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P-40F 'Dammit',33 FG Operation Torch, Battle of Kasserine Pass

by Robert Royes on February 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

MPM's 1/72 P-40F ,I replaced the kit's vacuform canopy assy. with one from a hasegawa 'E' kit. Used kit decals of Dammit , one of the P-40's of the 33FG ferried to North Africa on the USS Chenango CVE-28,To take part in Operation Torch. [...]

Video: Diorama King Tiger - 1/72

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 21, 2018 · in Uncategorized

1/48 Two-Bobs T-2C: The NATC Jet Pipeline Basic Trainer

by paul teixeira on February 21, 2018 · in Aviation · 6 ≡

I am a huge fan of Naval Aviation training aircraft such as the T-28, T-34C, TA-4J, T-45, etc. IMHO these aircraft were largely ignored by the model companies for many, many years with some OK releases throughout the years but nothing [...]

Year of The Cat Group Build: Grumman Martlet Mk III – Hobby Boss 1/48 Wildcat F4F-3A

by Paul Barber on February 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

When Louis announced the group all those months ago, and with its closing date being quite some way distant, I decided to go for three builds. Three kits whose fates were already planned (although the ‘109 E7 Trop’ took a few twists [...]

Review: 1/48 scale ICM 48232 Junkers Ju-88 A-5 kit review – Part 2 of 2

by Louis Gardner on February 20, 2018 · in Reviews · 18 ≡

This is the follow up to the first article I posted on the newer ICM release of the Junkers Ju-88 A-5. The first part of this kit review is covered here. I had to break this review up into two separate parts, due to the high number of [...]

Review: Copper State Models 1/35 Lanchester Armoured Car review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on February 20, 2018 · in Armor, Reviews

Review: 1/48 scale ICM 48232 Junkers Ju-88 A-5 kit review – Part 1 of 2

by Louis Gardner on February 20, 2018 · in Reviews · 22 ≡

Well finally... Here it is. I have been trying to get this article done for a while. There have been a few "technical difficulties", but we managed to get past that with help from some friends. More on that later... This [...]

Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 8

by Marc Barris on February 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Well in the spirit of Rob Anderson, I decided to have a craft beer while I was taking pictures for part 8 of this build, I picked up a few bottles of beer when my Wife and I, as well as our dog Baily took a drive to the West Coast this [...]

Battle of Kasserine Pass Group Build: 1/48 F-6A TAC RECCE Mustang

by Tom Bebout on February 20, 2018 · in Aviation · 16 ≡

Big hats off to David Thomas for initiating this GB concerning a significant battle in North America at Kasserine Pass. Determined to be a military defeat for the US Army it would prove to a learning lesson from which ultimate victory [...]

Mark 48: Torpedo in the Water!

by paul teixeira on February 20, 2018 · in Ships · 11 ≡

I have been involved in consignment builds for a long time now. I tell my customers I will build them anything from Autos to Planes, as long as I can find it in kit form. One customer who had asked me to build every plane he had contact [...]