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This is pretty darned cool!

by Tom Cleaver on March 24, 2015 · in Uncategorized · 9 ≡

Rod Stewart’s Hidden Beverly Hills Railroad (link) “I pity a man who doesn’t have a hobby like this one,it’s just the most supreme relaxation,” Stewart said of the train modeling passion he’s devoted decades of his life to. [...]

Testors B-25 1/72

by Greg Kittinger on March 24, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

The B-25 is my favorite WWII aircraft - just love the lines - everything about it. This is an old Testors kit. Went together pretty well, although had to shim up one side of the horizontal stabilizer to get it level. Added a seat for the [...]

Shieldmaiden

by Rob Pollock on March 24, 2015 · in Figures · 44 ≡

This is a 1/10 resin bust of a Viking shieldmaiden, from Korean firm Nuts Planet. The figure is probably based on the character Lagertha in the TV series, The Vikings. Lagertha was, according to legend, a Viking shieldmaiden from what is [...]

Academy 1/72 B-17f “Wabash Cannonball”

by bob mack on March 23, 2015 · in Aviation · 36 ≡

the venerable B-17f “The pride of Seattle” as it would have looked in June 1943 while part of the 91st heavy bombardment wing stationed at Bassingbourn at Cambridgeshire U.K...in the livery of “Wabash Cannonball” painted by Sgt. [...]

SA-6 Gainful

by Richard Mcstay on March 22, 2015 · in Armor · 25 ≡

Hi again, this is probably going to be my last article for a while as I have three different holidays planned between now and July. It's also the clearest my work bench has looked for months! This kit is in 1/35 scale from Trumpeter. The [...]

I-400 in 1:350 from Tamiya

by Ulf Lundberg on March 22, 2015 · in Ships · 18 ≡

I finished Tamiya's I-400 in february 2010. The idea for these giant subs came from Admiral Yamamoto. The plan was to take the war to the US by bombing the cities along it's coasts with submarine launched aircraft. The sub would have to be [...]

Hurricane Mk2c

by Richard Mcstay on March 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

This kit is in 1/72 from Revell, and was my secret santa present from work! It isn't the sort of subject I would normally model as my collection is fairly modern, so I decided to do it slightly different. The right side is the desert camo [...]

Airfix 1/72 Dornier Do17z (reveal)

by Michael Booth on March 22, 2015 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

The completed model of Airfix's newly moulded Dornier Do17 which was voted for the Keep Calm and Vote Wisely Have to admit I really enjoyed building this and am surprised at the level of detail involved with the kit. However the cockpit [...]

BF 109G6 Hasegawa 1/48 scale

by Terry Schuler on March 21, 2015 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Depicts aircraft flown by Heinrich Bartels 11./JG27 Known as the P-38 killer, Bartels was credited with shooting down 99 allied aircraft. Including fourteen P-38, Eleven P-51's, nine P-47's and nine Spitfires. On December 23, 1944 his [...]

Apollo 17 Orange Soil December 12, 1972

by Wayne Landis on March 21, 2015 · in Space · 20 ≡

This is the New Ware resin figure set depicting the discovery of the orange soil during the second Lunar traverse. Eugene Cernan is in the suit with the red stripes. Harrison Schmitt is in the plain suit and is holding the sampling tool. [...]