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Trumpeter 1/48 Supermarine Seafang F.MK.32

by Alistair Gauld on February 2, 2023 · in Aviation — 15 Comments

A straight out of the box build except for Tape Belts and the serials and roundels were masked and painted as Trumpeter had them a tad on the fictitious side. Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey. Painted with Colourcoats Extra Dark Sea Grey, [...]

Airfix 1/24 Hellcat MKII

by Mark Kannemeyer on June 1, 2022 · in Aviation — 26 Comments

Hellcat MKII operated by the FAA off HMS Khedive, East Indies, March- April 1945. A relatively trouble free build. I was, however, disappointed by some of the detail left of by Airfix on such a large scale kit, but nothing that the [...]

The Doolittle Raid - in color

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

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 [...]

"ON THIS DAY" 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. IJN Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" 1/48

by Chuck A. Villanueva on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

It is the 80th year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Though the mission was a success but not the knock out punch that Admiral Yamamoto hoped to achieve. The primary objective was to destroy or put out of action the US carrier [...]

Pearl Harbour 80th Anniversary. Agaki – Hasegawa 1/700

by Paul Barber on December 7, 2021 · in Ships — 22 Comments

I am posting this article at 8am, December 7th, Honolulu time. Exactly 80 years on from the moment of the first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. The aircraft carrier Agaki was Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo's flagship [...]

80 Years Ago: "I Knew My Plans Had Changed"

by Tom Cleaver on December 7, 2021 · in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

The flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) echoed with the command over the loudspeaker from the bridge: “Pilots! Man your planes!” Thirty-one year old Lieutenant Richard H. “Dick” Best Jr., operations officer of Bombing-Six, watched [...]

Unusual California museum

by Bernard Bedeur on September 11, 2021 · in Uncategorized — 21 Comments

..is anything normal in California Anymore anyways ? A few weeks ago I met up with a friend at Moffet Field in Sunnyvale California. I tought to share on imodeler some of the unusual artefacts one can see there This place may be on your [...]

Video: 2021 Model Kit Stash Tour

by iModeler Youtube Picks on March 28, 2021 · in How-to

Come with me, and you'll my world of modeling imagination... A just for fun stash tour video, I hope that you will enjoy! And check out these links for model modeling awesomeness! Old School Models (link) Otaku [...]