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2014 IPMS Nationals – Biplanes

Posted by Mike Hanson on Aug 10, 2014 | Comments Off on 2014 IPMS Nationals – Biplanes

Biplanes.

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2014 IPMS Nationals – Wed/Thu Pt. 1 of 2

Posted by Mike Hanson on Aug 7, 2014 | Comments Off on 2014 IPMS Nationals – Wed/Thu Pt. 1 of 2

Some photos from a walkthrough I did on Thursday. About 560 photos, of all genres, in the order the tables were lined up. Towards the end will be some shots of the vendor room. Stay tuned, will be posting more Saturday evening.

Pelikan Club Meeting: August 5, 2014

Posted by Bart Cusumano on Aug 7, 2014 | Comments Off on Pelikan Club Meeting: August 5, 2014

Ex-FL Karl Pople does a 1:72 Eduard Dr.1 in Red Baron livery.

Pople strikes again – this time a 1:72 Hawker Hurricane IIc night fighter from Hobby Boss.

Herr Pople rounds out the evening with an Me163 done up in a one-time Wolf Spate scheme to honor the Red baron. Hobby Boss 1:72

Brought to you this evening, direct from Pinellas county: the George Hecht Collection. George actually builds TWO real models – a Takom 1:16 Ft-17 and some sort of Nazi rail car. To keep his screwdriving skills up-to-date, he does a big P-51 in Tuskegee Airmen colors.

Randy Cooper continues to wow and amaze with this bubble ship from the movie Oblivion. Totally scratch built folks and totally superb.

Randy’s bubble ship – a cockpit close-up

Rear view of Randy’s bubble ship.

Dave Fenwick recycles a base with a new German rocket of unknown (to this writer) type in 1:72 scale.

Holy antique cars Batman! One of the many Randy Cooper car collection pieces. This one being a Futura from which the TV show Batman Batmobile was made from. All the cars in this month’s gallery are from Randy’s collection.

Not only does he lead, he builds! Prez Dave’s Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire MkXVI – OOB

Prez Dave holds his Spitfire aloft so that we can the the bottom. No idea what Prez Dave is chewing on . . .

Jeff Price goes into orbit with the Moebius Space Clipper from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Jeff Price continues the space theme with this Sanger in 1:144th scale – an old Revell kit.

The Jeff Price Space Collection

Barry Reese brings us a Kiwi SBD Dauntless in 1:48 scale by Revell. A one dollar garage sale kit acquisition!

Ed Brut continues his penchant for the strange and weird with this Shapeways 3D printed kit in 1:144th scale of a Handley Page WWI bomber. Can you say, “Cool!”

The amazing and eclectic Joe Bivona goes WWI with these two 1:72 scale biplanes and a cool 1:16 scale model of a Spandau machine gun.

Special Hobby’s 1:48 scale F2A-3 Buffalo by Tom Milne – done up as a Midway survivor.

Andy Mason goes Navy wit this nice 1:48 scale Hasegawa A7E from VA-86

Jeff Price continues to model in lieu of eating and delves into the world of 1:35 scale armor. Here’s an Italeri M-108 SPH from the ‘Nam

Another Jeff Price armor piece in 1:35 scale.

Really? Jeff is one prolific dude! Here’s a 1:35 scale Centauro.

Chance Vought F7U ‘Cutlass’

Posted by Mike Hanson on Jul 23, 2014 | Comments Off on Chance Vought F7U ‘Cutlass’

This F7U Cutlass is on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola. The Cutlass first flew in March 1950, and the program ended in December 1955. After design changes and modifications, there were 290 variations delivered to the Navy.

F7U Cutlass

F7U Cutlass – Nose gear

F7U Cutlass – Nose gear compartment

F7U Cutlass – Drop tank

F7U Cutlass – Cockpit

F7U Cutlass – Jet intake

F7U Cutlass – Wing fold

F7U Cutlass – Wing fold detail

F7U Cutlass – Main gear

F7U Cutlass – Main gear compartment

F7U Cutlass – Stabilizers

F7U Cutlass – Jet exhaust

F7U Cutlass – Air brake

F7U Cutlass – Jet exhaust detail

D-Day 70th Anniversary, Normandy

Posted by George Hecht on Jul 23, 2014 | Comments Off on D-Day 70th Anniversary, Normandy

Grumman F8F ‘Bearcat’

Posted by Mike Hanson on Jun 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Grumman F8F ‘Bearcat’

The F8F Bearcat was the last in the evolution of Grumman piston-engined fighters. It is widely considered to be one of the best fighters ever designed; however, the war in the Pacific ended before the first operational squadron arrived. It did see combat with the French and Thai air forces. The example seen here is found at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. It has been the prototype for a number of plastic kits – you may recognize the markings.