Larry Clark has sent us a complete and authentic diary of a B-17F Navigator (Joel Punches) assigned to the 8AF, 385 BW, Great Ashfield England during 1943-1944. The diary chronicles his missions during that time - including a short description on his Escape and Evasion after being shot down over Hamburg. His fifth mission was Schweinfurt Ball Bearing on 14 October, 1943. It is a great read for those of us interested in WWII aviation. Click here to visit the download page for this free 26 page PDF doucment.
Welcome back to all those who attended the IPMS USA Nationals last week. We have been enjoying the news and photos on HyperScale's Forums, and we look forward to seeing more in the coming days.
Tonight I round up seven new 1/48 scale resin accessories from Quickboost including spatless undercarriage for Stukas, cannon barrels for Hurricane, Spitfire and Ju 88, replacement propeller and spinner assembly for Academy's Spitfire XIV and more. Images of all the parts are included.
The IPMS USA Nationals are getting underway in Columbus Ohio, so be sure to post news and images to HyperScale's Plane Talking and Plastic Pics Forums. Have fun all - wish I was there!
Jerry Creager presents a new Construction Feature on his award-winning Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale LVG. Eight images are included.
Tonight I round up six new 1/72 scale releases from Quickboost including Hurricane undercarriage doors, Mosquito nose, A3D Tail Gun Turret, Bf 109 G-10 exhausts, MiG-21 Stabs and F-105 Air Scoops. Images of all the parts are included.
We are into the last few days of the WWI Radials topic on Theme Pics. Get in while you can with your radials, or just check out some of the original and inspiring work posted by HyperScale's visitors in the last few weeks.
Tonight I round up four new 1/32 scale releases from Aires - an F-8 Crusader seat and wheel wells, F-14B/D Exhaust Nozzles and F-15K Slam Eagle Exhaust Nozzles. Images of all the parts are included.
Tonight I round up four new releases in 1/48 scale from Aires, including A-6 ejection setas, cockpits for Ta 152 and MiG-17, and a Draken Gun Bay. Images of the resin and photo-etched parts are included.
Alpine Miniatures has three new releases, available now: 35087 German Panzer Commander (1/35); 35087 German Panzer Commander (1/35); 35088 German Panzer Crew with Puppy (1/35). More details and images are available on Alpine's website.
For Australian visitors, a reminder that the Queensland Model and Hobby Expo will be held next weekend, 22 and 23 August, at the Brisbane Table Tennis Stadium, Green Tce, Windsor. More details may be found on the QMHE website.
Jean-Michel Pollet presents his 1/72 scale
Airfix Jet Provost Mk.5 finished in the colours of an aircraft he flew while on exchange with the Royal Air Force.
Thanks to Kevin Futter, one of HyperScale's clever visitors, it would seem that the problems on my computer have now been fixed. In case anyone is interested, the caches were corrupted. I will be working on a new update today (at last!), which will be posted tomorrow. I a grateful to Kevin for his excellent diagnosis and advice, and to everyone else for their patience. See you tomorrow!
28 July, 2009
I apologise for the lack of an update yesterday. I have been experiencing problems with my computer since the weekend that have prevented me from working normally. I hope to have the problem fixed in the next day or so. In the meantime, thank you for your patience.
Diedrich Wiegmann has built the first test shot of Revell's 1/32 scale Piper PA-18 Floatplane. Ten images have been posted to the Gallery. Now let's hope we see a PA-28 Warrior in the future too!
While I was in England in late March I had the chance to visit several local clubs, including Kempston and District Model Club near Bedford. While I was there I met, amongst many others, ten-year-old Mathias Read-Simpson and his father Karl. Tonight, we have nine images of Mathias' impressive 1/48 scale Airfix Spitfire Mk.IXc.
Rob Baumgartner reviews the newest Mark I. LTD, “Dozen Set”, Bucker Bu 131 Colours & Markings, which is offered with the choice of 1/72 or 1/48 scale decals. Images of the book's cover, several sample pages and the decals are included.
Jules Bringuier has provided artwork of markings for Classic Airframes' forthcoming 1/48 scale Fiat Br.20, due for release in September.
By the way, Jules has sold off all existing stock of Classic Airframes kits, so the Classic
Airframes website has closed down for the time being. We will be posting news of new and future Classic Airframes releases here as it comes to hand.
Today I review Eduard's 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-2, including 24 images of all the new plastic, resin and photo-etched parts, decals and box top. I have also added some suggestions for modellers who might like to backdate this kit to a Bf 110 F.
Glen Porter presents a new Construction Feature on his 1/72 scale Trumpeter Sea Fury, including a list of corrections applied to the kit. 23 images accompany Glen's text.
Albatros Productions has printed a small extra reprint of Windsock 25/2 magazine, the Wingnut issue, which quickly sold out the first time around. It is available onlien for £9.00 from www.windsockdatafilespecials.co.uk
Marty Sanford presents a big Construction Feature on his 1/48 scale Tamiya Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2. 31 images, including plenty of progress photos, accompany the text.
We are into the last days of the current topic on Theme Pics - "Barbarossa". Get in now while you stil have the chance with your Axis or Soviet aircraft and military models.
Luis Antonio Reyes Lavin presents a short Feature and 32 images of his 1/48 scale Hasegawa P-40N Warhawk. Plenty of construction progress photos are included.
We have a new topic on Theme Pics - "Barbarossa". Show us photos of your aircraft or armour models from the first year of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
I have created an Archive Page for What's New entries from 1 January to 31 May, 2009. You may open this Archive by clicking the link at the bottom of the current What's New page, or simply by following this link.
Cookie Sewell examines AFV Club's new 1/48 scale Sturmtiger. I have added images of the kit's plastic and photo-etched parts, tracks and box top to Cookie's text.
Cookie reviews a couple of new 1/35 scale releases too:
We are entering the last few days of the current topic on Theme Pics, "D-Day". Check out the latest entries and post your own D-Day models while you still have the chance!
On Missing-Lynx, Mike Rinaldi presents a fantastic guide to Modulation Painting techniques with a big new article. Mike uses Dragon's Ferdinand as a step-by-step case study of painting and weathering a vehicle using half a dozen essential techniques. More than 20 images illustrate the detailed text.
Our Testor's ScaleWorkshop video tonight asks a question of the modellers at the Melbourne Model Expo 2009, and we get an interesting range of answers. No tiny screen this time either!
11 June, 2009
Hobbycraft has advised that their factory has recently shipped a batch of kits without decals. If your kit is missing its markings, you can obtain the decals by e-mailing HOBBYRAFT with your postal address and proof-of-purchase (sales receipt or package bar code) to: decalz@hobbycraft.com
Mick Evans reviews Kinetic's 1/48 scale F-16D with Dorsal Spine, including images of the kit's unique parts, decals and box top, plus first thoughts on comparing this kit to Hasegawa's and Tamiya's F-16s. By the way, we will have photos of Mick's completed Kinetic Sufa in the coming weeks.
HyperScale has a brand-new Group Build Forum. The first topic is "Rhapsody in Blue", US Navy and Marines Aircraft, 1940-1960. The focus is any US aircraft of the period finished in any blue camouflage scheme. Let's see your construction photos as you build your US Navy or Marines kits in any scale, in two blues, three tone or Gloss Sea Blue. Have fun!
Testor's ScaleWorkshop takes us behind the scenes of the Melbourne Model Expo 2009, where we examine the judging, photography and traders (I am trying to fix the problem with the tiny screen, by the way!)
We have just arrived back from the Melbourne Model Expo. We took some video footage while we were there, and a behind the scenes video will be posted in tomorrow's update.
5 June, 2009
We have a new topic on Theme Pics - D-Day. Let's see your models representing Allied or Axis aircraft, vehicles and vessels that operated on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and in the following months during the campaign to liberate Europe. Have fun!
We are setting off now on the long drive down to Melbourne today for the 2009 Australian Model Expo on this weekend at the Sandown Racecourse. I'll look forward to seeing some of HyperScale's Australian visitors there.
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