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“FLIGHT 19, LOST SQUADRON, 75TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE” Mariner BuNo. 59225

by gary sausmikat on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

“FLIGHT 19, LOST SQUADRON, 75TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE” 75 years ago: Dec 5th, 1945, two Martin PBM-5 Mariners, took off from Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida at 19:27 to search for five lost Avengers, of training Flight 19, over [...]

“Flight 19 Lost Squadron 75th Anniversary Tribute” Accurate Miniatures TBM-1C Avenger as FT-81

by Louis Gardner on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

First off, I want to thank all of you who held off posting your articles so we could keep our Flight 19 builds together. That was very kind of you and considerate... Flight 19 ... The "Lost Squadron" was previously introduced [...]

Flight 19 The Lost Squadron 75th Anniversary Tribute: Avenger TBM-1C 1/48, Italeri (Accurate Miniatures)

by Paul Barber on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 21 ≡

As has been well reported for many years, the Accurate Miniatures sprues reboxed by Italeri make up into a sometimes complex, but brilliantly engineered kit of the TBM-1C Avenger in 1/48. During this build I used Eduard canopy masks, [...]

ON THIS DAY: 5 December 1945, 75 year Anniversary of The Mystery of Flight 19

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 5, 2020 · in Aviation · 34 ≡

It is a beautiful warm fall bright shiny day. A fine Navy day for flying. Lt Charles C Taylor was tasked as the training flight instructor for Flight 19. At 28 years old, 2 tours of combat in the Pacific, Lt Taylor had 2500 hours [...]

Ma.K. FRIEDRICH Panzer Kampf Anzug F, Wave 1/20

by jorge rivas krause on December 5, 2020 · in Sci-fi · 6 ≡

I'm not much into SciFi but as soon as I learned a bit about Maschinen Krieger I was absolutely captivated by the looks and aesthetic of the whole thing. To me is the perfect blend of SciFi and military history…a perfect “what if” [...]

Eduard 1/48 Fokker D.VII

by Paul van Acker on December 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

My first WW1 completed. Ernst Udet's Fokker DVII (OAW) Jasta 4 Beugneux-Cramoisselles airfield, France, June 1918. There are so many different opinions on the colours, some say there was a black nose, the stripes were top of the upper wing [...]

Video: Paint for Building Scale Model

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 4, 2020 · in How-to

This short video is a discussion of the various types of paints used for painting scale models. It also explains the difference between paints and traditional airbrush materials Web page on Paint: (link)

JU 87 Stuka

by Jesus Hermosell on December 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Hello again. I present the last finished work. It is the Stuka 1/48 from Italeri. It is a model with some fit problems but once solved with putty and a good dose of sanding it is worth it. It has several Italian schemes and a German [...]

I'm getting "exhausted" with this build

by Rob Anderson on December 4, 2020 · in Uncategorized · 13 ≡

Continuing with the A-1H. One thing that is notable about most pictures of Skyraiders is the heavy exhaust staining and general grime on the aircraft. I did mine using a combination of pastels and airbrush. Footprints and stains on the [...]

Korean War "Devotion" , Battle of Chosin Reservoir, LT/JG Thomas Hudner and ENS Jessie Brown Medal of Honor Mission Dec. 4th, 1950

by Louis Gardner on December 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

This is a build that I have wanted to do for many years now. It covers a story that some of you will recognize right away. Some of you may not. Please read along with me and I'll explain. Be warned, some of what I'm going to be telling [...]