pad support stands, and start figuring out how to model the swing arms. The first two were straightforward, but the third involved what [...]