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And now for something a little different…

by Jaime Carreon on November 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

And I do mean little! A friend in Japan sent me these a few years ago. They are Bandai kits in 1/100 scale, and yes, I had to assemble them, though they did come prepainted. I can't even begin to imagine the power of the magnifier the [...]

Eduard’s Phantom seats

by Rob Anderson on November 12, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 4 ≡

These things just about did me in, my old eyes did not like all the tiny parts. They are not 100% accurate when comparing them to the pictures on the ejection site, and I am not sure if they are early or late MB Mk7s or a combination, but [...]

Scale Model World Telford 2013 (Pt 3)

by Rob Pollock on November 12, 2013 · in Show Reports · 10 ≡

Here are the last few photos I'm posting from the Nationals. Once again, apologies in advance for any duplications across the three postings. Check out Part 2 as it was updated with additional images after the original posting. By the [...]

Me-262A-1a schwalbe 1:48 Tamiya, aires…

by Jan Baranec on November 12, 2013 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hi Guys, I want to share my next model, famous messerschmit jet engine fighter Me 262 Schwalbe. I used tamiya kit, aires detail set (engine,cockpit,control surfaces...) and photoetched parts by eduard. I also scratched all of service [...]

Another story, and another old model airplane

by Jaime Carreon on November 11, 2013 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

While rummaging around in the attic a few months ago, I came across a small box tucked into the corner of a larger box filled with stuff from our old house back home. On it, in my dad's script, was written, "1st place model airplane, [...]

11 November

by Tom Cleaver on November 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

This day in history: 11 November 1944 In the summer of 1942, on his 21st birthday, Alfred Theodore Graham, Jr., a small-town newspaper reporter from Jacksonville, New York, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After training as an aerial gunner and [...]

UPDATED Scale Model World Telford 2013 (Pt 2 )

by Rob Pollock on November 11, 2013 · in Show Reports · 9 ≡

A further selection of photos now included, after I cropped them a little to reduce file sizes for upload. Cheers!

Scale Model World Telford 2013

by Rob Pollock on November 11, 2013 · in Show Reports · 12 ≡

I've attached a fairly random selection from the 50th annversary weekend. With the number of clubs (chapters) and SIGs, taking a (conservative) average of 50 models per group together with the competition area display, I estimate there [...]

Let's see if a good story makes this boring dark blue airplane interesting

by Tom Cleaver on November 11, 2013 · in Uncategorized · 7 ≡

If a good story can make a "boring dark blue airplane" interesting, as commenters said about Bruce Porter's airplane, here's a rip-roarer of a story. This is the F6F-5 Hellcat flown by my friend former ENS Clarence [...]

Good idea, Tom, for the USMC’s birthday…

by Bill Koppos on November 10, 2013 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

what better representative than the defenders of Wake Island. An epic defense if there ever was one, Wake's Marines were the only ones to successfully repel an island invasion. A big part was the fierce attacks of the island's few F4F [...]