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On This Day…January 15th

by david leigh-smith on January 15, 2019 · in News · 6 ≡

Lt Fred Eberle of the USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron nursing his damaged P-38 Lighting (appropriately named ‘Ripper’) back to Saipan after receiving battle damage (note starboard wing) over Iwo Jima on 15 January , 1945. The image was [...]

Tamiya 1/48 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk. II

by Ramon R. Lomeli on January 15, 2019 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

Hello iModeler! This kit was a gift from my lovely wife, and It was a total joy to build! I used a Quickboost resin exhaust pipe and EZ line for the rigging. Paints are Vallejo Model Air shot through my Sotar 20/20. The rest is scratch [...]

Case VAI – 1:35 Thunder Model

by Matt Minnichsoffer on January 14, 2019 · in Automotive · 13 ≡

I built this kit before Christmas and it was fun mainly because my dad owned this tractor. Not the VAI, but VAC (row-crop version). My Grandpa always said he would give it to me, but then sold it. He said. "I wasn't going up fast [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-6D “Nose Art Group Build”

by Tom Bebout on January 14, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

My first off the bench for 2019 is Tamiya's old P-51D completed as an F-6D Recce bird from the 10th Photo Reconnaissance Group. This aircraft was flown by Lt. John R. "Red" Ellis, who obviously was from the great state of [...]

The beast – Sturmtiger 1/35 (Tamiya)

by Patrick Kastinger on January 14, 2019 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Today I want to share my Sturmtiger with you, which i built a few months ago! The kit is from Tamiya (#35177) in 1/35 scale with the PE Parts from Eduard (the BigEd Set #BIG351 which includes the Zimmerit coat, the interior and exterior [...]

Just realized I love the random trips to the past at the bottom of articles

by Tom Cleaver on January 14, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 8 ≡

I gotta say, I love the new feature that throws up random articles you can check out, down at the bottom of new articles. I was surprised the past few weeks, getting nice comments on articles submitted back in the early days here (and the [...]

My first post: P51 D Mustang

by Jordyn Collier on January 14, 2019 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

Hi guys. My name is Jordyn Collier. I am new to this site, and I am 15. This P51 D Mustang was flown by Col. John D Landers during the second world war. He was a part of the 84th Fighter Squadron, and he received 36.5 confirmed kills, 14.5 [...]

Video: TAMIYA M551 Sheridan – Vietnam War (video preview)

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 14, 2019 · in Aviation

This is a new 1/35 scale kit of the M551 Sheridan airborne tank by Tamiya. New tool kit, No 35365 Highly Recommended! Sets: 1/35 Scale U.S. M551 Sheridan Photo-Etched Parts & Metal Gun Barrel Set and 1/35 U.S. MCI Cartons (Vietnam [...]

On This Day…January 14th

by david leigh-smith on January 14, 2019 · in News · 12 ≡

On January 14th, 1969 the USS Enterprise was rocked by a series of explosions off the coast of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A fire broke out when a ‘Zuni’ rocket attached to an F4 Phantom aircraft detonated, starting a domino effect of [...]

(AGGC) Anti-Gravity Go-Cart

by Charles King on January 13, 2019 · in Sci-fi · 15 ≡

Yep! Another anti-gravity vehicle. I can't seem to get enough. I tend to want to turn everything in to a floating subject. For this conversion, I used the Revell Ford GT vehicle and did some major surgery to it. The original engine was [...]