Dagsarkiv: 2012/02/01

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Model by Ulf Lundberg Text and photos by Martin Waligorski This ia a 1/400 scale model of Torpedoboot T23 of the German Navy. Torpedoboote were in effect downsized destroyers for escort and coastal defence duties. T23 was one of fifteen vessels of Flottentorpedoboot Typ 39 class, designated T22 to T36 […]

Torpedoboot. Deutsche Kriegsmarine

by Mark Davies What better way to introduce the Islander than lift a quote from Britten Norman’s website? “The ubiquitous Islander is the best-selling commercial aircraft produced in Western Europe. Adaptable, versatile and durable, it has an unsurpassed record of solving transportation problems simply and economically in some of the […]

Airfix 1/72 Britten Norman Islander

by Serge Haelterman The six-wheeled, 6×6 drive M8 Greyhound is arguably the most recognizable US wheeled armoured vehicle of World War II. Following on from the earlier and much-acclaimed release of the M8 Greyhound, this newer Tamiya kit is a logical elaboration on the same subject. The M20 Armored Utility Car […]

Tamiya M20 Armored Utility Car

Biting the Bullet The last few years have seen a lot of changes regarding modelling practices. The days when a new kit was released, and followed shortly afterwards with the release of several “compulsory” aftermarket sets to dress it up, are more or less gone. Many modellers, including myself, are […]

T34 engine trouble #1