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On This Day...February 15th

by david leigh-smith on February 15, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 15 ≡

‘Friendly fire’ (in this case quite literally) was a huge problem when organising bomb runs on the massive scale that Bomber Command executed in the war with Nazi Germany. These photos, taken on February 15th, 1943 in Scampton [...]

IDF Merkava II 1/35 Academy

by David Pybus on February 14, 2019 · in Armor · 11 ≡

IDF Merkava II - 1/35 from Academy Models

Fokker Eindecker E.II (Airfix 1/72)

by Paulo Castro on February 14, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

I always wanted to build a WWI era aeroplane. However, the idea of rigging it put me off until I saw this kit from Airfix. Easy kit, very good detail and a not so complicated rigging. So I decided to give it a go. I've learned a few new [...]

On This Day...February 14th

by david leigh-smith on February 14, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 15 ≡

9th Armored Division technician Alvin Harley with a little French girl on 14th February, 1945. The traumatic evacuation of Singapore against the overwhelming might of the Japanese imperial Army in February of 1942 bears many stories of [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109 G-6

by dale travis on February 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

Flown by Lt. Elias Kuhlein of II./JG 51 Radomir, Bulgaria 1944. Extra detailing added to cockpit using some Aires resin and parts I made. The wheel wells, drop tank and rack, also received additional work.

Paul Allen’s research vessel “Petrel” has found USS Hornet (CV-8)

by Tom Cleaver on February 13, 2019 · in News · 2 ≡

17,500 feet down, with 140 of her crew still aboard. Lost at the Battle of Santa Cruz, the last US fleet carrier lost in combat. (link) Also here is the first report: (link)

M8E2 Munitions Carrier, US Army, 1/48 Aurora, Blast from the past.

by Robert Royes on February 13, 2019 · in Armor · 7 ≡

I found this on ebay, along Aurora's MBT 70,[which I have already built]. The M8 was based on the M41 Walker bulldog chassis, It was developed in the 1950s. Don't no much more about its operational use.Now I have something to resupply the [...]

Review: Tool Tuesday 12th February 2019

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 13, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

Shenyang J-8II 1/48 Trumpeter

by Josef Rössner on February 13, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The Shenyang J-8 is a high-speed, high-altitude Chinese-built single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft.

iModeler January Awards

by Boris Rakic on February 13, 2019 · in News · 18 ≡

Once again it is time for our monthly retrospective - a look back at some of the notable articles posted at this site during January. This was a month, our community added another 203 new articles to iModeler, prompting an impressive 2,655 [...]