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RAF 100 Group Build: Hawker Hurricane Mk 1. Willie McKnight, No. 242 Sqn. Airfix 1/48. Where was the RAF at Dunkirk? (Part Two).

by Paul Barber on December 16, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Blitzkrieg was a term the Wermacht never officially adopted, probably because Hitler thought it ‘idiotic’ in its simplicity. The view of the Nazi regime was that they were simply reaping the dividends of Germany’s superior industrial [...]

On This Day…December 16th

by david leigh-smith on December 16, 2018 · in News · 25 ≡

SOC-3A ‘Seagull’ floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) photographed today in 1941 on the deck of escort carrier USS Long Island (CVE-1, the first US escort carrier). LST (Landing Ship,Tank) -66 landing troops during [...]

100 Years of the RAF, No. 264 Squadron, circa July 1940, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England 1/48 Airfix BP Defiant

by Louis Gardner on December 16, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Here's another completed project from the 100 Years of the RAF group build. This one also happens to be the monthly random kit award that I received from Martin and his staff a while ago. As promised, I wrote a kit review on the model, [...]

Review: Just arrived at Le Chateau du Chat

by Tom Cleaver on December 15, 2018 · in Reviews · 11 ≡

Yes indeed, after three years of "coming soon," the H-K Lancaster has ARRIVED. For those interested in seeing the parts if you haven't seen them already, I suggest you go to the HK Facebook page, which has lots and lots. I can [...]

Tamiya, IDF, M113 AMEV in 1/35

by Allon kira on December 15, 2018 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Hi guys, here is my IDF M113 AMEV - Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle in 1/35 scale. the basic kit is the tamiya M-113 A. I built from scratch all the adjustments that were needed for the IDF version. colors and weathering effects by [...]

My “Model of the Month” award kit just arrived!

by Ulf Lundberg on December 15, 2018 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

I'm very proud and happy to have won the iModeler October award. Today, the price, Trumpeters Richelieu arrived. When I've finished her, I'll have a nice little french collection. It's a typical Trumpeter ship model kit, that is, it's [...]

Airfix 1/48 Scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4/B

by Paul Nash on December 15, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

My first Airfix build for many years was a far cry from experiences with this manufacturer’s kits from years gone by. I’ve had this kit for several years now, one of two bought together in a rash of enthusiasm to produce models of all [...]

Alvin Saracen

by Derek Matile on December 15, 2018 · in Armor · 10 ≡

This is a scratch built model of a Alvin Saracen I made earlier this year. I copied the dimensions from a1/72 kit and made it four times bigger so 1/18 scale. This is the advantage of scratch building you can make it any size that takes [...]

RAF 100 Group Build: Westland Lysander. No 4 Sqn, Eduard (Gavia) 1/48. Where was the RAF at Dunkirk? (Part One).

by Paul Barber on December 15, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

When war was declared on September the 3rd 1939, No. 4 Sqn was ordered to prepare to move to France under the umbrella of 50 (Army Co-operation) Wing as part of the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force. The order was given to [...]

On This Day…December 15th

by david leigh-smith on December 15, 2018 · in News · 5 ≡

The Norseman C64 (44-70285) was the aircraft in which Glenn Miller boarded en route to France on the 15th December 1944. That aircraft disappeared somewhere over the English Channel with the loss of Major Glenn Miller, Pilot Flight Officer [...]