This isn't my festive tank challenge tank, just a little practice one. I've attempted Creighton Abrams Thunderbolt VII in 15mm. I can't seem to find a picture of THE tank but there are a lot of models which I assume are based on something more than pure guesses. Anyway, not too bad.

Homecoming - another safe return. A little vignette idea featuring figures from ICM in 1:48 and a Lancaster and Spitfires from Pit-Road in 1:700. modelart.tardate.com/projects/raf... #histscalemodels #scalemodels #icm #pitroad

B Co, 3d Bn, 187th Inf, 101st Abn Div, 1967-1968, from 1LT David Swope. Captured in one photo, the best of who are as an Army and as a nation. Tell me otherwise.

I had to do a lot of color correction because the original photo was riddled with color problems, but I really liked the composition. These are soldiers from the 3d Bn, 187th Inf, 101st Abn Div, in III Corps, S. Vietnam, in the summer of 1968. Captures those quiet interludes between the chaos.

There is a weird thing over on X where some scale modellers continually build kits that seemingly express their political views…it is quite disturbing…they are always of a ‘ahem’ far right view…my lips are sealed beyond this but it does give me the ick 🤔🙄

Pilots heading to their fully loaded Douglas A-1H Skyraiders aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) in the waters off Vietnam, 1 January 1965. Photo by Bill Ray, Life Magazine. #history #coldwar #vietnamwar #navy

"Filmed circa 1942 in beautiful Kodachrome color at the EDO plant in College Point, NY and at Laguardia Airport. EDO manufactured attachable floats that converted conventional aircraft into seaplanes. …" 🎞️📑 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_8c...

🧵 TBD-1A was a Douglas TBD-1 Devastator with twin float landing gear added by the Naval Aircraft Factory. "(Bureau # 0268) In low-level flight during torpedo drop tests at the Newport Torpedo Station, Rhode Island, 10 October 1941.…" 📷📑 www.history.navy.mil/content/hist...

I have a love hate relationship with Miniart kits… the plastic is always super hard, cracks easily, the parts are ridiculously small and everything needs tons of cleanup (especially if the nubs from the sprue is half the size of the part) … but they have lovely stuff like this 😂

MiniArt combines the "early" 1/35th scale Raupenschlepper OST RSO/01 with the PAK.40 gun & crew in their latest all-in-one box in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2025/11/prev...

Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife. Gathered here via The Atlantic Photo are images of some of those refuges:

I’m a big fan of Copper State Models and these both look interesting little kits…

Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.J - ryefieldmodels Second photoshoot Perhaps the most underrated tank of World War II in terms of beauty. #scalemodel #plasticmodel #scalemodels #miniatures #hobbyfotografie #ww2 #tank #modelkit #135scale

Happy 85th Birthday to American-born 🇬🇧British actor, director, comedian, screenwriter and animator #TerryGilliam born #OnThisDay in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Flames of War V1 is finished. What a nice little palette cleanser and something a bit different. 👍 Next up: I've got a free sprue of Warlord US Inf with a recent purchase, so I'll paint them up and add them to my K47 US army.

Just arrived from @tankmuseum.bsky.social and an honourable mention for me too!

MiniArt looks to fix some things with their latest set of four US repairmen from WWII in 35th scale. See them in our preview. www.themodellingnews.com/2025/11/prev...

After almost 10 years of sitting in a box, I decided to start painting a Flames of War V1. It's now primed and ready for some colour. 👍

Started on the 1/700 Tamiya Hammann. Because it's a good kit I want to do a better job with the camo scheme. Airbrushed Deck Blue, Ocean G (lower hull) and Haze G (upper hull) and am adding camo as I assemble. Reason for 2-color is it's easier to put darker panels over lighter. #HistScaleModels

So having finshed restoring the Britannia, i started cleaning up the rollingstock I have stored away in a box. Some of it was a bit broken. I have an idea for the next project:

Getting a line out at the end of the day #Thailand #photography

1701 deflector dish - machined copper and brass, weathered with airbrushed Tamiya smoke. 1/350 scale.

Supermarine Spitfire climbing after takeoff at #osh24. Nikon Z9 with a Nikkor Z100-400S @ 400mm, 1/125 sec, f/22, ISO 200. #spitfire #rcaf #canada #canadian #wwii #warbird #warbirds, #aviationphotography #nikonz9 #z9

#OnThisDay in 1914 the Royal Flying Corps officially adopted the red, white & blue roundel for all its aircraft and those of the Royal Naval Air Service. Find out more about the RFC/RAF roundel at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/articles/the... #aviation #history

MiniArt has gone down a scale to provide their modellers with new Finnish & Soviet Pilots w/ Accessories in 48th Scale. We look at this new set of six figures in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2025/11/prev...

My cartoon in today's Toronto Star

OK, got it covered....😅😂🤣 #HeaviesGB #histscalemodels youtu.be/7BcCK97PFhw?...

Woke up to snow today. Happy Monday.

Lovely photo of a Lysander.

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵 From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

She's all done! HK 1/32 B-17F "Knockout Dropper", Molesworth, UK, November 1943. #HKB17F More photos here: bowemodels.co.uk/gallery/airc...

Five releases from Italeri with lots to choose from in different scales & genres this month. Art, plastic, colours, decals & info in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2025/11/prev...

“Building the Italeri MC.202 Folgore” Reaches First Draft! I'm pleased to report that our next Build Guide, Building the Italeri MC.202 Folgore in 1/32 Scale by John Kim, has reached the first draft stage, and now enters the final round of editing and polishing. This process is usually very quick,…

TIL: spider silk was used in telescopic sights up to WW2. I heard this on a podcast and had to follow up. The Wikipedia article on spider silk references Popular Science Monthly from April 1955: here are a couple of screenshots. Amazing work. Apparently the best silk was from black widows! 👀

Teresa here remembers her mother pinching her when she was small, to make her cry, helping her smuggle messages through checkpoints for the Polish resistance during #WW2… 🧵🪡 1/3

Your #Airfix desktop wallpaper for November: Spitfire Tr.9, post-war, two-seater trainer. uk.airfix.com/community/bl...

Border Model's new Heinkel He-111 H-6 in 1/35th scale now has pilots & crew to inhabit it. CAD & promised resin in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2025/11/prev...

1st November 1943. Near the Azores, the destroyer USS Borie, part of an American hunter-killer group, forced U-405 to surface after a depth charge attack. Illuminated by a searchlight, the U-Boat’s deck gun was knocked overboard by a 4-inch shell. 📷 National Archives via usni.org 🧵1/9

Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks. And even better: it's now completely free to read.

Soviet SU-18 self propelled gun. It never went into production, top heavy, narrow gauge and only held 4 shells. Prototype roll out day, 10th October 1930, the ever-present commisars are not happy. Kit by HobbyBoss 1/35. Loved making this little one. #histscalemodels

A new book on the Fairey Battle is on the way from Valiant Wings. We have contents & details on how to get the book at a reduced price for a short time in our preview... www.themodellingnews.com/2025/10/prev...

26th October, 1943: First flight of the Dornier 335 fighter-bomber. Its unconventional tandem engines could push the sizeable aircraft beyond 470mph, with test pilots reporting generally excellent performance and predictable handling. 📷 Revell 🧵1/6

After a long delay i finally finished the Hawker Typoon. Nice kit too. 1/48 scale

More from CSM today. Pretty neat way to display detailed tank interior

The Cincinnati Scale Model (CSM) show was today. A lot of really cool builds.

Sixth and seventh colors applied and as I had hoped, a wash of FS 35164 intermediate blue brought out the chorus of angels. The brush painting aft is an abomination, but I’m learning. #Histscalemodels #HeaviesGB

Indicators on and looking fairly sharp I think…also the second batch of gas cylinders are well underway now…

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Matte varnish went down yesterday so got to unmask the clear parts today and I've had the same problem with the primer & top coat coming away from the cockpit 🤦 Started on the 1/72 Autocar 4x4 Tractor while waiting for things to dry. #histscalemodels #heaviesgb

This Weekend in The Hangar: Picking up where I left off yesterday - Another video compilation is on tap today, featuring a few more of my Allied WWII fighter #ModelAircraft : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY6K...