11 results found for "American"
Nautical DefinitionsTwenty years or so ago, I ran across a book in the reference section of the California State Library: Shipbuilding Cyclopedia, edited by F.B Webster, J.L Bates, S.M. Phillips, and A.H. Haag, and published in 1920 by the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company of New York City. |
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| read more » | Thursday 1st January 1970 | |
Camouflage Schemes & ColoursMODEL COLOURS; Naval, Aviation, Military and Paint Formulae with Colourcoats references An A-Z of NAVAL COLOURS USS ARIZONA 1930s to Early 1941 All vertical surfaces... |
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| read more » | Thursday 1st January 1970 | |
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NOVEMBER 2014 NEWSIf it's November, that must mean it's time for Scale Model World at Telford, scheduled for November 8-9 this year. Be sure to stop by the WEM stand to say hello! Dave and Frankie should be in uniform as usual. |
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| read more » | Sunday 2nd November 2014 | |
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OCTOBER 2014 NEWSThis month's masthead photo is HMS Scorpion , and we're pleased to announce that Peter Hall has completed the master patterns for our 1/350 scale HMS Scorpion and HMS Vigilant kits. These have been waiting in the wings for some time now... |
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| read more » | Wednesday 1st October 2014 | |
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JULY 2014This month's masthead photo is the CANT Z.501, a WW2 Italian flying boat. The Z.502 Gabbiano (Gull) was a high-wing, central-hull flying boat with 2 outboard floats under the wings, and was powered by a single engine installed in a nacelle in the center of the wing. |
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| read more » | Monday 7th July 2014 | |
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MAY 2014This month's masthead photo is a repeat from a few months back. HMS Portchester Castle was a Castle-class corvette launched on 21 June 1943 at Swan Hunter shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne. She was the only RN ship to be named after Portchester Castle in Hampshire. |
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| read more » | Friday 2nd May 2014 | |
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APRIL 2014This month's masthead photo should offer a clue as to what we have Peter "Mad Pete" Hall working on at present. He's presently well into--and tearing his hair out over--PE sets for the 1/72 scale Victor. Because of the manner in which this kit has been produced... |
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| read more » | Friday 4th April 2014 | |
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MARCH 2014This month's masthead photo is HK Models' new big new 1/32 Gloster Meteor F.4 kit. The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter & the Allies' first operational jet aircraft. The Meteor's evolution was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, advanced by Sir Frank Whittle & his company, Power Jets Ltd. |
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| read more » | Wednesday 5th March 2014 | |
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NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSIf it's November, that means it must be time for Scale Model World at Telford! This year's event will be held on 9 & 10 November. If you have never attended, you've missed one of the world's great model shows: vendors, SIG displays, demonstrations, competitions... |
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| read more » | Friday 1st November 2013 | |
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OCTOBER 2013 NEWSHow could our masthead image for October be anything but HMS Befast? The new Trumpeter 1/350 kit is in hand and is the talk of the town. Peter Hall is hard at work on our PE 35172 for this kit, and we're aiming for a release in time for Telford. |
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| read more » | Tuesday 1st October 2013 | |
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SEPTEMBER 2013 NEWSOur masthead image for September is HMS Scorpion (G72). We now have our 1/700 kit of her in production, priced at £33.50 including VAT. You can place your order for kit K 762 here! And with the 1/700 version in production, can our 1/350 kit (K 3576) be far behind? |
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| read more » | Tuesday 3rd September 2013 | |