by Mats Hammar ”…you said super glue. Hmm…” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in May 2000.
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by Rick Kent I believe some readers will raise their eyebrows seeing that I have captioned the most popular German fighter ever Me 109 rather than Bf 109. Well, there is an explanation. During my work as the librarian of the RAF Museum I studied several copies of German books […]
Camouflage and markings of Messerschmitt Me 109
Tech Tips from IPMS Stockholm Här är några tips för de modellbyggare som vill förbättra sin grundläggande teknik att bygga plastmodeller. Kanske håller du på att brottas med en av din första projekt. Kanske har du byggt flera, men vill ta ett steg till. Några små insatser kan göra mycket […]
Snabbguide för att nå bättre resultat
by Martin Waligorski Happy New Year! Well, another century is behind us. I didn’t finish nearly as many models as I would have liked to. But the ones that I did finish will now go into history as genuine 20th Century antiquities! One for us significant achievement of this century […]
Editorial January 2000
by Rick Kent McDonnell Phantom FG.1, 892 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, H.M.S. Ark Royal, 1970 The first British customer for the Phantom was the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, who ordered it as a replacement for the Sea Vixen in 1964. This version was known as the […]
McDonnell Phantom in British Service
by Mats Hammar ”So you couldn’t resist your new camouflage tie.” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in May 2000.
Arne (the Model Builder) No. 12
AT-ST in the forests of Endor by Janne Nilsson English translation by Martin Waligorski All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) is one of the amazing array of sci-fi vehicles envisioned in the Star Wars series. Undeservingly, some Star Wars fans refer to it as Chicken Legs. In spite of this, […]
Imperial Scout Walker
by Göran Kindlund English translation by Magnus Fridsell This is my visit in the box-stock class, which means that beside materials used for surface treatment, only the kit’s contents may be used. My basic idea was to build an old rusty wreck. The 1976 VW Golf lent itself nicely to […]
1976 Volkswagen Golf
by Rick Kent This page is a continuation of Camouflage and Markings of No. 112 Sqn RAF, Part 1. World War II: Italy Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk. III, 112 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Foggia Main, Italy, October 1943 Before going into the details of this particular 112 Sqn Kittyhawk III, it […]
Camouflage and markings of No.112 Squadron RAF, Part ...
by Rick Kent The Sharkmouth Squadron Several moths ago, after the release of my pictorial history of No. 74 ”Tiger” Squadron RAF I received requests from readers asking me do do the similar profile article for the No. 112 Sqadron, which is commonly remembered for their sharkmouth-painted aircraft. So… presenting […]
Camouflage and markings of No.112 Squadron RAF, Part ...
by Mats Hammar ”It can’t be far to that museum now …” This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in June 2000.
Arne (the Model Builder) No. 13
by Martin Waligorski Radical? Yes! The unorthodox SAAB J 21 fighter was a domestic attempt to provide the Swedish Air Force with a true high performance fighter. It’s design was conducted during war years, when there was no practical possibility for Sweden to acquire modern aircraft from abroad. Photo: SAABIn […]
SAAB J21 in Detail
A diorama in a very small scale… by Anders Isaksson A number of years ago I stumbled on the range of small armor and figure miniatures manufactured by GHQ. Being in in tiny 1/285th scale and mainly used by wargamers, I was very impressed with the level of detail and […]
Normandie 1944: Paris or Bust!
…or a Small Conversion of Monogram Ford Mustang by Göran Kindlund English translation by Magnus Fridsell The Shelby Mustang Usually called the Shelby Mustang, this was a Ford Mustang heavily modified by Carol Shelby. Ford wanted to use Shelby’s image from the successful challenge of Ferrari in the Sports Car […]
1965 Shelby 350 GTR
by Bryan Ribbans Caution. This page might take a while to load. It contains a number of pictures that we wanted to reproduce at the highest practicable quality. The pictures will look best if your video card is configured to handle 16-bit color. About the Mustang Much has been already […]