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Akitsushima, Scratchbuilt Japanese Seaplane Tender in 1/72 Scale

by Jeff Groves on January 20, 2019 · in Ships · 14 ≡

Long time lurker, but this is my first attempt at posting. This is my largest scratchbuilt project to date, the Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane tender Akitsushima in 1/72 scale. The project was inspired by Hasegawa's announcement of [...]

On This Day...20th January

by david leigh-smith on January 20, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

‘Totenkopf’ (Death’s Head) SS division during Operation “Konrad” near the Hungarian city of Szomor (West of Budapest), January 20, 1945. A welder from the 26th Infantry Division works on an M-36 Tank Destroyer at Esch-sur-Sûre [...]

Boer Commando

by Ross Mahoney on January 20, 2019 · in Figures · 5 ≡

Here are a couple of photos of my Boer Commando bust. I haven't finished anything in about 4-5 years and the earliest reference I have to starting this bust dates from 2009! As such, I am glad it is finished. There are lots of areas to [...]

Lindberg 1/48 scale P-80 C Shooting Star unexpected gift

by Ferry Dierckxsens on January 20, 2019 · in Uncategorized · 10 ≡

Suprises can come to you from a very unsuspected source... As it happened I visited a model train fair yesterday together with a longterm modelmaker friend. He spotted between all scale trains an old Revell 1/32 scale Spitfire, one of the [...]

1:48 Eduard He 280 Experimental Jet

by Eric Berg on January 20, 2019 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Here’s what I thought would be an E-Z weekend build: Eduard’s 1:48 He 280 ProfiPACK 2018 re-pop. The molds have held up well considering they date back to circa 2005 when Eduard was just starting their rise to excellence and began [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Fw-190A-8/R2

by Tom Cleaver on January 19, 2019 · in Reviews · 20 ≡

While the Luftwaffe was fairly successful in attacking Eighth Air Force bomber formations in the “Twelve O-Clock High” head on tactic, the closing rate was so high that pilots did not have an adequate time to take aim on a specific [...]

Douglas BD-2 Navy two-engine utility

by Robert Knaack on January 19, 2019 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

This is my first post on Imodeler. I recently finished this AMT 1/48 scale Douglas BD-2 (A20) Havoc. It is based on a photo of an actual aircraft (Bu 7095). The Navy took possession of several A20's from the Army and used them for [...]

On This Day…January 19th

by david leigh-smith on January 19, 2019 · in News · 2 ≡

19th January 1915: The Imperial Germany Navy airship ‘L3’, under command of Captain Hans Fritz and Leutnant zur See v. Lynckner, departed Hamburg, Germany, at 11:00 a.m., in company with two other Zeppelins (‘L4 and ‘L6’) on a [...]

Endure freedom

by Jonas Dahlberg on January 19, 2019 · in Diorama · 12 ≡

"Endure freedom" title derives from the imaginative names of US military intervention such as "Iraqi Freedom" or "Enduring Freedom". Miniarts T-55 with scratchbuilt interior. Dioparks Mercedes. Figures both [...]

”Rest in pieces”

by Jonas Dahlberg on January 19, 2019 · in Ships · 14 ≡

”Rest in pieces” Unknown Liberty ship at Pearl Hermes Atoll, 1960 The Liberty ship was a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, the design was adapted by the United States for [...]