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On This Day...October 23rd

by david leigh-smith on October 23, 2018 · in News · 6 ≡

The Nieuport 17 (No. 1831) of Lt Joseph Maria of Squadron N 77 captured by the Germans, October 23, 1916... Medic James Parks of the 133rd Infantry Regiment carrying a wounded German through the streets of St. Angelo d'Alife, Italy, on [...]

Mustang Exhaust

by Jim Harley on October 23, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

For me, one of the most intimidating aspects of building a Mustang is the exhaust trail. Merlin's don't really put out black "soot"...they discolor the surrounding metal into a beautiful rainbow with a touch of lead deposits, [...]

WIP: Bf109 E-7 Cockpit

by Matthew Fletcher on October 23, 2018 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

Here is the completed cockpit of my Airfix 1/48 Bf109 E7. The moulding it very good yet lots of details were missing. I scratchbuilt most of the finer details which is something I really enjoy doing. Some details aren't 100% accurate but [...]

1/700 scale Trumpeter HMS Malaya & HMS Queen Elizabeth

by Mee Wan on October 23, 2018 · in Ships · 10 ≡

Good day to all , This is my brief naval diorama of the Royal navy battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth & HMS Malaya from trumpeter kit. Overall the kit was easy to assemble not too many compartments and less gaps in terms of fitting which [...]

Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 4×4

by Jorge Garcia on October 22, 2018 · in Armor · 9 ≡

Hi everyone, this is the final model Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 4x4 1/35 from Tamiya; enjoy the pictures. Hola a todos, este es el modelo finalizado del Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen 4x4 de Tamiya en 1/35. Disfruten las [...]

New project: JMSDF Ise DDH-182 (1/350 Fujimi) Part 3.

by Anthony Alvear on October 22, 2018 · in Ships · 14 ≡

Hi guys, I keep moving forward in the work, I have made several details of antennas, sensors, radars, etc, in addition to a truck and tank type 74 ... besides adding handrails, vertical and inclined ladders ... there is still a lot of [...]

On This Day 22nd October...

by david leigh-smith on October 22, 2018 · in News · 10 ≡

The battle of Stalingrad was the largest conflict in the history of warfare. Around two million people were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner (read, killed) in the five month German offensive and Russian defence. This photo was taken on [...]

Swiss F-5F Tiger II – Italeri 1/72 + scratch

by Manuel Magrinho on October 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

I made this kit as an offer to my good friend Peter. His parents are from Switzerland and he keeps a strong bond to the country so, as I knew he likes planes in swiss colors... The Kit is from Italeri and it's not very impressive... The [...]

BAC TSR -2 1/48 AIRFIX + PE Parts Eduard + scratchbuild desk

by Josef Rössner on October 22, 2018 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

This my last finished project of a beautiful aircraft. This kit is very big,size desk under it is 60x40cm. 🙂 But i am very happy, than i have it at home. The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 was a cancelled Cold War strike and [...]

RAF100 Group Build – Previous Builds

by Paul Barber on October 22, 2018 · in Aviation

Dear iModellers - one last call for contributions! Part of the Group Build for RAF100 has been planned as retrospective using pictures of our previous builds of all things RAF. If you have built RAF subjects in the past (and there have [...]