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Scale Modelworld 2014 Prelude – RAF Cosford

by Editor on November 7, 2014 · in Show Reports · 12 ≡

Tune in for a forthcoming photo coverage of Scale Modelworld in Telford at iModeler during the weekend... In the meantime, another museum visit today. Having established ourselves in a homey hotel in the area we're visiting the Royal Air [...]

Scale Modelworld 2014 Prelude – Visiting Duxford

by Editor on November 6, 2014 · in Show Reports · 18 ≡

The first day of our Scale Modelworld trip comes to an end, and an eventful day it was. It all started rather unexpectedly this morning when the first November snowfall proved troublesome enough for the airport to close down just as our [...]

BOB,Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1, RAF, May 1940

by Chuck A. Villanueva on November 6, 2014 · in Aviation · 22 ≡

Flt Lt. Robert Stanford-Tuck was assigned this aircraft during the Dunkirk operation. On 23 May, Tuck opened his scoring by shooting down 2 Bf-110's and a 3rd aircraft later that day. The following day flying N3249, he shot down 2 [...]

Telford, Anyone?

by Editor on November 6, 2014 · in Show Reports · 16 ≡

After a long hiatus, I'm happy today to report embarking on a flight to England to participate in this year's IPMS Scale Modelworld. It's been a while since the last time I've been to Telford. It feels good today to be able to be a part [...]

Oh Boy, a treat for you! Dredging up BoB and BoF oldies.....

by Bill Koppos on November 5, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

Too lazy to build new for the group build but I sure do have subjects that fit. Do need more though, a Stuka is absent from my shelves, and really need a Curtiss French Hawk.

RIP – Jack Broughton

by Tom Cleaver on November 5, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 3 ≡

I didn't know it at the time, but in 1955 and 1956, I saw Jack Broughton lead the Thunderbirds - once in F-84Gs and once in F-84Fs. Author of "Thud Ridge" and "Going Downtown" (link)

BoB Spitfire I – Airfix 1/48

by Tom Cleaver on November 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Not actually built for the BoB Group Build, I guess this still kinda/sorta qualifies as an entry. Spitfire Ia of 609 Squadron R.Aux.A.F., August 1940, done from an Aeromaster sheet. This kit by Airfix can be considered the last product of [...]

A Messerschmitt 109 in Normandie

by Rapid27 on November 5, 2014 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

hello, I decided to try to represent Bruno Fischer Messerschmitt 109-G6 during the Battle of Normandy in July 1944 near Evreux. I had some difficulty with assembly and the quality of my painting. This arrangement almost fly into the trash [...]

Bandai 1/72 VF-1S Valkyrie

by Ramon R. Lomeli on November 4, 2014 · in Uncategorized · 24 ≡

Robotech (Macross in Japan) was my favorite cartoon to watch when I was a kid. It was different then anything else I had seen before it: GI Joe, Transformers, whatever. For the first time, I saw a cartoon that was actually somewhat [...]

Camouflage and Markings – Hawker Hurricane in the Battle of Britain

by Editor on November 4, 2014 · in Reference · 15 ≡

The following profile artwork is displayed by kind permission of Mr Rick Kent – Ed. At the end of June 1940, following the fall of France, the majority of the RAF's 36 fighter squadrons were equipped with Hurricanes. Both the [...]