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On This Day…November 5th.

by david leigh-smith on November 5, 2018 · in News · 5 ≡

Gunner Kenneth Bratton being removed from the turret of his TBF Avenger aboard the USS Saratoga following a successful strike on Rabaul, 5 November 1943... With Armistice day almost upon us, this photo from Nov 5th , 1918 shows how the US [...]

Hasegawa/Italeri Mustang 1/48

by Thiago C. M. Pacheco on November 5, 2018 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hello, felllas. This is my attempt at Hasegawa’s 1/48 Mustang. Boxed by Italeri, it comes with an attractive decal sheet depicting 4 RAF Mustangs, and being a s****r for a sharkmouth aircraft, that is the one I chose. There is no way a [...]

Cleveland IPMS Show 11-4-18

by Jim Harley on November 5, 2018 · in Show Reports · 7 ≡

After attending the Port Clinton (Toledo) IPMS show a few months ago I checked the schedule for the next nearest show. The Cleveland show was slated to be one of the bigger shows in Ohio so I've been looking forward to it. It did not [...]

Trumpeter 1/72 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 – The MiG Killer

by Tommy Killander on November 4, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

It all started one evening when I stopped by a magazine shop at the railway station and bought a magazine about the Korean War. I read about Peter Carmichael's Sea Fury WJ232 and his kill on the jet-powered MiG-15. A couple of weeks later [...]

Stearman P-17 AAF by Revell Germany

by Stu Brown on November 4, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

Typical of Revell Germany kits, good instructions with fairly straight forward parts assembly. A level 5 & 7 hours is what it is. I enjoyed the process & decided to pass on the "rigging" issue. Might revisit it when I get [...]

Tamiya M107

by Nathan Kalinyak on November 4, 2018 · in Armor · 6 ≡

iModelers at the USAF Museum

by gary sausmikat on November 4, 2018 · in Photo Collections · 18 ≡

Hi All, Spent some time at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio and wanted to share just a few of the many aircraft and artifacts on display. I also had the pleasure of meeting up with and exploring the museum with fellow iModeler Mr. Tom [...]

The new Airfix 1:48 Bristol Blenheim

by Alan Price on November 4, 2018 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Well, here it is at last, the new Airfix Blenheim. This is built from a pre-production kit and the model will be featured soon in a new publication from Wingleader books (www.wingleader.com). The model is based on the research I did for my [...]

Airfix Me262B

by Alan Price on November 4, 2018 · in Aviation · 8 ≡

Here are a few photos of the new Airfix Me262B in 1:72 which I built for Airfix Model World recently. This is a lovely little kit which as you can see, builds up into a pretty great looking 262. This was out-the-box save for some Eduard [...]