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XF-88 Voodoo – 1/48 Lindberg

by Steve E on December 13, 2018 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

History The XF-88 was designed to fill a USAF requirement for a "Penetration Fighter", a new class of aircraft for long-range escort of USAF bombers. Two XF-88s were ordered (S/N 46-525, 526) in 1946 and the first flight was on [...]

100 Years of the RAF, 73 Squadron circa 1938 Hawker Hurricane Mk I “early”, Classic Airframes 1/48

by Louis Gardner on December 13, 2018 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

The time is upon us to reveal our 1930's aircraft from the RAF. This is my first reveal from the 100 Years of the RAF Group Build. I have two more to go from this decade. This model is the older Classic Airframes kit in 1/48 [...]

On This Day...December 12th

by david leigh-smith on December 12, 2018 · in News · 13 ≡

Amazing photo of Task Group 38.3 entering Ulithi atoll on December 12th, 1944. From foreground to back, the ships are; USS Langley (CV-27) USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) USS Washington (BB-56) USS North Carolina (BB-55) USS South Dakota [...]

Fw-190 F8 Stab/SG2 Tamiya 1/48

by Emmanuel on December 12, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

Hello my friends There is a long time from my last contribution. Maybe, this kit from Tamiya could be the root cause ? I had a lot of issues with this kit, surprisingly. I have always wanted this scheme for my F8 version, and it was very [...]

Somewhere in France, May 1940

by Michel Verschuere on December 12, 2018 · in Diorama · 18 ≡

This build took me from June this year to yesterday, when I made the finishing touches on it. It features the ICM kit #35462 of the Krupp L3H163 Radio Truck (Kfz. 72) in 1:35th scale. I dedicate this build to Bernie Hackett who left our [...]

Scratch built Leopard 2.

by Derek Matile on December 12, 2018 · in Uncategorized

This is a scratch built model of a Germen Leopard 2 I made a few years ago.Only one bad photo of it unfortunately.1/18 scale,made from wood.

458 Italia

by IAN JACKSON on December 12, 2018 · in Automotive · 5 ≡

"...probably the prettiest Ferrari in a long, long time!" - Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear BBC2. And who am I to argue with Jeremy ! - So this is the RoG kit which to be honest, is very soft in the details, has a number of avoidable [...]

Spitfire Mk.Vb, Malta – George "Buzz" Beurling

by Bogdan Ionete on December 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Spitfire Mk.Vb, Malta - George "Buzz" Beurling Airfix 1/48 Paint Mr.Paint -Middle Stone -Dark Earth -Azure Blue -Interior Grey Green Canopy mask Eduard Seat belts Eduard Antenna Ammo by Mig Rigging Code masks TL and decals from [...]

Franciszek Kornicki – The symbol of RAF

by Łukasz Matuszczak on December 11, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Dear iM member, feel free to give me any suggestion and criticism to improve my performance in future projects. From Author It is my honour to reveal to post my Spitfire Mk Vb to commemorate Polish war hero Franciszek Kornicki. The [...]

On This Day… December 11th.

by david leigh-smith on December 11, 2018 · in News · 13 ≡

Cannot resist an opportunity to squeeze in a photo of the Enterprise, seen here entering Pearl Harbour on Dec 11th, ‘43, before heading back to the Marshall Islands. This was a few months into what would become a 560 consecutive day [...]