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USS Gearing, Dragon 1/350

by Marcello Rosa on August 18, 2022 · in Ships · 26 ≡

Here is my build of Dragon's USS Gearing, lead ship of the US Navy's ultimate WWII destroyer class. This is the excellent kit from Dragon, which comes with extensive photoetch (but, surprisingly, no railing!). Built it out of the box apart [...]

Review: "Sea of Contention" The Sixth Fleet in the Med.circa mid 1960's. Periscope films.

by Robert Royes on June 16, 2022 · in Reviews · 8 ≡

It's clear that the movie Top Gun and even Final Countdown became recruiting films for the navy in he eighties, and that F-14 was the star of said films. Because of their claim to fame there are all kinds of quality videos of the F-14 [...]

Cold War gone hot Tamiya 1/35 Schutzenpanzer Marder

by Ian Foulkes on March 11, 2022 · in Armor · 6 ≡

Here's another vehicle for my Cold War gone hot series. This is the 1/35th Tamiya Marder. Sadly, this old kit is the only early version Marder available, all the others being post 1985. The kit will be depicted rushing past the M48A2GA2 as [...]

Cold War gone Hot, M48A2GA2

by Ian Foulkes on March 11, 2022 · in Armor · 7 ≡

Here's another vehicle for my "Cold War gone hot" series. This is the Revell 1/35th M48A2GA2. The major construction is now done and I've started the weathering. I've added a small amount of battle damage on the front left side [...]

LEOPARD C2 MBT

by Aaron Bouma on March 8, 2022 · in Armor · 4 ≡

This is the Leopard C2 of the Canadian Army. These have been the work horse of the Canadian Army through the 1970's, and 1980's. The C2 has a 105mm Rifled Main Gun, & Equipped with a 830hp Engine. These Tanks were retired from active [...]

HMCS BONAVENTURE

by Aaron Bouma on February 13, 2022 · in Ships · 6 ≡

This is HMCS Bonaventure. My first major warship Build in August 2020. The Bonaventure was the last and longest in service Aircraft Carrier in the Royal Canada Navy. The Bonaventure was a British Majestic Class Carrier designed near the [...]

HMS Tiger, C20

by Marcello Rosa on February 6, 2022 · in Ships · 4 ≡

This is my completed light cruiser HMS Tiger, build from the Matchbox/ Revell kit from the 1970's. The Tiger and her sister ship Blake were converted from all-gun cruisers in the 1970's into "Helicopter and Command Cruisers", to [...]

Trumpeter 1/48 F9F-2 Panther

by Marcello Rosa on January 4, 2022 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

For my first contribution to iModeller, I attach pictures of my Panther, which was one of the first 1/48 models I built. I found this kit very easy to assemble, with almost no fit issues. What small issues there were, could be easily [...]

Amusing Hobby 1/35 FV 214 "Conqueror" Mk 2

by Wes Pennest on December 27, 2021 · in Armor · 3 ≡

Model 3 of 4 for 2021! I'd have done more, but gestures widely life gets in the way. The Conqueror was the last British heavy tank, armed with a massive 120mm rifled cannon and was intended to knock out Soviet IS-3s and T-10Ms flooding [...]

C-1 105mm Towed Howitzer Royal Canadian Artillery (M2A1) Scratch Built

by Aaron Bouma on December 20, 2021 · in Armor

This is a C-1 Howitzer built from Pine from Pictures. Yes I know, some of the pictures are a little dark. Building a new model, always a welcome challenge. Challenge is strength building.