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Eagle of The Malta
The story of George Beurling is quite well described on the i-modeler, so I will limit myself only to some of its elements. You probably remember how long I thought about choosing the plane. Reading the stories of various pilots, I became [...]
Classic Kit: FROG 1/72 Ta-152H Tweaked
I first heard about the Ta-152 in the popular magazine "1001 Modeling Ideas" around 1972 in an article on how to build one using parts from various Lindberg kits. The article showed by using the Lindberg FW190D how to begin. The [...]
Modelling early Wellesley Squadrons in 1/72
Most Wellesley models focus on the Second World War service in the middle east. Not so many actually represent the home squadrons which were equipped with the bomber before the war. The first squadron to get the Wellesley was No. 7 - [...]
19 - 1/72 Italeri RAH-66 Comanche
What a fun build this was, the Italeri 1/72 RAH-66 Comanche
Only 2 prototypes were ever made and the one was black and the other Helo Drab. I decided to do something a little different and created a What if US marines version.
This [...]
Video: REVELL US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I 1/72 (video preview)
Very nice kit, US Navy SWIFT BOAT Mk.I from Revell
Model kit of a US Navy heavily armed patrol boat in 72nd scale, used in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.
New tool released in 2021.
For more details about this Revell kit, from [...]
Short Run Kit: WK 1/72 Heinkel He70
I don't remember how I ended up with this kit and I'm not familiar with WK models. The plastic was hard reddish brown with a rough surface just like early MPM kits. Maybe MPM made the molds for the kit. It did sit on the to do pile in [...]
Dragon 1/72 Mistel 5
Hi everyone!
This is my Dragon 1/72 Mistel 5, yet another entry to our friend's Paul Barber @yellow10 "First and Last" mini group.
The Mistel 5 project was one of the last glide bomb developments submitted to the RLM before the [...]
The Airfix Starter Set Challenge! – How Did We Manage When We Were Kids?!
The Airfix Starter Set challenge, as started by Model Minutes.
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