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1/450 Hasagawa HMS Vanguard

by Richard Bottomley on June 14, 2024 · in Ships · 10 ≡

Seeing Marcello Rosa's excellent HMS Vanguard the other day prompted me to post these pics of my one. I finished this about 6 years ago I think, before the advent of all the superb 3d printed parts now available. I reworked the main [...]

Australian Model Expo 2024: Part 5

by Michael Turner on June 14, 2024 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June. These are the 1/48 Jets, Open.

Australian Model Expo 2024: Part 4

by Michael Turner on June 14, 2024 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June. These are the 1/48 Props, Open.

Australian Model Expo 2024: Part 3

by Michael Turner on June 14, 2024 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June. These are the 1/48 Axis Props, OOB. These are the 1/48 Allied Props, OOB.

Australian Model Expo 2024: Part 2

by Michael Turner on June 14, 2024 · in Show Reports · 5 ≡

The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June. These are the 1/48 Jets, OOB.

Australian Model Expo 2024: Part 1

by Michael Turner on June 14, 2024 · in Show Reports · 8 ≡

The Australian Model Expo 2024 was held over the long weekend holiday of 8-10 June. These are the club displays. This 80th anniversary of D-day display won the public popular vote. This club display was a tribute to a deceased member, [...]

Trumpeter 1/24 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on June 14, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

Trumpeter's big Bf 109G-6 is a mixed bag. It boasts with accurate outlines and a detailed surface texture. Yet, there are many inaccuracies concerning the position of hatches and panel lines. Nonetheless, these can be located and fixed [...]

The P-51D Mustang Bert Stiles Died In

by Tom Cleaver on June 14, 2024 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

Bert Stiles is the most famous author to graduate from South Denver High School, having written “Serenade to the Big Bird,” one of the true classics of Second World War literature. I’m the only other writer who graduated from that [...]

1:8 Super X Deadwood Special – 3D Scratch Build

by Matt Minnichsoffer on June 13, 2024 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

In the Spring of 2000 I was working in the styling department for Excelsior-Henderson in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The company had plans to unveil a hydraulic front (non-springer) end version of the Super X at the Sturgis Bike Rally in [...]

I almost got hooked: my experience with Amodel's gigantic Mi-22!

by Roland Sachsenhofer on June 13, 2024 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The Mi-6 "Hook" from Amodel is a real challenge in many respects. The fact that I have built two of them in parallel is directly related to this: solutions that have been found in one model should be given the chance to prove [...]