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1981 Pontiac LeMans NASCAR race car

by Drew Hierwarter on January 8, 2021 · in Automotive · 8 ≡

The Car For the 1981 Winston Cup racing season NASCAR had mandated a new 110” wheelbase car, down from 115” of the previous years. Most teams were reporting that these smaller cars were unstable at high speeds and, in fact, the team [...]

“der Angriff!”

by Carl Christensen on January 8, 2021 · in Diorama · 5 ≡

This is an experiment I've been wanting to try for a while, making an explosion with an LED bulb and cotton wool. I'm not as happy with it as I'd hoped, but it works, so I'll go with that. Who knew fluffing up and spraying cotton wool [...]

Spitfire Mk V, Tamiya

by dale travis on January 8, 2021 · in Aviation · 15 ≡

This plane was one a batch of MkI B's converted to a Mk V by inserting a Merlin 45 engine. The actual plane ended up on the bottom of the English Channel courtesy of of Bf 109F on June 22 1941. This model was done 10 years ago and I [...]

1/48 Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude – Empire of Japan Group Build.

by John Healy on January 7, 2021 · in Aviation · 32 ≡

This is the 2016 Fine Molds kit. I can’t speak highly enough about its quality. It’s an outstanding kit in every way. Feel free to check out my build log in the EoJ group build section and you’ll see how nice it is. The Claude was [...]

Eduard 2021 releases

by Tom Cleaver on January 7, 2021 · in News · 8 ≡

That Tempest II in July is nice. Hopefully the S.199 will be in 1/48 first. 4-cannon Fw-190A-5 is also interesting, as is the Spitfire V in the fall. I like the Fw-190F-8. Doing 109Es with the Special Hobby kit is great - that is [...]

North Somerset Yeomanry 1917 (War Horse)

by David G LANE on January 7, 2021 · in Figures · 9 ≡

Dolman Miniatures 90mm ( Nearer 110mm) Oils

Airfix New Releases 2021

by Andrew Alexander on January 7, 2021 · in News · 5 ≡

I just watched the Airfix new release video on YouTube, and here are the highlights. New Tool: 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V DH Mosquito B.XVI (two-stage Merlin engines) 1/48 DHC Chipmunk T.10 DH Vampire F.3 1/35 Austin K2/Y [...]

Video: 1/35 Minerva Armoured Car | Full Build – Copper State Models

by iModeler Youtube Picks on January 7, 2021 · in Aviation

Throwback Thursday: OS2N-1

by Kyle Koppos on January 7, 2021 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Monogram OS2U converted to an N-1 by saying N instead of U. It might be more complicated then that, but yolo. The Naval Aircraft Factory took on building Kingfishers after Vought was told to focus on Corsairs in '42. This one served with [...]

First two builds of 2021

by Amari Luu on January 7, 2021 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

The Tiger and the Skyray are my first two builds of 2021. Originally started back in December, these two kits were built almost simultaneously. They also hold the distinction of being the second and third kits completed in my new model [...]