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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 [...]

1/350 USS BB-63 MISSOURI ( TAMIYA + PONTOS + FLY HAWK) ~ working

by Young Min, Jang on October 13, 2018 · in Ships · 19 ≡

Hi. My modeller friends. I am making my favorite battleship - MISSOURI. I have prepared this for 4 years, and started to work 3 months ago. This is lovely work and simultaneously a painful work too. I didn't care for this how much cost [...]

On This Day…October 13th

by david leigh-smith on October 13, 2018 · in News · 12 ≡

October 13th 1944... Crew of a PBY Catalina rescue Sgt James Latta and Sgt Willis Morlan out of the Adriatic after being forced to bail from their B-24H Liberator after a raid on Vienna, Austria. Crew of the USS Wasp (originally named the [...]

Noseing closer to the goal line!

by Rob Anderson on October 13, 2018 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Double pun! NCAA Football today, AND today's update is a lot about the hard to fit nose of the Academy Phantoms! First, GO DUCKS BEAT THE HUSKIES. For those who need reference, maybe it's like England Playing France in the world cup, or [...]

Trip down memory lane…in a Gran Torino.

by david leigh-smith on October 13, 2018 · in Automotive · 24 ≡

As part of the ongoing unboxing ceremony of moving onto a new house I was reacquainted with this beauty. She’s an old ‘scalextric’ 1/32 scale that I’ve had for some time and she always brings a smile to me. The iModeler at [...]

Video: Airfix 1:72 B-25 C/D Mitchell

by iModeler Youtube Picks on October 13, 2018 · in How-to

This is a brilliant new kit from Airfix. I never once was bored with building this kit. And it was really fun to build something in a unique scheme like this. Music: incompetech.com Kevin Macleod -Ever Mindful

Tamiya, 1/35, IDF, Tiran 5

by Allon kira on October 13, 2018 · in Armor · 12 ≡

Hy guys, this is my tired and rusty Tiran 5. An IDF tank that is based on the Russian T55. This is a Tamiya kit (very close to perfect kit!) Plus Legend detailing set and some extra Black Dog, Verlinden stowage. Colors and weathering [...]