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On This Day…January 12th

by david leigh-smith on January 12, 2019 · in News · 17 ≡

Pilot Edwin L. King of 350 Fighter Group with his flak damaged P-47 following the ‘Silver Star’ mission of 12 Jan. 1945. The ‘Jug’ is 7D3 42-29300. Crew Chief Henry Embry took the photo after King had to return to base at Pisa, [...]

Tu-22m3 – Beauty & the Beast

by Aleksandar Sekularac on January 12, 2019 · in Aviation · 27 ≡

This is a small step for mankind, but a glorious one for my workbench - I finished a model! Yes, the “GoT” concludes before “GoTh” and I cannot be happier about the epilogue. Eat my dust George R. R.! To keep up with the acronyms [...]

TA-4J Skyhawk of VC-2 NAS Oceana Va. 1975. Hasegawa 1/72

by Robert Royes on January 11, 2019 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

This is Hasegawa's Blue Angel boxing of the TA-4J Skyhawk, the kit gives you a choice of doing a single seat or the trainer version. I chose to do the dual seat version in the markings of VC-2 [ Fleet Composite Squadron] stationed at NAS [...]

Jet Age Museum in Gloucestershire

by Michael Gosse on January 11, 2019 · in Photo Collections · 18 ≡

In his "On This Day" blog, David has recently shown a picture of a Gloster Typhoon, taken at Gloster Factory in 1944. Having a special remembrance to this place, I thought I could show some of my pictures from a UK [...]

On This Day…January 11th

by david leigh-smith on January 11, 2019 · in News · 16 ≡

On January 11th, 1944, James H. Howard flew his P-51 Mustang alone into 30 or more Luftwaffe fighters that were attacking a formation of American B-17 Flying Fortresses over Oschersleben, Germany. For over half an hour, Howard protected [...]

Review: Hasegawa 1/72 F-35B Review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 11, 2019 · in Aviation, Reviews

1/48 Tamiya Messerechmitt Bf109G-6

by Michal Walusz on January 11, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Hello Folks I would like to present my first completed in 2019 kit. It was start at the end of 2018 but finished this year. The kit I' talking about is brand new Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf109G-6. The model was completed in close engine bay to [...]

1/144 USS Fletcher DD445 (Revell)

by Young Min, Jang on January 11, 2019 · in Ships · 15 ≡

I just finished this Fletcher. First challenge with 144 scale, but I am satisfied.

1/350 USS BB-63 MISSOURI

by Young Min, Jang on January 11, 2019 · in Ships · 16 ≡

HI! Everybody. I finished this Missouri several months ago. I used the TAMIYA kit and Pontos & Flyhawk photo-etch, and North Star figures (I changed US Navy by myself with German summer set).

Iron horse Holt-75 and Krupp 21cm Mörser 10

by Jan Nozicka on January 11, 2019 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Holt-75 is Roden kit. I warn other builders. it's a terrible kit many falls, displaced dividing plane much detail is missing and more and more. I wonder that someone can in the day issue a kit. Krupp is Takom kit and here the building [...]