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1/48 Tamiya Tiger Winter Camo

by Mike Carter on October 16, 2018 · in Armor · 10 ≡

Evening All, This is a 1/48 Tamiya Tiger that I did a couple of years ago but only just now got around to putting it on electrons thanks to my handy dandy new photo booth. Its also my first attempt at trying to use the hairspray chipping [...]

Video: Brewster F2A Buffalo Tamiya 1/48 – Aircraft Model

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 15, 2018 · in Aviation

1/9 Montesa Cota 247

by Adolfo Coelho on October 15, 2018 · in Automotive · 28 ≡

Now finished: WIP here: (link) Cheers! Dolf

On This Day…October 15th

by david leigh-smith on October 15, 2018 · in News · 6 ≡

On the 15th October, 1940, the Luftwaffe dropped over 530 tons of high explosives on London, killing more than 400 civilians. This photo was taken in the immediate aftermath on Balham High Street... ...while on the very same day this [...]

SAPMA Expo 13-14 October 2018

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on October 15, 2018 · in Show Reports · 18 ≡

Spent a few hours at the South Australian Plastic Modellers Association´s Expo 2018 in Adelaide last Saturday. A fair number of models on display of various quality but all to the same high degree of joy to watch. The prize table was [...]

Grumman-Mercedes X-29

by Richard Mcstay on October 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

How to use up your old car and bike decals... Buy the cheapest 1/72 kit from your local shop, then put your own stamp on it. This is the NASA X-29 air racer! Based on the legend of the Sauber Mercedes silver arrows. Maybe this could be a [...]

10th Mountain, M-29 Weasel

by gary sausmikat on October 14, 2018 · in Diorama · 11 ≡

Hey All, I’d like to present a diorama I finished a couple of months ago. This little vignette depicts some battle weary 10th Mountain Infantry soldiers and M-29 Weasel located somewhere in war torn Italy during WW2. I used the 1/35 LZ [...]

On This Day…October 14th

by david leigh-smith on October 14, 2018 · in News · 16 ≡

The photo below is of the USS Langley (CVL27) taken just off Taiwan on October 14th, 1944. The flight deck crew are seen taking cover from a Japanese aircraft (dead centre of the photo). The Langley served in the French Navy as ‘La [...]

1/48 Royal Resin Wheels

by Brian Scott on October 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 4 ≡

Not sure if many people have seen our used the Royal Resin wheels . These are best resin wheels i have seen. Doug takes the kit wheels and clean them up and add tread to them. They are beautiful cast. A must have . I have several sets [...]

WIP Update 2: 1/32 Trumpeter Hellcat in Royal Navy FAA Markings

by paul teixeira on October 14, 2018 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

This is my second update for this commissioned build. As you can see from the photos the aircraft is mostly fully assembled. This update is focused on painting process. The paint used is Vallejo and Tamiya acrylics. The paint used in [...]