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“Götterdämmerung”

by Rob Pollock on January 14, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

I previously posted photos of a specimen build of the Trumpeter 1/32 Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a/U1, the late-war Luftwaffe night fighter. (link) I mentioned that I intended to 'de-construct' the model in part, and use it in a wreck [...]

Advanced Diorama Techniques and Secrets

by John Staehle on January 13, 2014 · in How-to · 5 ≡

With the idea of dioramas being the best way to show off your models the 1/35th scale diorama shown here is an advance technique example of how I build to suit custom orders at Hobbies in a Barn. Starting with a theme, this being an anti [...]

SBD-4 Dauntless Hasegawa 1/48

by Daniel Iscold on January 13, 2014 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Hasegawa Dauntless model has been blamed to have a lower quality than the Dauntless series produced by Accurate Miniatures. The last one are still avaiable under the Italeri and Academy brands. With all the issues about the accuracy [...]

Battle at the Ruins

by John Staehle on January 12, 2014 · in How-to · 3 ≡

I used the theme of Monte Casino for this diorama and with the old Italeri Building ruins and Church ruins I came up with the defenders finding better cover after the bombings of the mountain. The DML figures are from older kits and [...]

Desert Duo

by John Staehle on January 11, 2014 · in How-to · 5 ≡

The British SAS and Long Range Groups often worked together as a team and disrupted the DAK in all instances. The diorama suggests a hasty return to friendly territory after such a raid. As with most of my dioramas I use a recycled rubber [...]

1/48 CAC CA-13 Boomerang

by Tom Cleaver on January 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

When Australia became involved in the Pacific War in December 1941, the Royal Australian Air Force was ill-prepared, to say the very least. With Australia’s main combat forces deployed to North Africa and England, it was clear that there [...]

Harrier GR.3, Airfix 1/72nd

by drewe manton on January 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

So here's this week's model. It's the Airfix kit. Problem free build. The pilot is from PJ Productions and the bombs are from the Revell Tornado GR.1 kit. I used some plastic card and superglue to correct the tip of the tail (Kit tail has [...]

Bf 109 E

by Pierre Lagacé on January 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 12 ≡

This picture was taken from this Website. (link) Someone told me that the caption is wrong because the camouflage of Bf 109s were changed in August-September 1940 during the Battle of Britain. I have been doing a research on Feldwebel [...]

First for 2014

by Bernard Wylie on January 11, 2014 · in Automotive · 12 ≡

This is Mirror Models little Indian 741B Motorcycle in 1/35, and it is little, only about 60mm long! There are two complete kits in the box but so far I've only built one, lots of very small parts that require a lot of care removing from [...]

Messerschmitt Me-262 “Schwalbe” in 1/32 scale by Hasegawa...

by Robert Bausch on January 11, 2014 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

I’ve always thought the Me-262 was a “wicked good” looking airplane. My only critical thought has been that it would have been better looking if it had even just a few degrees more sweepback on the wings. And the Germans discovered [...]