Magic Factory CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford
Magic Factory announces a new 1/700 Aircraft Carrier CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford
'Unterseeboot' "Gathering the Pack"
Today's inspiration is 'Unterseeboot' a 1/35th scale Conning tower with crew figures that have been changed in some have been changed from the original form by modeller Brian Wildfong called Gathering the Pack
A hair's breadth Movie "Greyhound" and the Battle for the Atlantic
A truly Prodigious diorama A hair's breadth from the movie "Greyhound" that is set out in such a genius manner that you see the bottom of the hull, so you can see the minute the torpedo scrapes the side of the hull, before heading in a different direction...
Regia Marina Europa Italian seaplane carrier
Maurizio Barbalucca and his stunning work on the Regia Marina Europa Italian seaplane carrier Europa was a seaplane carrier of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). Originally laid down as the merchant ship Manila, she was renamed Salacia in 1898, and th...
Read review, 'The Falklands naval campaign 1982, war in the South Atlantic'
In this illustrated study, renowned naval historian Dr Edward Hampshire draws upon the latest available sources to offer a comprehensive examination of the Falklands naval campaign. Blow-by-blow accounts of key engagements, such as the sinking of the Gene...
USS Wasp LHD 1 diorama
Lou Carabott, and his USS Wasp LHD 1 sea diorama absolutely stunning work The Wasp (LHD 1) is the lead ship of its own class of amphibious assault ships and the tenth ship in the U.S. Navy to bear that name. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingal...
Das Wolfsbau (The Wolf's Den) U-boot pens somewhere in France
Mike Kloppenburg and his stunning Das Wolfsbau a scratch-built U-Boot Pens, somewhere in France On 26 June 1940, France falls after a brief battle with German forces. Two days later, Grossadmiral Karl Donitz authorizes the construction of a massive submar...
Naval Battle of Crete 1941
NAVAL BATTLE OF CRETE 1941, THE ROYAL NAVY AT BREAKING POINT is a new book from OSPREY PUBLISHING LTD. This recounts surface actions and air attacks that lead the commanding British admiral to rebuff calls to retreat, stating, ‘It takes the Navy three ye...
SUPER-BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR II
SUPER-BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR II from OSPREY PUBLISHING explores the Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class designs of the war.
IJN Kagerō Class Destroyer "Fighting the Snow Wind, Weather and Sea of Okinawa"
This stunning diorama of the Kagerō-gata Kuchikukan (The Kagerō-class destroyers) was built by a modelling friend that I hold in high regard for his spectacular builds and dioramas Noriyuki Kato this destroyer being Yukikaze "Fighting the Weather and the...
Being Surcease In Preparation June 1944
A stunning diorama of the preparation of the Landing Craft Assault or LCA for short heading towards D-Day from modeller Gary Radford. The LCA (Landing Craft Assault) is the basic landing craft of the British Army. Drawn and produced in 1939, this craft i...
HMS Royal Oak Scapa Flow
Two stunning dioramas from a modelling friend Ramir Durá and his dioramas of HMS Royal Oak and the U-47 and its Commander Gunther Prien proved that the impossible actually proved possible! On the night of Friday 13th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, a 600-foo...
George C Howe steamer Battling the historic storm of 1913 on lake Superior
The Great Lakes in a truly stunning diorama from the modeller, member, and friend Kirk Brust and his truly inspirational model diorama completely scratch-built in 1/96th scale George C Howe steamer Battling the historic storm of 1913 on lake Superior
Magic Factory Looking for Feedback from Modelers
Magic Factory contacted me and is asking to poll modelers on a question about a new kit. The kit would be a yet un-released 1/700 scale USS Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. I added the second bit about which ship you'd most like to build.