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Scallop Trawler WILLIAM C BAKER, 1962

by Mike Maynard on November 26, 2013 · in Ships — 13 Comments

A type of boat found in every New England fishing port, the WILLIAM C BAKER was typical of wooden commercial draggers of the era. Referred to as an "Eastern Rig" (East coast design) or "Side Trawler", this class of [...]

Waco (Glider series)

by Santiago Hrubisko on November 18, 2013 · in Uncategorized — 4 Comments

Hi to all of you Another series have just done by my father. We have to thanks to Luis Cid who made the special decals to complete our Waco CG-4A / Hadrian series which include the following models Here are the final photos which also [...]

Wooden concept models of proposed Orbiter carriers

by Frank Cronin on November 14, 2013 · in Aviation — 9 Comments

I was contacted and asked to restore two wooden concept models, I was told, that the models were made by Jack Conroy, the designer of the “Guppy”. Both of the models are very skillfully made and show the real talent and skill of the [...]

D-Day Plus 4

by Mike Maynard on November 6, 2013 · in Ships — 12 Comments

At the personal direction of President Roosevelt, 60 Coast Guard sub chasers were transfered from America's East coast to Poole England. Here the boats were stripped of part of their ASW gear and re-formed into Rescue Flotilla One. It's [...]

It ain't plastic but it is scale....Maurice Farman...

by Bill Koppos on November 3, 2013 · in Aviation — 12 Comments

From my Brother Keith in Tuscon Arizona comes this creation. It flys! It's R/C if you look careful you will see the real engine under the water-cooled one. Wingnut Wings-Bah Humbug! Don't know the scale but I'm sure it's big.

Nantucket Lightship (WLV-613) On Station, 1975

by Mike Maynard on October 25, 2013 · in Ships — 18 Comments

"The two loneliest things I ever saw" mused an old whaling captain "was a polar bear on an ice floe and the second thing was the Nantucket Lightship". Lightships were the technological answer to building a lighthouse [...]

Scratchbuilt “Bosphorus Steamer Ferry”: 1/100 S/S KANLICA

by Tolga ULGUR on October 12, 2013 · in Ships — 10 Comments

This time a different thing from the long past. This is 1/100 scratchbuilt model of S/S Kanlıca which was one of the nine sisters passenger steamers served in Istanbul Bosphorus in different lines including Prince ‘s islands since [...]

Another Bosworth Beauty: 1/32 Ryan B.1 Brougham – "The MGM plane"

by Tom Cleaver on October 11, 2013 · in Aviation — 5 Comments

Another one from Bill. From his e-mail: In 1927 MGM contracted with Ryan to take a B1 Brougham and to convert it to carry Leo the MGM lion on a promotional tour of the East Coast. The plane was modified with the installation of a cage [...]

Last one: Bill Bosworth's 1/32 scratchbuilt Bell YFM-1 Airacuda

by Tom Cleaver on October 10, 2013 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

"I'm not worthy!" Erik Shilling, who actually flew this contraption in 1940, told me it had to be towed to the takeoff point on the runway to avoid overheating, and because it was all-electric, if you lost the generator (as he [...]