The Admiral Channel at iModeler (8 articles)

The Admiral Channel at iModeler

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On This Day…May 24th.

by david leigh-smith on May 24, 2019
in Photo Collections — 7 Comments

The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a short, intense encounter that was a humanitarian disaster for the Royal Navy. In the early hours of May 24th 1941, the HMS Hood was sunk and with 1,418 souls on board, a staggering and scarcely believable[...]

On This Day…May 22nd.

by david leigh-smith on May 22, 2019
in Photo Collections — 19 Comments

The HMS Glouster was lost today following a series of catastrophically poor decision making and terrible communication. While the battle of Crete was raging on May 22nd, the Glouster was assigned a role in preventing a German Sea-landing despi[...]

Berezina 1812

by Rob Pollock on October 28, 2018
in Figures — 36 Comments

The Battle of Berezina took place November 26-29, 1812, between the Grande Armée of Napoleon, retreating after his failed invasion of Russia, and the Russian armies under Mikhail Kutuzov, Peter Wittgenstein and Admiral Pavel Chichagov. The Fre[...]

Final reveal: The German Air Ministry in 1941 in 1:35

by Michel Verschuere on October 5, 2018
in Diorama — 26 Comments

Some of you have followed on this project, depicting buzzing activity at the German Air Ministry in 1941: This was a longer project, initiated in the beginning of this year. It involved mapping the scratch-built facade of the building (Reichs[...]

From model to diorama: A day’s work at the German air ministry 1941

by Michel Verschuere on May 14, 2018
in Diorama — 25 Comments

Some of you noticed the build report and first reveal of the German air ministry already. Because a model is a model and a diorama something different, I opted for adding vehicles and figures in order to bring the building to life. I opted [...]

Academy P-38M Nightmare…er, Night Lightning (or) the P-38M in Japan and Why It Matters to Me

by David A. Thomas on October 14, 2017
in Aviation — 33 Comments

Warning: This is a lengthier than usual post, so read on at your own peril. History of the Bird The P-38M captured my imagination some time ago, and I decided this point in my return to modeling was my chance to act. In fact, my digging ar[...]

Heller’s Gneisenau in 1:400

by Ulf Lundberg on January 11, 2015
in Ships — 24 Comments

Hellers Gneisenau in 1:400 was my first build of a major ship, where I went out of my way to improve an old kit. The Gneisenau was also the first build, where I documented everything I did with a camera. At this time, around 2004, Heller was t[...]

I-58. The tale of the persistent rigger.

by Ulf Lundberg on December 1, 2014
in Ships — 26 Comments

Once upon a time, at the Imperial Japanese Shipyard in Kure, there was a young ambitious and promising rigger. One day the Port Admiral approached him, and asked, if he was willing tog try the challenging task of building the cage antenna for th[...]