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New Font: Canadian Military Aircraft, 1920s

by August Horvath on December 25, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

In my prior post about my Esci S.E.5a, I mentioned that I had to design a new font for the registration lettering. I previously designed a number of aircraft lettering fonts about 20 years ago, designed for World War II and postwar RAF [...]

100 Year RAF Anniversary GB Tamiya 1/48th Avro Lancaster Mk.BIII No. 617 Squadron Operation Chastise

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

16 May 1943, 19 modified Avro Lancaster Mk.BIII bombers take off from Scampton Air Field lead by W/Cdr. Guy Gibson in AJ G call sign "George" in the first wave. This flight consisted of 9 aircraft to hit the Mohne Dam, and [...]

Esci 1/72 S.E.5a, and Some Thoughts on Small Biplane Models

by August Horvath on December 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

No sane person specializing in World War I fighter models would choose 1/72 as his scale. When I started modeling in the 1970s, 1/48 was the main scale for WWI models, dominated by Aurora kits, with a few 1/32 and 1/24 offerings. Lately [...]

HMS Aurora (12); Flyhawk 1:700

by Sebastijan Videc on December 24, 2018 · in Ships · 26 ≡

This is my second ship model ever and quite some time has passed since finishing the first one. The story was such that a friend and a fellow modeller Mitja told me, I have to build this model as it is named the same as my daughter. At [...]

MiG-21SM, Eduard, 1/72

by Dmitry Ryzhenkov on December 24, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Hello! Recently finished this model. This is a MiG-21CM from Eduard in 1/72 scale. I got the kit as a prize from ymodeler. Very good set, work with him a pleasure. The inscription on the Board has a historical reference. The model is [...]

On This Day…Christmas Eve

by david leigh-smith on December 24, 2018 · in News · 13 ≡

The Christmas Truce is one of the most famous and iconic events of the First World War and has burned itself into our collective consciousness. Late on Christmas Eve 1914, the British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the [...]

A panzer going for a walk

by Paul sutton on December 24, 2018 · in Armor · 3 ≡

Hello all This is the 1/72 E75 heavy panzer kit from modelcollect. The kit is built straight from the box and the base is scratch built. Pretty sure this is an alternative history or conjectural design as, other than it looking cool, I [...]

Pilatus PC 21 1/32 scale, Scratch built, FINISHED

by Marc Barris on December 23, 2018 · in Aviation · 53 ≡

Well its that final post that say's its finally finished, what an amazing journey this build has been, lots of frustration, sweating and swearing. I started this build in December last year, and I have spent all my time scratch building [...]

2018…I actually finished something this year!!!

by Mike Carter on December 23, 2018 · in Photo Collections · 4 ≡

I always looks at everyone's year in review compendiums with awe at both the quality and quantity. This is the first year I have ever finished more than one build. I counted it up and I was amazed that I actually finished 7. Its a [...]

FineMolds 1/72 A6m5b model 52 ZEKE (Nakajima built)

by roger fabrocini on December 23, 2018 · in Aviation · 13 ≡

My last completed build for 2018. FineMold's example of the late war Zeke. I'll have to get around to building one of Tamiya's 1:72 A6Ms to do a fair assessment of FineMold's offering. Fit was very good, detail very fine, but lacking in [...]