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On This Day…October 18th

by david leigh-smith on October 18, 2018 · in News · 9 ≡

The photo below captures the launch of the USS Princeton on October 18th, 1942. Originally laid down as a Cleaveland-class Light Cruiser with the name 'Tallahassee' she was reclassified as an Independence-class Light Aircraft Carrier and [...]

‘What if’ Soviet Mech Diorama!

by Matthew Fletcher on October 18, 2018 · in Diorama · 10 ≡

The first diorama I built after getting back into the hobby. The mech is scratchbuilt and my first attempt at doing so. The Bf 109 is a kit which I built when I was very young so I restored the aircraft but in a crashed, "shot [...]

Walkaround: Messerchmitt Bf 109E-4

by Jim Harley on October 18, 2018 · in Reference · 9 ≡

I just bought a Tamiya 109E off of ebay. I thought it would be fun to go back in to my archives and find my photos of the 109 at Thunder Over Michigan a few years ago. This was Russel's restored E that I believe was recently sold and is [...]

NASM Visit

by Kyle on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I recently went to the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly Virginia, and saw a lot of historical aircraft; P-40, P-51, P-47, P-38, B-29, Ho229, Do335, F4U, SR-71, Concorde, Ar-234, Me163, Fritz X, F-14, F-35, MiG 15BiS, F-100, MiG [...]

Mitsubishi-A6M5-Zero – Tamiya 1/32

by Alex on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Vintage kit from Tamiya which was sleeping for about 15 years in my basement. After some days sick at home I have decided to restart building models. Wow what a great feeling to redo something with my hands. I used Tamiya lacquers, dry [...]

My second TAMIYA 1/48 P-47D THUNDERBOLT BUBBLETOP

by Zydriavas on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

For your evaluation guys…. Best regards

TBF-1 Avenger 1:72

by Matthew Fletcher on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

I bought this kit at a local arms fair. The box appeared very neat and new yet the kit was simply a rebox of an older academy kit. There was basically no detail for the interior(which is luckily hidden pretty well on the avenger). For what [...]

PANTHER

by SteveSunderland on October 17, 2018 · in Armor · 8 ≡

One of my "older" models. I hope you like it. It was the old Tamiya kit and it got some modifications. It was my first model with "heavy weathering" also.

Bandai 1/72 A-Wing Starfighter

by Aaron Newlands on October 17, 2018 · in Sci-fi · 4 ≡

This is Bandai's excellent "snap time play time" as my son calls it. They do with snap fit what some companies can't do with traditional methods. They don't bake their plastic which means that it can be effected by some of the [...]

Kawasaki Ki61/Hien (Tony)

by Djordje Colovic on October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

My first attempt in metallic finishes, many lessons learned, many more yet to learn. Didn't use rondel decals, line decals etc... I've made them by masks I've previously made. Excellent fit and details. Every comment is welcomed [...]