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First Wooden Puppet

by SANJAY BAHTI on May 12, 2022 · in Figures · 6 ≡

A short visit to the Czech Republic gave me a glimpse to the world of puppet making. The first attempt was aimed to make a Child, but the face could not come up nicely. Some one said that when you make a puppet, a bit of you gets into it. [...]

„Tentando Superabimus”

by capt. R on May 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 23 ≡

„Tentando Superabimus” Which means in translation „Trying to overcome”. This was the motto of the 138th Special Purpose Squadron. Each of us has moments in life when we are trying to overcome something ... which means in [...]

Classic Airframes 1/48 Meteor F. 4

by Tom Cleaver on May 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

From 2003 with updated photos: The Airplane: The Meteor F.4 was the result of three separate lines of research that began shortly after 616 Squadron had taken delivery of their F.1s in 1944. The Aerodynamic Section at R.A.E. Farnborough [...]

LG-1 MK II 105mm Towed Field Howitzer Royal Canadian Army. 2 FOOT, BUILT FROM SCRATCH

by Aaron Bouma on May 11, 2022 · in Armor · 4 ≡

This is a 2 foot version of the LG-1 105mm Howitzer. Built from mainly pine, all from pictures. this one is my newest model. In some pictures the model is not fully painted.

Tamiya P-38G Lightning "Miss Virginia"

by Joe Bianco on May 11, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

Tamiya's P-38 is without a doubt the best engineered 1/48 scale model I've ever built. It is simply clever in every respect. I started this model about a year and a half ago and since I started I've completed six other projects. It was [...]

Video: Weekend Project Garage Diorama with Chevy S-10 1/25 Scale Model Pickup

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 11, 2022 · in How-to

Revell 1/72 SE.535 Mistral

by Spiros Pendedekas on May 10, 2022 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hi everyone! This is my Armee de l'Air Revell 1/72 SE.535 Mistral. The SE.535 Mistral (aka Vampire FB.53) was a licensed upgraded Vampire built by French SNCASE, basically utilizing a more powerful Rolls Royce Nene engine and a Martin [...]

The Doolittle Raid - in color

by Tom Cleaver on May 9, 2022 · in Photo Collections · 21 ≡

This is Totally Cool This is the stuff that makes me love being an historian. My friend and fellow researcher Lynn Ritger just spent the last several days playing “Squirrel!” in the uncategorized digitized film files at the National [...]

Top Gun 1945 (UPDATED)

by Tom Cleaver on May 9, 2022 · in Photo Collections · 10 ≡

Lynn Ritger just spent the last three days playing "Squirrel!" in the digital archives of undesignated film footage at NARA and found some gems. Lynn is a solid historian, but there are times he is seriously "bent." He [...]