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Go Modelling 2015 Vienna. Part three: Peter Plattners Models

by Ulf Lundberg on March 10, 2015 · in Show Reports · 8 ≡

At Go Modelling I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Peter Plattner. He is a great ship modeller, who also runs his own resin kits firm, Wiener Modellbau Manufaktur. (link) Not only is he a great model builder and rigger, he [...]

Go Modelling 2015 Vienna. Part two: The Competition.

by Ulf Lundberg on March 10, 2015 · in Show Reports · 6 ≡

Go Modelling also contained a modelling contest, where some 350 models took part, some of which were really top notch. As usual aircraft and military vehicles dominated the exhibition, but nevertheless there were quite a few good models to [...]

Go Modelling 2015 Vienna. Part one: The exhibition.

by Ulf Lundberg on March 10, 2015 · in Show Reports · 6 ≡

Go Modelling is a great traditional modelling event, that takes place in a great traditional museum of military history. It is arranged by IPMS-Austria in the museum or military history in Vienna. (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien, [...]

Grid yourself…er….better to rust no that’s not it Spock help me :)

by Rob Anderson on March 10, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 5 ≡

The Enterprise continues. After much internal debate, web surfing, Trekie dodging and harumphing I pushed forward with assembly and paint. If you want to make yourself a bit mad, spend some time reading about what color NCC 1701, was, [...]

DeHavilland Mosquito NF Mk.XVII. Tamiya 1/72

by Milán Restár on March 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 25 ≡

here is my DeHavilland Mosquito NF Mk.XVII in 1/72, made by Tamiya's great kit...now with a painted canopy, fully finished. as i already said, it's far from perfect but i'm somehow proud about it:) it was generally an out from the box [...]

P-47D Tamiya 1/48 scale

by Terry Schuler on March 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

This is simply a great kit, an absolute joy to build. Passionate Patsy was flown by Lt. Ralph Barnes with the 310th FS, 58th FG, New Guinea in 1944. The decals are from Thundercals. The decals are printed beautifully and work very well. [...]

SB2C-4 Helldiver

by Ralph Clements on March 9, 2015 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Well this is my just finished 1/48 scale Revell Pro-Modeler SB2C-4 Helldiver, in the colors and markings of VB-84, U.S.S. Bunker Hill, 1945. I read that the Helldiver was not universally loved by those who used it, but I imagine this big [...]

1:540 USS Discovery One from 2001: A Space Odyssey

by Chris on March 9, 2015 · in Sci-fi · 5 ≡

This is my Discovery One form 2001. It's one of my favorite movies, and I always wanted a model of the Discovery. Ones on the market are big and very expensive, so I designed my own in 123D from Autocad. I scaled it to be 12 inches long [...]

Scout car. Looks like things were getting a little hot at the front!

by California Steve on March 8, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 22 ≡

And maybe it is time to find better cover. I am goofing with the new series of backgrounds I picked up today at a gigantic collectors event in Orange County CA.. This is one of them. I just had to have the one with the Stukas diving [...]

AMT 1/48 P-40N

by Tom Bebout on March 8, 2015 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

So my grandson and I are at the Lunken Airport open house last spring and we're watching the B-17 Aluminum Overcast giving rides. And wouldn't you know it some of the folks selling souvenirs that day also have some models to sell. I hate [...]