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On This Day…December 27th

by david leigh-smith on December 27, 2018 · in News · 11 ≡

As the battle for Bastogne came to an end, the evidence of just how ferocious the fighting was can be seen in the remains of this Panzer IV (thanks to michel-verschuere for pointing out this wasn’t a Tiger, which can be seen by the [...]

On This Day…December 26th.

by david leigh-smith on December 26, 2018 · in News · 9 ≡

A salvaged Japanese mini submarine, here photographed from the bow. These min-subs were not named; instead they had a designation number according to production dates. Operationally, they were identified by their mother ship, so this [...]

On This Day…Christmas Day 2018

by david leigh-smith on December 25, 2018 · in News · 18 ≡

Only one photo today. A very happy Christmas to all iModelers across the world.

On This Day…Christmas Eve

by david leigh-smith on December 24, 2018 · in News · 13 ≡

The Christmas Truce is one of the most famous and iconic events of the First World War and has burned itself into our collective consciousness. Late on Christmas Eve 1914, the British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the [...]

On This Day…December 23rd

by david leigh-smith on December 22, 2018 · in News · 15 ≡

No, this is not Louis Gardner’s Iron Works. Real F4U 1 Corsairs being made on the Vought Sikorsky production line on 23rd Dec 1942. Would love to see a colourised version of this. Santa Claus exchanges his traditional civilian red hat [...]

On This Day…December 22nd

by david leigh-smith on December 22, 2018 · in News · 26 ≡

Polikarpov I-15 biplanes under repair in Moscow, 22 Dec 1941. The I-15 was nicknamed ‘Chaika’ (seagull) due to the gulled shape of the upper wing. Always partial to a carrier. This is the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) as she enters [...]

On This Day…December 21st

by david leigh-smith on December 21, 2018 · in News · 16 ≡

Great modeler’s reference of a F4U-1 Corsair of No. 16 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, being serviced at Green Island (now Nissan Island), Bougainville, 21 Dec 1944. Squadron Commander Samson flew a Farman MF-II for its first [...]

On This Day…December 20th

by david leigh-smith on December 20, 2018 · in News · 17 ≡

Apologies for shamelessly plugging my own model here. On the return journey home from a bombing raid on Germany in December 1943, 20 year old pilot Charlie Brown nursed his critically injured B-17 toward the North Sea at under 2,000 ft and [...]

On This Day…December 19th

by david leigh-smith on December 19, 2018 · in News · 15 ≡

Destroyed TBM Avenger on the hangar deck of the USS Monterey (CVL-27) on December 19, 1944. The Monterey was named after the Battle of Monterey in California, during the Mexican–American War in 1846. The damage was caused by the typhoon [...]

On This Day…December 18th

by david leigh-smith on December 18, 2018 · in News · 21 ≡

Some lovely photos of early Mk IX Spitfires at dispersal (Biggin Hill) in the event of air raids. Taken 18th December, 1942. Typhoon Cobra hit Admiral Halsey’s Task Force 38 on December 18th, 1944 in the Philippine Sea resulting in [...]